by Craig Takeuchi on December 28th, 2020 at 10:45 AM 1 of 3 2 of 3
A documentary profile of a Québécois folk artist and a feature drama about a woman on an unwavering mission for justice resonated the most with viewers at a B.C. film festival this month.
Audiences at this year s Whistler Film Festival voted for their picks for the 2020 Whistler Film Festival audience award.
The runnerup was
Marlene, a historical drama directed by Wendy Hill-Tout. In this true story, Kristin Booth portrays Marlene Truscott, the wife of Steven Truscott who devoted decades of her life to legally proving that her husband was not guilty of a rape and murder he didn’t commit.
“It’s hard to even put into words as a mother where your heart goes when the doctor pulled me out into the hallway and told me, ’We found a mass,’" Ann Trent said.
Also, more from Whistler, Chinese history redux, Jane Austen updated and a video games romp.
The pandemic has shut down so much, you’d think by now there’d be a slowdown in new movies arriving. For instance, a popular theatre in Ottawa, the ByTowne Cinema, is shutting down for good because of it. But on the streaming sites, the new titles keep coming. Add in the festivals that have gone online, and you’ve got so much to check out.
Right now, there’s a small festival of Turkish films, and the Whistler Film Festival is still going, too. It’s adding new films until Sunday and then leaving everything up for streaming until the end of the month.
Penn Yan gets new primary care clinic for same-day service at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital
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Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital announced Thursday that Keuka Health Care and Pre-Emption Family Medicine have joined together to become Soldiers and Sailors Health Center.
The new primary care practice will be in the new office space on the second floor of Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital, located at 418 North Main Street, Penn Yan.
The practice will see patients of all ages, from newborns to geriatrics. All care is provided by highly credentialed physicians Dr. Robert Anderson, Dr. Eleanor DeWitt and Dr. Vy Le, as well as highly respected and experienced nurse practitioners, Patsy Ballard, FNP-BC, Wendy Hill, ANP, PNP, Robert Hoskins III, FNP-C and Kathleen Kirker, FNP-BC. Board-cert