THREE TO SEE SATURDAY

SHOPLIFTERS

A Japanese couple, Osamu and Shota, stuck with part-time jobs and inadequate incomes avail themselves of the fruits of shoplifting to make ends meet. After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter the girl, Osamu’s wife agrees to take care of her after learning of the hardships she faces. This won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in May, and when I was at Sundance last month everyone was still talking about it. Directed by the inventive Kore-eda Hirokazu. Details: 7 p.m. at Metro Cinema (8712 109 St.), $13 at metrocinema.org

HUMANS

Together since 2009, Vancouver-based electropop duo Humans have garnered a reputation for being a live act that’s full of unbelievable energy and ready to engage with the crowd. Their visual presentation uses live audio input from their shows, allowing for improvisation in both their visual and audio performances. This will be a very bouncy show, so maybe bring in some sneakers in a backpack so you don’t crush anyone with your steel-toed moonboots!

Details: 9 p.m. at Chvrch of John (10260 103 St.), $15 — $20 at ticketweb.ca

GORDON HARPER’S TREE ISLAND

Medicine Hat painter Gordon Harper has some truly astounding work in his latest show at Peter Robertson Gallery, a series of ghostly nature paintings with the vibe of both photographic negatives and infrared video. “Tree island is a flickering recollection of encounters with a universe both familiar and mysterious, where we look into an almost forgotten wilderness and it looks back at us,” says the artist — and these need to be seen in person to be fully appreciated. If this was a VR simulation I don’t think I’d come out for days. Make sure and visit the surrounding galleries, too! Details: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., show runs through March 5 at Peter Robertson Gallery (12323 104 Ave.), free admission