Dog 51 (Chien 51) French film.
An excellent action packed piece with brilliant acting, Dog 51 is a 2025 French science fiction thriller film directed by Cédric Jimenez. Based on the 2022 novel by Laurent Gaudé. Set in a dystopian future in Paris, people are segregated into neighbourhoods by social class, and police are directed by an artificial intelligence system.
After the creator of the system is murdered, investigators Salia and Zem work to solve the case. Includes many drones, bracelets for ID, police chases, all making for an exciting and riveting film with action and fantastic acting. Scotiabank Theatre
The FENCE (Le Cri des Gardes) film RED CARPET at Royal Alexander Theatre – World Premiere – France.
On the Red Carpet for photos were Director Claire Denis, Cast Matt Dillon, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Tom Blyth, and Brian Begnan. They arrived for the screening of their film The Fence which takes place in Africa and deals with the death of a local at their construction company.
Meadowlarks Film World Premiere screening Canada (pre TIFF however film screened at TIFF)
Meadowlarks is a beautiful film about the reuniting of four siblings who had been separated to live in different families due to the Sixties Scoop. The acting is brilliant – we feel their awkwardness in meeting as adults and their lost opportunities of not being together as a family as children.
Director Tasha Hubbard has created an emotional drama following the reunion of the brother and three sisters after 50 years as they meet in a beautiful location in a house in Banff Alberta. The week they spend together is a time for getting to know one another with small talk, gifts and what seems a forced event which is portrayed in their acting.
The Sixties Scoop was the term given to the then-common practice of removing Indigenous children from their families, often without consent and placing them with the child welfare system. This is the first time we see on screen adults reuniting and the consequences it creates.
A talented group of Indigenous acting stars play the siblings: Michael Greyeyes, Michelle Thrush, Carmen Moore and Alex Rice. The title of the film comes from their surname which translates to Meadowlarks. Tasha Hubbard herself is a Sixties Scoop survivor. The film is very emotional and done with respect and beauty. Meadowlarks is a film we all need to see to understand Indigenous as part of Canadian history.
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