Burn Your Maps – 4PM

Screening: May 3, 2017 – 4:00 pm
Location: Uptown Theatre, 55 Dunlop St. W., Barrie

Written and Directed by: Jordan Roberts
Principle Cast: Vera Farmiga, Jacob Tremblay, Virginia Madsen, Marton Csokas, Suraj Sharma
Adventure/Drama, PG mature thematic elements including some mature sexual material and brief strong language, 102 minutes (USA)

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Based on the short story of the same name by Robyn Joy Leff. In this film adaptation, an eight-year-old boy named Wes (Jacob Tremblay, The Room) has an existential epiphany after a family tragedy, and becomes convinced that he is actually a Mongolian goat herder. He uses the help of an aspiring filmmaker to convince his parents to take a soul-searching journey to a village in Mongolia, where Wes believes he belongs.

Awards:

Won – Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature, Calgary International Film Festival, 2016

Won – 1st Place, American Indie Competition, Leiden International Film Festival, 2016

Won – Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature, Gold Coast International Film Festival, 2016

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