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And the winners of the 2018 Student Bursary are….

We are happy to announce that this year Spinning Reels has selected two promising graduates to receive the 2018 Spinning Reels bursary. Drumroll please… the recipients are: Mitchell Brock and Preslee Bertrand. Mitchell attended BMLSS where he participated in Improv … Continue reading

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Leave No Trace

Will (Ben Foster), an Iraq War veteran suffering from PTSD, lives with his thirteen-year-old daughter, Tom (Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie), in a public park outside Portland, Oregon. They live in almost total isolation, only entering town for occasional food and supplies. … Continue reading

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Maria Duncalf-Barber wins prestigious TIFF Award

A huge congratulations to longtime Spinning Reels volunteer, Maria Duncalf-Barber, who is the proud — and very deserving — recipient of a nation-wide award from the Toronto International Film Festival for her important contribution to the Film Circuit through Spinning … Continue reading

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The Breadwinner

This Ain’t Your Disney Princess! Featuring an internationally acclaimed Canadian-written story, produced by an international star (Angelina Jolie), on Monday, January 22nd Spinning Reels presents The Breadwinner. The Breadwinner tells the remarkable story of Parvana, a young girl who is forced … Continue reading

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Loving Vincent

The world’s first fully oil-painted animated feature film, Loving Vincent brings the art of Vincent van Gogh to life to recount the life story of this most mysterious, mythical, and tragic of great painters. Shot first as a live-action film, acted … Continue reading

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Churchill

What would YOU have done? We know him as the face of Britain during the Second World War, but what was he REALLY like?  Churchill is a portrait of the man rather than the myth- even if he was one of the most recognizable … Continue reading

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Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story Starlet. Screen Siren. Genius? Known for her iconic look, wild-child antics, and scandalous private life, Hedy Lamarr was revered as “the most beautiful woman in the world” in 1940s tabloids. Yet, few know her true … Continue reading

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The Sense of an Ending

Is the unexamined life worth living??  Jim Broadbent stars as Tony, a man quite comfortable in his present existence, who receives a nudge from the past which causes him to search not only in his memories, but also the value … Continue reading

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Tulip Fever

Tulips as the flower of love? When wealthy merchant Cornelis (Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds) commissions a portrait of his beautiful wife Sophia (Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl), an irre­pressible passion begins to bloom between Sophia and the talented young artist … Continue reading

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An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

A sequel to The Inconvenient Truth, the follow-up documentary addresses the progress made to tackle the problem of climate change and Al Gore’s global efforts to persuade governmental leaders to invest in renewable energy, culminating in the landmark signing of … Continue reading

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