Discover Ontario: The Falls

Showings

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Wed, May 18, 2016 6:30 PM
Film Info
Runtime:89 min
Country Listing:Canada
Copyright:1991
Rating:STC
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Kevin McMahon

Description

Discover Ontario: Explore the province with fascinating docs and special guests. In this screening, visit Niagara Falls.

This Genie Award-nominated classic offers a slyly subversive tour through Niagara Falls. It is soon revealed that the "Canadian capital of kitsch" has many eccentricities and contradictions beneath its tourist-centric exterior: a member of a family of daredevils recounts the number of people who have perished over the falls, including his own brother, and a resident of the notoriously polluted Love Canal tells of the twisted trees lining her street and the birth defects suffered by her daughter. Acclaimed filmmaker Kevin McMahon delights and reveals hidden secrets in this playful portrait of his hometown.

Director Kevin McMahon will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A.

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Additional Information

Nominee—Best Feature Length Documentary, Genie Awards 1991

OMDC Film Fund supported feature