Fri, Oct 22nd, 6:30 PM @ The Playhouse (SOLD OUT)
Sat, Oct 23rd, 11:30 AM @ The Playhouse
By the late 1960's, people living in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada with a direct connection to Racalmuto, Sicily, outnumbered the total population of Racalmuto. Since 1988, The Fratellanza Racalmutese Club of Hamilton have celebrated Festa Maria SS. Del Monte, mirroring the festival held annually in Racalmuto for over 500 years. Filmed over three days in June 2018, Filmmaker Terrance Odette, with a camera, microphone and life-long fascination for culturally significant parades and ceremonies, captures a people’s commitment to community, rain or shine. Through food, play, and religious ceremony the film celebrates the value of cultural performance within the fabric of Canada’s multiculturalism.
About the Director:
Award winning Filmmaker Terrance Odette began his career producing and directing music TV series & specials, including over 130 music videos. Odette’s feature films have all played to great critical acclaim, (Variety, Village Voice, MacLean’s, Globe & Mail, voted Top-Ten All-Time Canadian Films Vancouver Sun). His films have garnered numerous awards and screenings at film festivals (Sundance, Berlinale, TIFF, VIFF, BFI UK, Mumbai) and toured through out the Americas, including the honour of his first feature films retrospective April of 2015 at Regina Public Library. Odette also has enjoyed work in television serving as Director and Editor. His fourth feature film “FALL” stars Michael Murphy (Manhattan, Tanner 88) and Cannes prize-winner Best Actress Suzanne Clement (Laurence Anyways, Mommy). FALL received 5 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD Nominations including Best Picture and best Actor (Michael Murphy) and a DGC nomination for BEST DIRECTOR. Odette has a number of screenplays optioned and in development as well as a feature documentary in production. His latest efforts include a personal short film FATHER, CAMERA, DAUGHTER and a 4K restoration of Heater.
