Windsor International Film Festival Announces May Screenings

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In May, the Windsor International Film Festival will return to Windsor’s Capitol Theatre with four films. This comes after a successful weekend of screenings in March.

“It just felt so wonderful and natural to be back in the Capitol Theatre showing world-class films,” said Vincent Georgie, WIFF Executive Director and Chief Programmer. “Being able to once again spill out into the lobby and then out into the city’s downtown core and discuss cinema is one of my favourite WIFF experiences.”

The screenings will take place from Thursday, May 12th to Saturday, May 14th and will feature Mothering Sunday, Everything Went Fine, Scarborough and Paris, 13th District.

The weekend of screenings will follow the Capitol Theatre’s COVID-19 safety protocols, which require all patrons aged 12 and over to provide proof of two vaccination doses, a mask worn at all times inside the building and a 50% reduction in capacity. The concessions will be closed, and washrooms will be open at a reduced capacity.

MOTHERING SUNDAY

• Starring Olivia Colman, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth and Odessa Young, Mothering Sunday tells the story of a maid living in post-World War I England who secretly plans to meet with the man she loves before he leaves to marry another woman. This film is the English-language debut of French filmmaker Eva Husson, who WIFF patrons will know from her last film GIRLS OF THE SUN (WIFF 2018). Catch it on Thursday, May 12th at 7:45pm, Friday, May 13th at 6pm and Saturday, May 14th at 5:55pm.

EVERYTHING WENT FINE

• Premiering at the Cannes Film Festival, Everything Went Fine is a touching film about an ailing father’s final request to his daughter to help him end his life. WIFF has featured many films by the film’s director François Ozon, including Young & Beautiful (WIFF 2013), The New Girlfriend (WIFF 2015) And In The House.  Catch it on Thursday, May 12th at 5:30pm, Friday, May 13th at 1:05pm and Saturday, May 14th at 3:40pm.

SCARBOROUGH

• Scarborough is the film adaptation of the award-winning novel by Catherine Hernandez. Over the course of a school year, 3 kids in a low-income neighbourhood find community and friendship at a drop-in reading program. It’s making waves in the Canadian film industry, receiving eight Canadian Screen Awards this year including Best Picture.  Catch it on Thursday, May 12 at 12:45pm, Friday, May 13th at 3:20pm and Saturday, May 14th at 1pm.

PARIS, 13TH DISTRICT

• Émilie meets Camille who is attracted to Nora, who crosses paths with Amber. Three girls and a boy – They’re friends, sometimes lovers and often both. Director Jacques Audiard is well-known to WIFF patrons, appearing at festival with his films A Prophet (WIFF 2019), Rust And Bone (WIFF 2012) and Dheepan (WIFF 2015).  Cathc it on Thursday, May 12th at 3:25pm,  Friday, May 13th at 8:10pm and Saturday, May 14th at 8pm.

Tickets are $16 for general admission and $10.25 for students and are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased by visiting windsorfilmfestival.com and at the door 30-minutes prior to the first showing.