Film

The Movie Man

2024 · 1h 28m · Documentary

Amid a global pandemic, an entrepreneur looks back on his life's work owning and operating an idiosyncratic cinema in the forest of northern Ontario.

What does a man do who has dedicated over 70 years of his life to live in the world of movies when that whole world suddenly shuts down? When film productions stop and cinemas are closing. In this new restricted world of his, he spends his time going through his rich film archive and calls directors and actors around the whole world: Isabella Rossellini, John Sayles, Oliver Assayas and many more. A film about the film's ability to travel into other worlds and give us the strength to endure our own difficult existence.

Keith Stata

Self - Highlands Cinemas Owner

Len Green

Self - First Ticket Buyer

Roland Hamilton

Self - Partner of Highlands Cinemas

John Dettman

Self - Retired Shop Owner

Julie Weiller

Self - Neighbor of Keith

Glen Weiller

Self - Neighbor of Keith

Roni Brelsford

Self - Kinmount Resident

Billy Fountain

Self - Former Employee

Brian Sprayson

Self - Kinmount Resident

Lola Dettman

Self - Kinmount Resident

Patrick Healey

Self - Kinmount BnB Owner

Justin Trudeau

Self - Voice (archive footage)

• Matt FinlinDirector · Director of Photography
• Karen BarzilayProducer
• Paul AtkinsonExecutive Producer
• Ed RobertsonExecutive Producer
• James YatesEditor

2024 SBIFF Trailer - The Movie Man

Release date

February 29, 2024

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 28m

Genres

Documentary