Kiddo Film Club: The Ordinary Made Extraordinary

Please email me with your most up-to-date email address and name/age of your kiddo attending following sign up: soniacgemmiti@gmail.com

The Ordinary Made Extraordinary
We will watch films in which everyday objects are brought to life in enchanting ways. These includes Le ballon rouge (1956) and The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011), among others. A full class outline will be provided to participants in advance.

Each screening explores a different aspect of filmmaking, from storytelling and animation to who is on a film crew and what do they do. After each film, kids will engage in interactive discussions to help them understand how movies are made, how stories come to life on the big screen, and how they can start creating their own films. Perfect for curious young filmmakers and movie lovers alike!

Note: This film club is intended for kids aged 7 to 10 and films will be in English or French, or silent!

Individual Tickets: $22.50 (includes popcorn and a juice box). Children are invited to bring their favourite stuffy, pillow or blanket.

More about the class:

This is part of a carefully curated screening series showcasing timeless gems from a hundred-plus years of cinema, offering club members a delightful blend of creativity and storytelling from around the world. It is a perfect introduction to the magic of film, full of wonder, humour, and discovery.

Address Reminder:
La Poele Dance Studio
5333 Avenue Casgrain #307 (near the corner of Casgrain Ave and Maguire Street) Montreal, QC H2T 1C1

Learning Outcomes:

• Gain exposure to films beyond the North American cinema landscape or the YouTube algorithm;
• Understand the key roles and responsibilities within a film crew;
• Build film media literacy and begin to develop the ability to critically analyze films;
• Cultivate patience for slower-paced storytelling;
• Introduction to the fundamentals of scene creation.

Refunds:
Kindly note: This is a grassroots event and requires booking space ahead of time based on the specific number of children to run. Please provide the instructor 48 hours notice for a refund (not including eventbrites $1.79 service fee). Unfortunately, cancellations the day of the event cannot be reimbursed.

About the Instructor:

Sonia Gemmiti is a Montreal-based multidisciplinary artist and producer. In 2019, she received the Equity Showcase Cayle Chernin Media Production award for her script Outside My Window (Face à ma fenêtre). Sonia went on to produce and direct a narrative short based on that script—an expressionistic exploration of agoraphobia and isolation. For her directorial debut, she earned accolades from film festivals in North America and Europe, including the theme prize, Make Your Life a Masterpiece, at the 2021 Asolo Art Film Festival, Italy and a Special Mention at the 2021 Amarcort Film Festival.

Her installation work exhibited at the 2019 Come Up to My Room presented by The Gladstone Hotel, Myseum of Toronto’s Intersections festival and dance: made in canada/fait au Canada.

In addition to her work as an independent artist, Sonia also has a distinguished decade(+)-long career as a Set Designer in feature films, including Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak (2015), nominated for the Art Directors Guild Excellence in Design Award (2016). Her most recent credit for set designing was on Sarah Polley’s Women Talking (2022), Academy Award Best Picture Nominee/Winner, Best Adapted Screenplay.

Sonia is currently writing a podcast series on the Canadian author Margaret Laurence, and was the producer of the series Story Girl: The Life of Lucy Maud Montgomery, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood North: John Candy the Lou Gehrig of Comedy.

For any questions please reach out to soniacgemmiti@gmail.com
website: www.soniagemmiti.com