THU NOV 28 - 7:00 PM
FRI NOV 29 & SAT NOV 30 - 9:00 PM
SUN DEC 1 - 7:00 PM
DIR. CHARLES WILKINSON
2013 | CANADA | 83 MIN
Live your own dreams by performing karaoke after the show on Nov 30!
Set amidst the desolate wastelands of the tar sands of Alberta, Oil Sands Karaoke is one of the most incredibly original documentaries of the year. Filmed in Fort McMurray, the story focuses on five residents who slave in the oil sands by day and live out their dreams at night by performing karaoke at Bailey’s local pub. From Brandy – a First Nations woman who credits her oil sands job with saving her life, to Jason – a nerdy truck driver first seen humorously singing Britney Spears, Chad – a talented labourer with ambitions of a musical career, and Massey – an openly gay business owner, who performs in drag under the alter ego Iceis Rain. Oil Sands Karaoke is one entertaining good time.
Reviews
“Seeing these genuinely decent working class heroes spilling out their innermost dreams through song and knowing they are the real thing - is what provides the sort of resonance that fiction can't always deliver. Oil Sands Karaoke is quite unlike any documentary about the environment that you'll ever see.” – GREG KLYMKIW
