DJ Ahmet
Monday Febuary 23, 2:00 p.m.
99 min
Season Sponsor: Rastins PharmaChoice Pharmacy
Film Date Sponsor: Dorothy Richardson, Marion McQueen, Sandra Langton and Mabel Hickerson
Proceeds to Hamilton Out of the Cold
Macedonian with English subtitles
Nominated for 19 international awards. Won 9 awards to date
Buy tickets at memorialarts.ca
Ahmet, a 15-year-old boy from a remote Yuruk village in North Macedonia, finds refuge in music while navigating his father’s expectations, a conservative community, and his first experience with love.
Seattle Film Festival: New Directors Competition
Sundance: World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award and Jury Prize
Seville Film Festival: Best Actor
South East European Highway (los Angeles):Audience Award, Jury Prize
Montenegro Film Festival: Grand Prix- Best Film
Desertscape International Film Festival: Best Film
Unkovski’s coming-of-age comedy finds much to smile about in a North Macedonian village where conservative traditions clash with modern times. Peter Howell/Toronto Star
Beautiful landscape cinematography combined with authentic locations immerses you in the world, enhanced by filming effects that blend old and new, enriching the tone and mood. Sabina Dana Plasse/Film Threat
A feel-good coming-of-age film that taps into the universal theme of finding your own path and the freedom that music can bring. Screen Zealots/Louisa Moore
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34964187/
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dj_ahmet
Marty Supreme
Monday Febuary 23, 7:15 p.m.
149 min
Season Sponsor: Rastins PharmaChoice Pharmacy
Film Date Sponsor: Dorothy Richardson, Marion McQueen, Sandra Langton and Mabel Hickerson
Proceeds to Hamilton Out of the Cold
Nominated for 246 international awards including 9 Oscars. Won 27 awards to date.
Buy tickets at memorial arts.ca
Marty Supreme is a 2025 American sports comedy-drama film directed by Josh Safdie who co-wrote with Ronald Bronstein. Set in the 1950s, it follows fictional American table tennis player Marty Mauser (loosely based on Marty Reisman) in his quest to become world champion. Timothée Chalamet stars as Mauser, with Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A'zion, Kevin O'Leary and Fran Drescher in supporting roles.
Awards: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32916440/awards/?ref_=tt_ov_at_op_awd
The movies can be a wonderfully amoral medium, and I found myself liking Marty Mauser -- and not just liking him, but actually rooting for him to succeed. It takes more than a good actor to pull that off. It takes one of the greats. Justin Chang/NPR
For all the trademark Safdie unease, Marty Supreme remains an enormously good time at the cinema. The 150 minutes speed by as we encounter an array of brilliantly cast cameos. Donal Clarke/Irish Times
Marty Supreme is a thrilling visual onslaught, a rattling cacophony of ideas and images so intense that for two and a half hours you barely have time to catch your breath. It’s utterly exhausting and I loved every jangling second. Wendy Ide/Observer (UK)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32916440/
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/marty_supreme
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February 24: I'm Still Here, 2:00 p.m.
February 24: Emilia Pérez, 7:15 p.m.
March 17: Small Things Like These, 2:00 p.m.
March 17: No Other Land, 7:15 p.m.
April 7; Bob Trevino Likes It, 2:00 p.m.
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April 28, The Penguin Letters, 2:00 p.m.
April 28: Shepherds, 7:15 p.m.
May 12: Maria Montessori: Une Nouvelle Femme, 2:00 p.m.
May 12: Bad Shabbos, 7:15 p.m.
May 26: So Surreal: Behind the Masks, 2:00 p.m.
May 26: Santosh, 7:15 p.m.
June 9:Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, 2:00 p.m.
June 9: White Bird, 7:15 p.m.
September 22: The Life of Chuck, 2:00 p.m., 7:15 p.m.
October 6: The Marching Band, 2:00 p.m.
October 6: Exhibiting Forgiveness, 7:15 p.m.
November 3: Eleanor the Great, 2:00 p.m.
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December 8: Blue Moon, 2:00 p.m.
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Guests on our email list will also be informed via email. To contact us email ancasterfilmfest@cogeco.ca.
AFF Library of Some of Our Past Films
About 170 titles are available at Rastin's Pharmacy. Check out our Archive.