Monthly Archives: February 2014

That’s all folks

Journal

Sunday, February 16, 2014

Today was the last day of the festival. We saw two feature films, as well as the winners of the province-wide 5-Minute Film Contest and the results of the 1-minute Film Camp. Over the last couple of days we had seen the contest winners and, much to our surprise, we saw a familiar name in the credits. Ray’s nephew was editor on two of the winning films, and he also won in a special category for his body of work. I’m not sure how old Shay is, but I’m pretty sure he’s still in high school.

We came out of the theatre this afternoon to a snow storm. We had been expecting a wind storm yesterday, but it didn’t really materialize. I noticed this morning that the wind warning was still in effect, but I didn’t notice anything about snow. The wind has picked up now and if it continues to snow I’ll be wondering about a snow day for BOND tomorrow. I’d better get my recipe researched though just in case I wake up in the morning and it is all gone (fingers crossed)!

Wadja

Movies

Wadja
This was my favourite film in the festival. It is Saudi Arabia’s first submission to the Oscars. The story is about a young girl who desperately wants a bike. But in the conservative and restrictive world she lives in, riding a bike is not anything her family or school can approve of. Although never a keen student, she enters a Koran-related contest because the prize will be enough to purchase the bike she has set her sights on.

Fanie Fourie’s Lobola

Movies

FanieFourie

 

When Fanie Fourie, a young Afrikaner, falls in love with Dinky Magubane, a beautiful Zulu woman, he doesn’t realize what her lobola (bride price) will cost him. Dinky is also pursued by Mandla, a man who shares her traditions and understands very well what her family expects from him. There is no doubt that Fanie and Dinky share a real love, but their families are not as happy with their relationship. This was the first (and only) comedy of the festival!

Philomena

Movies

Philomena

 

Often during the Film Festival we are seeing movies that I’ve never heard of. This was the exception as I looked forward to seeing the movie even before it was announced that it would be coming. The theatre was packed; not an empty seat in the house! I enjoyed the film, but I was also a bit disappointed. I had heard interviews about the “real” story and there was so much more to it than was portrayed in the film. I’ll definitely be ordering the book from the library – like many other in Powell River I expect.