Stories We Tell in Corrie

On Sunday July 13th at 8.00pm, Corrie Film Club will be showing this 2012 Canadian documentary, written and directed by Sarah Polley and produced by the National Film Board of Canada. It won the $100,000 prize for best Canadian film at the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards and went on to sweep the board internationally. One critic called it ‘a brilliant film: an enthralling, exquisitely layered masterpiece of memoir that unravels an extraordinary world of family secrets through a maze of interviews, home movies, and faux home movies. It is also honest and revelatory, laying bare Sarah’s own story of finding out only belatedly who her true father was – but its power lies in its extraordinary technical skill. Polley uses a patchwork of material and techniques to piece together what is happening, and the result unfolds itself like a slow blossom. Many people in the industry had known her secret, but strangely, none of them had betrayed her, so the film has real impact.

All are welcome at Film Club showings, and there is no charge, though a small contribution to Corrie Hall’s running costs would be welcome.