Windsor international film festival top picks
WIFF Picks: Day 5
It’s time to enjoy the 14th edition of the Windsor International Film Festival, featuring more than 100 titles from around the world — all screening in downtown Windsor over seven days. With so many interesting films to choose from, we thought moviegoers could use some recommendations on each day’s schedule — courtesy of WIFF executive director Vincent Georgie, Windsor Star reporter Dalson Chen, and Windsor Star marketing manager Dalia Mazhar.
HONOURABLE MENTION
The Guilty - 10:20 p.m., Chrysler Theatre
This nail-biting Danish thriller takes place in real time in a single shooting location: an emergency dispatcher’s radio room, where a former cop takes a call that’s more sinister than it seems.
VINCENT’S PICK
The Mark Boscariol 48 Hour Flick Fest - 7:45 p.m., Capitol Theatre They’ve had 48 hours to make their movies, now let’s see the results! WIFF’s annual contest challenges local videographers to create a short film in just two days. Screenings will be followed by an outdoor party on the Pelissier Street parking garage. Named in honour of late Windsor business owner and community advocate Mark Boscariol — one of the founders of WIFF.
DALSON’S PICK
Free Solo - 10:30 p.m., Capitol Theatre
Free solo climbing: The most daunting of human climbing endeavours, done with no team, no ropes and no safety. Just a person hanging on a rock with his hands and feet. This stunning documentary follows Alex Honnold, one of the world’s foremost solo climbers, as he scales the 3,000-foot El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. See it on the big screen to appreciate the dizzying cinematography.
DALIA’S PICK
Rafiki - 4 p.m., Capitol Theatre Originally banned in its native Kenya, this colourful film portrays a tender romance between two young women in a country where homosexuality is still illegal and punishable by imprisonment. The movie was shot under scrutiny in the city of Nairobi, and the film’s director — Wanuri Kahiu — has said she was pressured to make the film less positive in its portrayal of samesex relations. She refused.