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The Livery Film Fest is made up of a group of film-loving volunteers supported by the Goderich Little Theatre, the non-profit community group which owns the historic Livery Theatre. They are also associated with the TIFF Film Circuit, dedicated to bringing national and international films to communities across Canada.
From September to April, one Thursday per month, the Livery Film Fest is fortunate to be able to rent one of two cinemas at the Park Theatre in downtown Goderich to premiere their film of the month.
How do they choose which film to show?
Well, that is wonderfully complicated! Volunteers read many reviews, watch shorts, make recommendations to each other and ultimately decide on a film they feel tells a good story and offers value to the audience. It might be funny, thought-provoking, scary, exciting - or all of the above! Most of all, they hope you find it entertaining.
Skip The Line Movie Passes
Back by popular demand, we will be selling Skip the Line Passes! The Skip The Line Movie Pass functions much like a Flex Pass, with the added bonus of skipping the line at any Livery Film Fest screening. Skip Passes will be available at $35 for GLT Members and $40 for non-members. These tickets will be available for purchase at the Livery Office during office hours, and outside of the Park Theatre before screenings.
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Once Upon A Time In A Cinema
Thursday, September 10 @7pm
Park Theatre Goderich
General $12 | GLT Member $10
And we’re back! Welcome to another season of must-see Canadian and international cinema, brought to you by the Livery Film Fest!
We’re kicking off the season with a fresh, funny and heartfelt comedy-drama from Ireland that feels especially close to home. 'Once Upon a Time in a Cinema' is a love letter to moviegoers everywhere and to the communities that keep their local theatres alive.
Set in the 1980s, the film follows a beleaguered cinema owner (Colin Morgan) through his worst Friday night ever. The theatre, its manager and staff are under siege from burst pipes, rodents, unruly customers, ageing equipment, inebriated projectionists, financial pressures and the unstoppable march of new technology: the dreaded VHS tape machine.
Chaos, naturally, ensues. But when a packed Friday-night screening descends into mayhem, something unexpected happens and the community comes together, transforming disaster into a moment of unlikely glory.
Writer and director David Gleeson returned to his native Limerick, Ireland, to make the film, with production taking place in the city’s old Royal Cinema. Closed for almost three decades, the historic theatre was reopened and reconstructed especially for the shoot, giving the film an authentic, and wonderfully nostalgic, cinematic backdrop.
A film about a cinema, made in a cinema, and ultimately about the people who make going to the movies matter. We couldn’t think of a better way to begin another season of the Livery Film Fest.
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema plays for one night only on Thursday, September 10th at 7:00pm at The Park Theatre in Goderich. The box office opens at 6:30.
Moviegoers are once again encouraged to purchase ‘Skip the Line’ movie passes which will be available outside the theatre on movie night. Purchase 4 passes for $40 or $35 for Livery Members. Annual Livery Memberships are available to purchase online or at the theatre.
