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Virtual Screening

“Heather Young further establishes herself as one of her country’s most promising filmmakers … The emergence of a bold new voice.”

Ravi Srinivasan, TIFF

Due to demand, we are extending our virtual run of Murmur until April 30.

Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at TIFF 2019, the debut feature of Nova Scotian writer-director Heather Young is a sobering, spare account of a woman unable to break her cycle of self-destruction. Donna (Shan MacDonald) is single, in her sixties, and estranged from her adult daughter. On probation for impaired driving, she begins a community service sentence at a local animal shelter and, to ease her loneliness, adopts an elderly dog scheduled to be euthanized. (The canine, like Donna, has a heart murmur.) The newfound companionship fills a chasm in the troubled mother’s life; soon she’s bringing pets home with disturbing frequency. Young, whose shorts Fish (2016) and Milk (2017) also graced Canada’s Top Ten editions, makes an effortless, assured transition to full-length filmmaking with this quiet portrait of isolation and the insidious nature of addiction.

To stream this film:
Click on the ​“Stream” button above.
This will take you to Acephale’s streaming platform, where you can watch the film. 
Purchase a virtual ticket for $7.99 CAD (you may need to create an account first).
Once a virtual ticket has been purchased, you have three days to watch the film. 

Half of the virtual ticket price goes directly to The Cinematheque, making it a great way to support our non-profit organization during this challenging time.

“The deserving winner of this year’s prestigious FIPRESCI Prize … Young is warm and deeply empathetic, and she is adept at finding wit and humour, at locating the spark of life, in everything she’s so patiently observing.”

Calum Marsh, Maclean’s