06 Dec 1986
Sharp Edges
Filmmaker Sandra Luckow follows a 15 year old, then unknown, Tonya Harding to her first National Figure Skating competition in 1986.
Ocean
An elegy for traveling by rail follows the titular train from Montreal to Halifax.
A Road-Movie on rails, Ocean offers both a journey between Montreal and Halifax, as well as a sensory evocation of the intimate experience of travelling.
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