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Tuner
September 29th @ 7:00 PM Presented by Mercedes Benz - Markham A piano tuner with ultra-sensitive hearing discovers his rare talent for cracking safes in this thriller starring Leo Woodall, Dustin Hoffman, and Havana Rose Liu. Having acutely sensitive hearing is both a blessing and a curse for Niki White . Though his auditory condition ended a promising musical career, it’s been a boon for his job as a piano tuner. Together with his genial mentor Harry Horowitz (Dustin Hoffman), he spends his days travelling back and forth across New York, tending to instruments that require his special skills. These duties also compel the typically taciturn Niki to come out of his protective shell and interact with such people as Ruthie (Havana Rose Liu), a music composition student with whom he feels a spark. But when shady individuals discover that Niki’s talents could be just as useful on locked safes as they are on old Steinways, events take a dangerous turn, one that adds the thrills of watching a heist flick to a film that’s already remarkably fleet-footed as a drama and a romance. Official Selection, TIFF 50 Canada's Top Ten, 2025 Filmed in Toronto, Canada 1 hr 47 min English |
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Akashi
October 27th @ 7:00 PM Presented by Amica Unionville Akashi is a multigenerational love story told across parallel timelines. Kana (Mayumi Yoshida), a struggling artist in Vancouver, returns to Tokyo for her grandmother’s funeral, feeling out of place after ten years abroad. As she reflects on a secret only she and her grandmother shared — that her grandfather had another lover — she unexpectedly reconnects with an old love, Hiro. Intercut with the past, which traces her grandfather’s decades-long affair, Kana confronts hidden family truths and begins to navigate the complexities of love, sacrifice, and the choices that shape a life between desire and duty. Canada 1 hr 40 min English, Japanese |
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The Choral
November 24th @ 7:00 PM Presented by Stouffville Medical Research Institute Propelled by Oscar nominee Ralph Fiennes, this inspiring drama depicts a British choir director’s efforts to assemble an ensemble during the darkest days of the First World War. The year is 1916 and the Great War is draining a Yorkshire town of its men, leaving the local choral society without voices. For a performance of Edward Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, the society’s director, Dr. Guthrie (Fiennes), is forced to recruit his singers from among the town’s adolescent population. Guthrie is a demanding taskmaster, yet under his guidance these teens will come to know the transcendent joys of singing together, while steeling themselves for their impending conscription. Joined by fellow British acting legends Simon Russell Beale and Roger Allam, Fiennes is in top form here, embodying the proverbial stiff upper lip while allowing vulnerability to break through the veneer of reserve. The Choral is a deftly executed period tale that reminds us of the importance of cultivating community and using art to process anxieties and generate hope. Indeed, The Choral is a testament to music’s power to sustain our souls in troubled times. 1 hr 53 min English |
