Monday Cinema: Run Woman Run
The story of Beck, a single mom who learns how to reclaim her dreams, family and honour her life, all thanks to an unlikely coach.
Beck (Dakota Ray Hebert) lives on the Six Nations reserve in Ontario. After falling into a diabetic coma she is visited by the spirit of Indigenous running legend Tom Longboat (Asivak Koostachin), who helps her to change her lifestyle and becomes her wise-cracking new life coach and personal trainer.
Equal parts funny and touching, this moving film perfectly captures grief, family, and triumph as Beck faces her mother’s death, allowing her to reconnect with her heritage.
Run Woman Run took home top prize at the 2021 American Indian Film Festival, as well as the Audience Choice Award at the 2021 ImagineNative Festival.
Director: Zoe Leigh Hopkins / Cast: Dakota Ray Hebert, Asivak Koostachin, Lorne Cardinal / Country: Canada / Length: 1h 40 mins / Language: English / Genre: Comedy, Drama / Rating: PG
“[Run Woman Run] succeeds on the strength of [Dakota Ray Hebert]… It’s a story that goes the distance.” – Chris Knight, National Post
Watch the trailer at https://youtu.be/W-KiAp5Aics.
Monday Cinema is presented by Trail and District Arts Council and screens at The Royal Theatre, 1597 Bay Avenue, Trail.
All films begin at 4:00 pm.
Tickets $12 at thebailey.ca or call the Box Office Monday to Friday from 12-4 pm.
Only 143 tickets available for this screening.
If tickets are available, they will go on sale at the venue 30 minutes before the screening. Cash only at the door.
Doors will open 30 minutes prior to show time.
Upcoming films in the series are:
Scarborough: December 5 – Over the course of one school year three kids growing up in a low-income neighbourhood find friendship and community in an unlikely place as they experience institutional violence and inequality. An unflinching but hopeful drama that shows the capacity for great triumph and great tragedy in this adaptation of the breathtaking novel by Catherine Hernandez.
Ali & Ava: December 12 – Using great music and infused with humour, Ali & Ava is a compelling contemporary romance that explores the developing relationship between the good natured and eccentric Ali and Ava, an Irish-born teacher and single mother of five. Both lonely for different reasons, they bond through their love of music, and find warmth, kindness, and humour with each other.
The Monday Cinema series is part of the Toronto International Film Festival Film Circuit and proudly supported by Wellington Altus Private Wealth Management and MP Wealth Advisory.