ILLUMINATIONS The Luminato Reel

The commissioning of Vida y Danza Cuba was made possible by the generous support of Gretchen and Donald Ross through the Luminato SuperNova Program Development Fund.

Saturday, June 7

2:00 p.m. - Twelfth Night
The Channel 4 feature film version of Tim Supple's Twelfth Night, scored by Nitin Sawhney. Preceded by the NFB film The Stratford Adventure.

7:30 p.m. - Vida y Danza Cuba
The world premiere of Veronica Tennant's documentary on the making of one of the hits of last year's festival, followed by a conversation with the filmaker.
Preceded by the NFB film Flamenco at 5:15.

Sunday, June 8

11:00 a.m. - The Urban Elephant
A screening of the PBS Nature documentary on the plight of elephants that inspired Sanctuary Song followed by a chat with the creators of the play.
Preceded by NFB film Champions of the Wild - Elephants.

2:00 p.m. - Vida y Danza Cuba
The world premiere of Veronica Tenant's documentary on the making of one of the hits of last year's festival. Preceded by the NFB film Flamenco at 5:15.

7:30 p.m. - Twelfth Night
The Channel 4 feature film version of Tim Supple's Twelfth Night, scored by Nitin Sawhney, followed by a conversation with the director.
Preceded by the NFB film The Stratford Adventure.

Monday, June 9

A double bill of filmed productions from the Mark Morris Dance Group.

7:00 p.m. - Dido & Aeneas and Falling Down Stairs
Two Mark Morris Dance Group films directed by Barbara Willis Sweete and featuring Tafelmusik (Dido & Aeneas) and Yo-Yo Ma (Falling Down Stairs).
Preceded by the NFB film Flamenco at 5:15.

Wednesday, June 11

8:00 p.m. - A String Quartet in Her Throat
A documentary on the making of Nunavut, the musical collaboration between Kronos Quartet and Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq, including a post-film discussio with Kronos Music Director David Harrington and Tanya Tagaq.
Preceded by the NFB film Toonik Time.