The opening film of the 2015 Film Festival was a good one. When I looked at the schedule this morning I wondered why they would have Grades 1-4 attending a sub-titled film. When we got to the theatre (just ahead of two bus loads of students) we had our answer; our friend Joel and another fellow were going to read the sub-titles. I thought it might be distracting, but once they got the mic levels high enough it worked out well. Of course with so many kids in the crowd it was a bit noisy but it didn’t distract from the film.

Finn is a nine-year old boy whose mother died on the night he was born. One day as Finn passes a deserted farmhouse he meets a man who turns out to be his grandfather. While the grandfather plays the violin, Finn sees an image of his mother and decides he should learn to play so he too can create the magic to bring her back. His father doesn’t share his enthusiasm and by the end of the film we understand why.