The Movie Man
2024 · 88 min · Documentary
Amid a global pandemic, an entrepreneur looks back on his life's work owning and operating an idiosyncratic cinema in the forest of northern Ontario.
What does a man do who has dedicated over 70 years of his life to live in the world of movies when that whole world suddenly shuts down? When film productions stop and cinemas are closing. In this new restricted world of his, he spends his time going through his rich film archive and calls directors and actors around the whole world: Isabella Rossellini, John Sayles, Oliver Assayas and many more. A film about the film's ability to travel into other worlds and give us the strength to endure our own difficult existence.
- Director
- Matt Finlin
- Released
- February 29, 2024
- Language
- English
Cast
Keith Stata
Self - Highlands Cinemas Owner
Len Green
Self - First Ticket Buyer
Roland Hamilton
Self - Partner of Highlands Cinemas
John Dettman
Self - Retired Shop Owner
Julie Weiller
Self - Neighbor of Keith
Glen Weiller
Self - Neighbor of Keith
Roni Brelsford
Self - Kinmount Resident
Billy Fountain
Self - Former Employee
Brian Sprayson
Self - Kinmount Resident
Lola Dettman
Self - Kinmount Resident
Patrick Healey
Self - Kinmount BnB Owner
Justin Trudeau
Self - Voice (archive footage)
Where to watch in the US
Free
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