CINEMATHEQUE AT HOME
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Safe at Home: Heater

Free to view: March 15 - April 2
Directed by Terrance Odette
1999, Canada, 85 min
New Restoration

Free rental includes a Q&A with director Terrance Odette and actor Gary Farmer, moderated by Dave Barber.

Ben and The Man are homeless during an icy Canadian winter. Their only hope for salvation is an unopened space heater — still in its box — that they share. The problem is they don’t have anywhere to plug it into. They decide to trek to a shopping mall to redeem their sole possession for cash. It’s a negligible sum, but the idea motivates them. What follows is a day long journey in which they meet a plethora of quirky characters while creating an unlikely bond.

This free program is presented with the support of the Province of Manitoba’s Safe at Home program. Visit safeathomemb.ca for a list of other programs available for free.

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ABOUT US

The Winnipeg Film Group is an artist-run education, production, exhibition and distribution centre committed to promoting the art of cinema.
our location

We’re located in the heart of Winnipeg's historic Exchange District in the Artspace building. We are across the street from Old Market Square at the corner of Arthur Street and Bannatyne - one block west of Main.

The Winnipeg Film Group is located on Treaty 1 Territory and on the ancestral lands of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota and Dene Peoples and in the homeland of the Métis Nation. We offer our respect and gratitude to the traditional caretakers of this land.

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