News and event information for Williams Lake, BC - as it happens.

Thursday, September 16 - BLISS (Turkey)

Based on the acclaimed novel by Ziilfii Livaneli and set amidst Turkey's natural wonders, this is a riveting tale about love, honor, freedom and redemption.  When a 17-year-old girl, Meryem, is found unconscious and disheveled by the side of a lake, her family believes the worst - that her chastity has been lost. To uphold the family honor they turn to an ancient moral code that condemns Meryem to death. A distant cousin, Cemal, is ordered to carry out the task. Instead, Meryem and Cemal embark on a surprising journey across traditional and modem-day Turkey in this unforgettable film.  Winner of 12 international awards.

Saturday, September 25 - CRUDE (USA)

Three years in the making, Crude tells the epic story of one of the largest and most controversial legal cases on the planet: the infamous $27 billion "Amazon Chemobyl" lawsuit pitting 30,000 rain forest dwellers in Ecuador against the U.S. oil giant Chevron.  Winner of 19 international awards, Crude takes you inside a riveting, high stakes drama steeped in global politics, the environmental movement, celebrity activism, human rights advocacy, multi-national corporate power, and rapidly disappearing indigenous culture.

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