Wednesday June 25 – 9:30PM

“Steven Myerschmidt Bites the Big One”
Dir. Gregory Breen (Ireland, Canada)
Ontario Premiere

7:31 Thesis Film :: An unfortunate manager of a solar panel manufacturing company, tries to quell a workers revolt with disastrous results.

• Trailer: ~
• Web: https://www.facebook.com/SMBTBO

Tags: Union Strikes, Animal Farm, Work Culture

“Catch The Westbound Train”
Dir. Sean Patrick Shaul (Canada)
Ontario Premiere

26:30 Short Documentary :: Noteworthy as this is the first film to explore the effect “The Great Depression” had on the west coast of Canada, by examining its unique history in Vancouver, British Columbia, and the influx of transient men. Through archival materials, personal research, and expert interviews, this film offers an entertaining and educational portrait of these desperate times and a look at what effect they had on current events.

• Trailer: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/westboundtrain/76178685
• Web: http://prairiecoastfilms.com/

Tags: Educational, Period/Historical, Great Depression, Culture, Social Issue, History

“John Lennon’s Turd”, Dir. Phil Peel (UK)
North American Premiere

14:45 Short Film :: Dec 16th 1969. John Lennon, en route to meet the Canadian Prime Minister, stops off to use a stranger’s toilet. Über-fans can’t believe their luck and hatch a plan to sell their idol’s unflushed poo.

• Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJn2x9yRYO0
• Web: www.johnlennonsturd.com

Tags: The Beatles, Comedy, Toilet Humor

“IggStock”, Dir. Tracy German (Canada)
Canadian Premiere

76:18 Dance and Music Related :: A story of a group of small town Canadians too young to go to Woodstock who decide to grow their own music festival. This documentary traces the genesis and evolution of “IGGSTOCK”s key founders, performers and artists, tracing the 25-year history of this remote Ontario music festival back to a simpler time and space, a manifestation of the ‘back to the land’ Hippie movement.

• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPFeKYun7V0
• Web: http://palefoxpictures.com/productions/iggstock/

Tags: Woodstock-era, Music, Music Business, Rock Music, Garage Rock, Indie Folk

Following the IggStock Premiere: Join us for a Live Jam!
Musical Guests include: Adam Gontier and Cale Gontier (original lead singer of Three Days Grace and new rock band), Kevin Brown and Dwight (the Dwights), Kim Brown (Black Avalon and also known as Kim Brown), Grainne Ryan (folk singer), Rick Joudrey and Paul Humphrey (Blue Peter), John Keogh, Richard Gregory (Buttercup), Harry Rocks (Terry Duncan).

Music genres represent”IggStock Festival” with Punk, Rock, Folk, New Wave, Country Rock, Singer Song Writer…