After a friend stops replying to her messages, 81-year-old Ellen must find a way to recover the money she loaned them.
Ellen Pottie, Eileen Carr, Michael Al-Molky, Brittany Lambert, Mohammad Ashari
Canada
2025
English
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Credits & Director
Producer
Heather Young
Screenwriter
Heather Young
Cinematography
Kevin A. Fraser
Editor
Heather Young
Heather Young
Heather Young is a filmmaker originally from Saint John, New Brunswick, now based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her works include the short films Howard and Jean (2014), Fish (2016), and Milk (2017), as well as the feature films Murmur (2019) and There, There (2024.) A Soft Touch (2025) is her latest short film.
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The Secret in Their Eyes
This month's Talking Pictures screening is a multi-layered, poignant thriller interweaving the personal lives of a prosecution investigator (Ricardo Darin) and a judge, with a manhunt spanning twenty-five years. Stay for cookies, coffee and a chat after!
American Doctor
One of the most powerful documentaries of the year, this puts us smack in the open wound that is Gaza, filtered through the eyes of three American surgeons (of Palestinian, Jewish and Zoroastrian backgrounds) compelled to do their utmost to alleviate harm.
