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Grades 3+Unlikely Friendships

66 min program
Tuesday Feb 24 screens at 10am & 11:45am

Everyone knows the value of a 'friend in need' but what about the friendships that take us by surprise, and in doing so, change the way we think?

Each film program is paired with a workshop of your choice. Please click here for workshop details.

To register please contact education@r2rfestival.org or call 604.874.4410.

When: 02/24/2009 - 10:00

Where: Roundhouse Community Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC
See map: Google Maps

Cost: Part of Reel Focus School Program

Karen Nielsen / Canada / 2008 / 13 min / Grade 5+

Eleven-year-old Charlie follows a wayward baseball into an old house and finds Mack, an old man that time forgot. Together, they embark on a journey of friendship, which leads to the ultimate pickle for Charlie, who must find the strength to do what’s right even if it leads to his own decline. Director in attendance.

When: 02/24/2009 - 10:00

Where: Roundhouse Community Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC
See map: Google Maps

Cost: Part of Reel Focus School Program

*BC Premiere

Jonathan Taylor / USA / 2008 / 3 min / Grade 5+

A veteran gunslinger prepares to uphold his reputation against a rookie, but who is the real threat? Director in attendance.

Screens again at 11:45am as part of Reel Focus program: Unlikely Friendships

When: 02/24/2009 - 10:00

Where: Roundhouse Community Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC
See map: Google Maps

Cost: Part of Reel Focus School Program

*Vancouver Premiere

Annie Bradley / Canada / 2008 / 17 min / Grade 5+

When twelve-year-old Violet is hassled by schoolyard bullies about her ill-fitting winter coat, she vows to earn the money to buy a new one. When she finds employment with Edith, an elderly and eccentric shut-in, Violet earns an unlikely friendship that fits her best of all.

 

When: 02/24/2009 - 10:00

Where: Roundhouse Community Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC
See map: Google Maps

Cost: Part of Reel Focus School Program

*Vancouver Premiere

Minha Rainha
Cecilia Amado / Brazil / 2008 / 11 min Grade 5+

When: 02/24/2009 - 10:00

Where: Roundhouse Community Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC
See map: Google Maps

Cost: Part of Reel Focus School Program

*Vancouver Premiere

Laurence Sarezky / USA / 2006 / 15 min / Grade 5+