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Oakville Beaver, 8 Jun 2017, p. 49

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49 |Thursday June 8, 2017 | OAKVILLE BEAVER |www.insidehalton.com Marta Marychuk Reporter mmarychuk@oakvillebeaver.com Artscene The Willson Oakville Film Festival kicks off with a Fri day night gala on June 23 at 7:30 p.m., with the Canadian premiere of A Ghost Story at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts. The him, which was kept secret and was only an nounced after the filming had wrapped, stars Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara. In A Ghost Story , director David Towery explores love, loss and the enormity of ex istence. Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife only to find that in his spectral state he has be come unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away. Increasingly unmoored, the ghost embarks on a cosmic journey through memory and history, confronting life's inef fable questions and the enor mity of existence. `Connected to yo u r Community " OFFA lineup 13 Minutes - Saturday, June 24, 6:30 p.m. The Meaning of Life --Satur day, June 24, 8 p.m. The Death (and Life) of Carl Naardlinger - Saturday, June 24, 9 p.m. Broke -- Saturday, June 24, 9:30 p.m. The Personal Shopper - Sun day, June 25, 12 p.m. Broken Mile - Sunday, June 25, 3 p.m. Heroes Manufactured - Sun day, June 25, 3:30 p.m. This year's festival offers a wide range of films, exclu sive events and opportunities to meet directors, actors and filmmakers from across Cana da and North America. With the exception of the Friday and Saturday film gala and special Saturday after noon event, which will be held at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, 130 Navy St., all other films will be held at FILM.CA Cinemas, 171 Speers Rd. Here is what the festival has to offer: Milton' s Secret - Saturday, June 24, 12 p.m. Lovesick - Saturday, June 24, 12:30 p.m. Red Dog True Blue - Satur day, June 24, 2 p.m. Victor Walk --Saturday, June 24, 3 p.m. Get Happy - Saturday, June 24, 3:30 p.m. To the Mountain --Saturday, June 24, 6 p.m. Where the Universe Sings -- Sunday, June 25, 6 p.m. The Time of their Lives - Sun day, June 25, 9 p.m. From the Land of the Moon -- Sunday, June 25, 9:30 p.m. Halton Healthcare seeks donations for music and memory program Halton Healthcare is launching a music and memory program to help patients living with Alzheimer's disease, dementia and other cog nitive and physical challenges reconnect with family, friends and caregivers through musictriggered memories. On Thursday, June 22 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Halton Healthcare will be accepting donations of gently used iPods or iTunes gift cards -- to help spread the music. Donations will be accepted in the Parsons Pantry of Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospi tal. To learn more about the music and memo ry program, call 905-845-2571, ext. 5916, or email mbudgell@galtonhealthcare.com. f ilm c a c in e m a s ) 171 Speers Road (at Kerr) Oakville 905-338-6397 www.film.ca W O N DER W O M A N (PG) ju n e 2 CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS (G ) ju n e2 THE M U M M Y (1 4 A ) ju n e 9 CARS 3 (STC) JUNE 16 ROUGH NIG HT (14 A ) JuNE 16 ( j facebook.com/filmca n l| ©FilmCaCinemas

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