Lederhosen Lucil returns to headline this wunderbar evening of puppetry, prizes, cinematica, electro pop dancing and other surprises. Doors at 7pm and show starts at 8pm sharp so don't tarry...see you on hallows eve! MORE DETAILS TO COME SOON...

Turn on that computer and headphone up at 6:30pm sharp on September 15th to hear our 5-song EP "live" and chat with Les Chouettes all the while...join our bandcamp for access to this free event. Link in listing.

FREE EVENT - bring your chairs, blankets, snacks, friends, family...Dusk (~8:00pm): Movie in the Square (Rosie), Springer Market Square, presented by Reelout & Downtown Kingston with a pre-film serenade by Krista Muir! Muir will perform one of the songs she has in the soundtrack to warm up the night! "Rosie" is Gail Maurice's first feature film - an uplifting dramatic comedy centered on the life of an orphaned indigenous girl, this story is about love, misfits and chosen family set in Montréal in the 80's.

Programmer: Ahmed Ismaiel Nour Runtime: 74 minutes

Dating back to the early days of KCFF, the beloved Local Shorts Program has promoted hundreds of short films (we estimate 225) created by Kingston filmmakers. The program is designed to accommodate experienced filmmakers as well as emerging talents who are taking their very first steps in the world of filmmaking. Our aim is to acknowledge the work of our amazing local artists and introduce them to a wonderful festival audience who are eager to explore and encourage our hometown film scene!

FILMS

A CHANNEL BETWEEN – Director: Ali Dixon

A psychological drama focusing on female mediumship and mourning in the 1920s aftermath of the modern Spiritualist movement.

BIRD WATCHERS – Director: Annabelle Brophy, Liz Piraine, and Skyler James

The Bird Branch of the Canadian United Liars Terminators (C.U.L.T.B.B.) are a group of seriously intense bird watchers who believe in the mass conspiracy that birds are working as surveillance drones for the government. Follow the eccentric trio as they conspire a plan to spread awareness and profess the truth to the people of Kingston.

IDIOMATIQUES – Director: Krista Muir

Idiomatiques is a Lofi DIY French Idiom lesson tucked into a garage rock n’ roll box painted with a Flint, Michigan automotive parts factory brush. Bassist Muir’s (50% of Les Chouettes) grandfather was a tool and die maker at the Ford plant in Michigan in the 1930’s and she has studied French throughout her life so this music video came together naturally – oui!

CHAKA CHIKODZI – Director: Naomi Okabe

Kingston-based sculptor Chaka Chikodzi works with volcanic stone that travels 18,000 kilometres from his homeland in Zimbabwe. In this short documentary, Chaka meditates on his artistic process and what it means to converse in geological time.

CREDENCE – Director: Colin Lo and Andrew O’Neil

Starts off with a woman waiting for her ride, and when it finally arrives, she finds the driver acting quite weirdly. She hops in the car and the driver awkwardly starts the conversation and accidentally creates an embarrassing atmosphere.

WITCHES’ BUTTER – Director: Jane Kirby

Contemporary handstands and dance inspired by the shorelines of Lake Ontario.

SNAPSHOT – Director: Nicholas Santamaura

Told through several disjointed vignettes, this experimental short film focuses on a day in the life of a university student living alone during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

STRANGE LOVE – Director: Adrien Benson

Set to the lush, scintillating sounds of up-and-coming indie rock band High Waters, Strange Love is a music video that tells the tale of a young man from 1833 who is transported to present-day Perth, Ontario following a fatal duel.

THE KINGSTON RED BARONS – Director: David McCallum

This is the story of the first women’s hockey team in Kingston in modern times and how these girls and women changed the face of hockey in Kingston and across Canada.

KINGSTON CANADIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2023 EDITION live music showcase! Doors at 10:00pm. LEDERHOSEN LUCIL hits the stage at 10:30.

INFO COMING SOON - Krista will be playing a song from the soundtrack to Gail Maurice's feature film ROSIE before the screening.

ONE NIGHT ONLY EVENT! PRE-SHOW SURPRISES, TRIVIA and PRIZES… ENTERTAINMENT GUARANTEED!

MASKON event for maximum inclusivity*

HOST: Krista Muir, Cultural Producer at The Screening Room

Winter blues setting in? FLASHDANCE DELUXE promises to transport you to another time and get you moving…the 80’s way! Come celebrate the 40th anniversary of this cult classic – a dark dramatic dance film starring Jennifer Beals about a passionate young dancer who aspires to become a professional ballerina. An evening of 80’s fashion (dress up and you could win!), aerobics, special guests and pre-show footage from the 80’s vaults of Kingston and beyond. Sneakers, headbands, and cut-off sweatshirts not included in the price of admission.

