zenith is a retro-futuristic steam-punk thriller

Zenith

Tues 1 Mar, Black Cat Cinema, Roberts Creek Hall, 7:30pm

Thirty or so years from now, in a desolate and indefinite post-industrial future, the population has been genetically altered to live in a constant state of happiness. But what they soon discover is that without contrasting it to sorrow, happiness dissipates, leaving only a feeling of never-ending numbness. Only pain can now make people feel alive.

 

Enter Jack, who offers his customers the phenomenon of pain via drugs from modern times. But when Jack receives a mysterious videotape of his dead father, he sets out to unmask the dangerous conspiracy that has created this dystopian world. 

 

Added to the backdrop of this biological nightmare, this new world has been robbed of its language, and in its place is a bland, simplistic type of speech: "For" as one character puts it "what you cannot express in language, does not exist in human minds."

 

Tonight's screening of Zenith by Black Cat Cinema is the Canadian Premiere and I'm keen to hear what you think of the film - it's received some trippy reviews. If you're up for an art-house Bladerunner, with the frontal-lobe screwiness of Memento and 12 Monkeys then this could be the flick you've been waiting for.

 

Zeniththefilm.com

force of nature

Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie

Tues 22 Feb, 7:30pm, Black Cat Cinema, Roberts Creek

At 75 years old, David Suzuki shows no signs of slowing down. In this captivating documentary portrait, the passionate environmentalist’s legacy lecture is entwined with candid interviews in which he reflects on his life and shares deeply personal stories, revealing a side previously unseen.

Catch the film tonight at Black Cat Cinema - but get there early cause it's sure to be packed! Doors open at 7:00pm.

Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie

reel youth film festival

Reel Youth Film Festival

Thurs 17 Feb, 7:30pm, Black Cat Cinema, Roberts Creek

Kids can do some crazy things with cameras! As long as you enjoy a good story - and in this case, several of them in short film form, then you'll get a kick out of the Reel Youth Film Festival being presented by Black Cat Cinema tonight.  The 80-minute show covers all sorts of topics filmed by artists 20 and younger as they share their visions for a more just and sustainable world from BC, Canada and across the globe.

To get the scoop on the films see Reelyouth.ca or Blackcatcinema.ca

vanishing of the bees

Tues 15 Feb, Vanishing of the Bees, 7:00pm - 9:30pm

Black Cat Cinema, Roberts Creek Hall

Brighten up your garden with some bee-friendly flower seeds. Plant wildflower seeds in your garden, patio pots or window boxes, the Honeybees are vanishing... 

Honeybees have been mysteriously disappearing across the planet, literally vanishing from their hives. Known as Colony Collapse Disorder, this phenomen has brought beekepers to crisis in an industry responsible for producing apples, broccoli, watermelon, onions, cherries and hundred of other fruits and vegetables. Commercial honeybee operations pollinate crops that make up one out of every three bites of food on our tables.

The docmentary, Vanishing of the Bees, which screens tonight at Black Cat Cinema, follows commercial beekeepers David Hackenberg and Dave Mendes as they strive to keep their bees healthy and fulfill pollination contracts across the U.S. The film explores the struggles they face as the two friends plead their case on Capital Hill and travel across the Pacific Ocean in the quest to protect their honeybees.

Get planting, it's almost Spring! Vanishingbees.com

double up on climate change

Black Cat Cinema presents a Double Feature on Climate Change!

Tuesday, 8th February 2011 
7:00pm - 9:30pm, Roberts Creek Community Hall

Remember when only nerds watched science flicks? Thankfully times are a changin, especially when it comes to films about the environment. Expect a packed house tonight when the Black Cat Cinema screens documentaries, 'The Cloud Mystery' and 'Inuit Knowledge on Climate Change,' both films offer a unique and visually intriguing take on the topic. 

The Cloud Mystery is a scientific detective story covering 10 years of pioneering experiments by Danish scientist, Henrik Svensmark, who solved the puzzle of how the Galaxy and the Sun interfere in our everyday weather. These provocative revelations challenge the belief of most climate theorists that carbon dioxide has been the main driver of global warming. As a result the Copenhagen based scientist has faced never-ending opposition.

Inuit Knowledge & Climate Change is the world's first Inuktitut language film that documents the knowledge and experience of Inuit elders and the impact of climate change. The film takes the viewer “on the land” with elders and hunters to explore the social and ecological impacts of a warming Arctic. This unforgettable film helps us to appreciate Inuit culture and expertise regarding environmental change and indigenous ways of adapting to it.

See Blackcatcinema.ca for more information.