Canada Screens presents "Eve & the Fire Horse" with director Julia Kwan, producer Yves J. Ma, and actress Hollie Loin in attendance November 5, 2006

Vancouver director Julia Kwan’s film Eve & the Fire Horse dazzled audiences at every festival, including the Sundance Film Festival where it took home the Special Jury Prize and the Vancouver International Film Festival where it won the Audience Choice Award. Now FWC's CANADA SCREENS brings back this lyrical tale of a young girl growing up in a world full of wonder and cultural confusion to the big screen on Sunday, November 5th, 2PM at the Vancity Theatre (1181 Seymour St).

This is your chance to see just why Roger Ebert calls the film “one of the most beloved films at Sundance this year” and “Luminous!”

After the screening, join us for a special moderated discussion with director Julia Kwan, producer Yves J. Ma and Hollie Lo, one of the young lead actresses who plays the role of Karena. Award-winning filmmaker Carl Bessai (Emile, Unnatural & Accidental) will moderate.

Don't miss your chance to see it! Tickets are available at the door for $10. Five & ten-film punch cards are also available.

Synopsis: Eve is a precocious nine year-old girl with a wild imagination growing up in a traditional Chinese immigrant family in Vancouver where Confucian doctrines, superstitious obsessions and divine visions abound. When Buddhism and Catholicism are thrown into the mix, life for Eve and her 11-year-old prim and authoritative sister, Karena, escalates into a fantasia of catastrophe, sainthood and cultural confusion. Eve and the Fire Horse will pierce viewers' hearts with its lyrical, humorous and emotional journey of a young girl and her sister striving to grow up in world where childhood is lonely and the world is full of wonder.

VIEW TRAILER AT:
http://www.eveandthefirehorse.com/flash_content.html

“Exceptional! A slice of delicately captured childhood” -Variety
“Touching, funny, and thoroughly enchanting!” -Globe & Mail

NEW ADDITION:
Inconvenience, a short film by John Penhall will precede the feature presentation. Nominated for 8 Leo Awards, Inconvenience is about a convenience store owner who discovers the winning lotto ticket has been left behind by one of his customers.

Canada Screens is a monthly screening and talkback series that features the best of Canadian cinema. Canada Screens offers a unique movie going experience that includes conversations with filmmakers and special guests.

Official Website: http://www.firstweekendclub.ca/canadascreens.html