Cancellation :
March & April Movie Night Announcement
The Government of Ontario announced an extension to the closure of schools due to COVID-19 on March 31st. All Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) schools will remain closed until May 4.
Fenelon Falls Secondary School is included in this closure, our “theatre” and therefore we are unable to host our monthly Movie screening on March 31st of "Judy" and also our April 28th screening of “Knives Out”
The Kawartha Lakes Film Circuit committee ensures you that the health and safety of our patrons and audience is our primary concern at this time. Like you, we have been following the updates on COVID-19 closely, and we appreciate your patience during this challenging time and we are wishing you all good health.
It's up to all of us to slow the spread of COVID-19. Everyone, including young and healthy people, should avoid large gatherings during this time. Stay up-to-date with public health guidelines from canada.ca.
We will do our best to keep you updated with information as it becomes available on our website and social media sites as we receive them.
Watch Movies at Home
As the Chair of the Kawartha Lakes Film Circuit, I want to reach out to see how you are doing during these challenging times. How are you?
I missed seeing you all last evening at Movie Night.
This is a time when I want to be able to watch the best stories and films together with you, to cheer us up and distract us for a little while, but we are unable to gather for our own safety and the safety of our neighbours in our community. I thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for looking after yourselves and our neighbours by staying home.
I was feeling very sad that we had to cancel upcoming Films by the Falls screenings of “JUDY” (with Academy Award winner, Renee Zellwegger), and the our showing of “KNIVES OUT” (we could all use a good who-dun-it flick right now), and that we could not share these wonderful stories with you.
Today, I did a Google search to see if these films, that we had originally scheduled to share with you last evening, March 31st (Judy) and on April 29th (Knives Out), were available to rent or watch on any of the streaming services (iTunes, Netflix, Crave).
They are both very good movies and I don’t want you to miss out, so I highly recommend that you watch them at home.
I found this site that you too may find helpful: Just Watch Canada … There is a lot of choice movies listed here, and if you click or search for any movie title you are provided with links to the streaming services and online locations you may rent from.
If you are a subscriber to Amazon Prime, Judy is available now. If you are not a subscriber, Amazon Prime has a 30-day free trial.
Knives Out is available for rent from several services, just put the film title into the search bar and the options will be available to you.
A few hours later in the day as I was writing this letter, I opened my email to find a message from our partners at TIFF Film Circuit, sharing the same concerns that we have in the Kawartha Lakes:
“Check in on your friends and family. Share your favourite films with them to watch at home”, and in this message they announced a partnership with CRAVE, called “Stay-At-Home” Cinema.
Now that we’re all spending much more time at home…
TIFF has partnered with Crave to offer TIFF Stay at Home Cinema: “We want to share the magic of filmgoing together while we watch from home. With this in mind, TIFF has curated a series from Crave’s extensive selection of titles, accompanied by conversations with special guests via Instagram. Ask questions and share your thoughts @TIFF_NET.”
We - and a few thousand friends - will be watching with you.
Not a subscriber? Crave is providing one month of free access for any new, direct-to-consumer subscribers in Canada!
If you’re interested in finding out more about upcoming TIFF Stay at Home Cinema screenings, please keep an eye on our website.
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We hope you enjoy Movie Nights at home, but we really look forward to sharing a movie with you at the school when we can welcome you back to FILMS BY THE FALLS screenings.
In the meantime, we will continue to post movie suggestions and video links and stories about film on our website for the movie-lovers in our community.
As new information is provided to us by the Government of Ontario and the Trillium Lakelands District School Board, we will send updates to you in our newsletters and on our social media sites.
Please stay safe and look after yourselves, and let us know what you are watching at home. Email us at filmsbythefalls@gmail.com to stay in touch.
Colleen Jenkinson, Chair KLFC
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