Film Movement Series - The Wind Journeys

Whistler Public Library  7:00 pm | Each month the Whistler Public Library will screen a foreign or art film that will likely not be seen anywhere else. Through our subscription to the Film Movement Series (courtesy of the Friends of the Library) the library obtains a new award-winning film each month. Film Movement scours the world’s top festivals including Cannes, Sundance, Toronto, and New York to select the best films from thousands of entries. 

The films are unrated and are not recommended for children under the age of 18. All films will be screened in their original language, with English subtitles.



Missed a film? All Film Movement titles are available to check out following the show!

October Film: The Wind Journeys

Directed by Ciro Guerra

Colombia, Germany, Argentina & Netherlands | 2009 | 117 min 
Drama | Spanish w/ English subtitles

SYNOPSIS
For most of his life, Ignacio Carrillo travelled the villages of northern Colombia, playing traditional songs on his accordion, a legendary instrument said to have once belonged to the devil. He eventually married and settled in a small town, leaving the nomadic life behind. But after the traumatic death of his wife, he vows to never play the accursed accordion again, and embarks on one last journey to return the instrument to its rightful owner. On the way, Ignacio is followed by Fermín, a spirited teenager determined to become his apprentice. Tired of loneliness, Ignacio accepts the young man as his pupil and together they traverse the vast Colombian terrain, discovering the musical diversity of Caribbean culture. Hardened by a life of solitude, Ignacio tries to discourage Fermín from following in his footsteps, but destiny has different plans for them.



FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

WINNER – Un Certain Regard; Award of the City of Rome – Cannes Film Festival

WINNER – Best Latin American Film – Santa Barbara Int’l Film Festival
WINNER – Best Colombian Film – Cartagena Int’l Film Festival
WINNER – Golden Pre-Columbian Circle Award for Best Film & Best Director – Bogota Film Festival
Official Selection – Cannes Film Festival, Toronto Int’l Film Festival, San Sebastian Film Festival, London Film Festival, Rio Int’l Film Festival, Sao Paulo Int’l Film Festival, Mar del Plata Film Festival, Stockholm Int’l Film Festival, Munich Film Festival, The Middle East Int’l Film Festival, Antalya Film Festival, Film & Art Festival, Two Riversides (Poland), International Film Festival by the Sea (Netherlands), Films from the South Film Festival (Norway), Bergen Int’l Film Festival, Damascus Int’l Film Festival Festival



The FILM MOVEMENT SERIES is sponsored by the Friends of Whistler Public Library.

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