À l’aventure… partout au Canada!

French Film night at Ecole Kiti K'Shan
Date: Friday, March 19, 2010
Location: KKS gym
Show Time: 7:00pm (doors open at 6:30)
Free of Charge!

Le 7e voyage de La Mouette, (On the Road with La Mouette!) 2001, 52 min
Directed by François Aubry and Philippe d’Hauterive and produced by Jacques Turgeon


At the crack of dawn, Louise, Philippe and their three sons – Simon, age 19, Félix, 16, and Étienne, 14 – hit the road with their travelling puppet show, Le Théâtre de La Mouette. This time they are setting off for the Maritimes and Newfoundland; it’s their seventh tour in ten years. They have already crossed Canada from east coast to west, and north to the Yukon, taking their amusing play with its serious ecological message to the remotest towns and villages. Like the wandering entertainers of yore, the d'Hauterive family spends gruelling months on the road. But they have freely chosen this lifestyle as a different way of travelling, learning and enjoying their freedom. Interspersing scenes of family life with spectacular scenery and music from around the world, the film invites the spectator along to share the joys and tribulations of this very special family.

Preceded by an animated short film:

Une courtepointe pour grand-maman,(Oma’s Quilt) 2007, 13 min
Directed by Izabela Bzymek and produced by Svend-Erik Eriksen

Oma’s Quilt is about love, life and change. Oma’s home for half a lifetime is brimming with memories that warm her heart yet bring tears to her eyes. On this day, her house stands empty, all the fragments of her life packed neatly into boxes. Oma is moving from Maple Street, where she lived for most of her life, to a senior’s residence where she doesn’t know anyone. Watching these events unfold is granddaughter Emily, a young girl full of wide-eyed enthusiasm. She senses that her grandmother isn’t sure she will like her new home. Wishing to help, Emily does something to ease the burden of such a momentous change in all their lives.