Central Alberta Film Festival now playing Oct. 13-16

“Living the Warrior Code” is a feature-length documentary about ultra-distance triathlete Scott McDermott of Sylvan Lake, Alberta. McDermott was competing in the 2015 Ultraman World Championships when he crashed on his bike suffering injuries to his head, shoulder, arm and knee. Early on during his recovery, he set a goal to come back and compete again at the same race.

“Connecting Flights” is a feature-length, family friendly film submitted from Red Deer, Alberta. This movie tells a tale of a family’s journey from England to Canada in an attempt to connect with an unsuspecting family member, who is unaware he fathered a child during his service in the second world war.

“Jasmine Road,” from Calgary, features a widowed conservative cowboy who takes in a Syrian refugee family of Arabic ice cream makers. The director describes the film as a portrait of racially diverse characters coming to terms with universal themes of familial love, loss, identity, recent migration/immigration, and compassionate acceptance of others.

“Darkness of Otherwhere,” a film noir in the style of Japanese/South Korean movies of the ‘90s, and “Aim Point,” a dark short film about a police officer who is chasing the criminal who killed her father, were both submitted from Japan.

CAFF wraps up with a red carpet awards gala on Saturday at Festival Hall, with tickets also available at cafilmfestival.ca.

by Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

Central Alberta Film Festival now playing Oct. 13-16

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