*This is The Screening Room’s third mask-on Cult Classic event. Cinema fans who are immune compromised or have other health vulnerabilities have called for venues to host mask-only nights. So please bring your preferred mask, socially distance when possible and only remove mask when eating/drinking. Thanks for helping us make our space safer and more welcoming to all.

**Warning: Flashdance contains a sequence of flashing lights during one scene which may affect customers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy or other photosensitivities.

A regular (film-only) encore screening of Flashdance will take place on Thursday January 26 @ 8:30pm.

Let's get HOSING! More details to come soon...

Jaaaa!! Lederhosen Lucil is going to travel back in musikzeit to spiel HOSEMUSIK in its entirety on the vintage Yamaha's the songs were originally composed (und some recorded) on/mit. TUNE IN to this totally weird 100% entertaining (well, at least 99.3%) free broadcast! Make popcorn, get dried apricots, put your feet up OR jump around n HOSE! Who knows...we may livestream it at LL's instagram simultaneously...or nicht...but it all goes down at CFRC's brand new live studio.

DONNIE DARKO DELUXE (*MASKON event for maximum inclusivity) - ONE NIGHT ONLY EVENT!

MUSICAL INTRO, FEATURE FILM, PRIZES - ENTERTAINMENT GUARANTEED!

HOST: Krista Muir, Cultural Producer in Residence at The Screening Room

Join Krista Muir as she revisits cult classic Donnie Darko for the first time since its’ release in 2001. With live music from the film and prizes to be won this will be a deluxe screening event! Limited seating - reserve your ticket today.

*This is The Screening Room’s first mask-only event. Fans who are disabled or have other health vulnerabilities have long called for venues to host mask-only nights. We ask that you bring your own mask, socially distance and only remove mask when eating/drinking. Thanks for helping us make our space safer and more welcoming to all.

MUSIC! Please join us for a live music extravaganza with Luther Wright and the Wrongs featuring: Tara Dunphy, Cam Giroux, Kelsey McNulty & James Taylor, Lederhosen Lucil, and Clem Chesterfield...Rain or shine - it's patio time! Admission is FREE but because space is very limited please contact us with how many spots you would like: pamelacross54@gmail.com

In conjunction/solidarity with International Overdose Awareness Day, August 31st, Lederhosen Lucil plays a rehearsal set dedicated to a few of Krista's friends who both did/didn't make it due to accidental overdoses. Thanks for tuning in, checking out the www.overdoseday.com website and educating yourself. As they state on the site "time to remember, time to act".

ZIP ZOP ZAP POWWWWW!!! And we're back with Livestream Dream #3! A monthly all ages extravaganza featuring music, vegetation, prize draw, interactive improv and surprise guests! To participate during the live chat sign in to your youtube account. If you're on the mailing list (sign up at www.kristamuir.com) you'll receive an invitation to submit your song requests two weeks before we go live! Let's all TRA LA LAAAA!!! Each $6.00 ticket comes with a chance to win the prize draw!

5pm (PST) so don't forget to check your timezone! 8pm (EST) 9pm (AST) 9:30pm (NST) 1:00am (GMT) 3:00am (GMT+2) ... 2pm Thursday March 25th for friends in New Zealand! ZAPPO!

Hypo records livestream dream extravaganza! After the success of trial run on youtube/instagram last month we're bringing Krista back to the virtual sphere with an hour of songs (the lost 2020 hits that were to tour that n'eer did? oldies? goodies? improvisation?) stories and vegetation. Instagram viewers (@kllmuir) will get the basic stream experience but those who tune into the YouTube edition will experience the sights and sounds of transmogrified friends, psychedelic imagery and optimal sound (headphones if you please). All from the comfort of your own abode! 5pm (PST). If you login to your account you'll be able to communicate with us live for shout outs, song requests and collective improv experiment (debut!!). All for $5? Really? YES!!! All proceeds go directly to the artists involved - namely Krista and her tech crew Gambletron. Thanks for being a patron of the arts!

It's amazing what you can do with a pair of knitting needles!

Fun fun FUN in the land of the Hootenanny Revue!!! Check out this stellar list o' performers and let's get ready for some fun virtual music times...letting Lederhosen Lucil out to bring some silliness and joy during pandemic times. See ya in spaaaace!

Carolyn's Marks' SUPREME virtual HOotenanny of DOOOOM! LL joins in the fun with 2 tunes...watch it all or click to 35:52 on the youtube link to hear her in actionnnn!!!

THE (Quarantine Tea Time) KRISTA SHOW dedicated to BRICK at BLUE STAR + dreambored, hyperbubble and Gisha Zabala! First time livestreaming + using ZOOM and tech acting crazy alongside the pandemic so we shall see! LINK: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/481690917 / MEETING ID: 481-690-917 Let's see how she goes! If we all enjoy this...more to come! :)

Fun to come...including a special appearance by LL in her Harvesthosen!