April 25 to 27 2025
Arts Court Theatre
2 Daly Ave, Ottawa ON
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8-14 April 2022
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2022 PROGRAM
IFFO 2022 will be a hybrid event!
We can't wait to be back at the Arts Court,
with screenings available in your home cinema too!
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In-Person Screenings
Tickets: $12 per film
Senior/Student rate: $10
Festival Bundle (5 films): $50
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Find the film trailers, synopses, and screening times below.
Tickets may be purchased in-person on the day of the film. However, please be mindful that there may be a limited number of same-day tickets available.
Deadly Cuts
Dir. Rachel Carey
90 min
Comedy
A black comedy set in a working-class Dublin hair salon. There is pressure from all sides—the local hoodlum is leaning on them for protection money, a local councillor is threatening to demolish the street to put up a tourist hotel, and then, catastrophe strikes!
But these stylists will become accidental vigilantes and community heroes as they take on the gang members and gentrifiers threatening their community.
Fri, 8 April @ 7PM (In-Person)
Alma Duncan Salon, Arts Court
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"Perfectly formed, 90-minute comedies are hard to come by these days. Brash, bold and boisterous,
Deadly Cuts is a welcome addition to the genre." - RTÉ
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Dir. Rachel Carey
90 min
Fri, 8 April @ 7PM (In-Person)
Alma Duncan Salon, Arts Court
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"Perfectly formed, 90-minute comedies are hard to come by these days. Brash, bold and boisterous,
Deadly Cuts is a welcome addition to the genre." - RTÉ
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Lost Children of the Carricks
Dir. Professor Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin
70 min
Documentary
Filmed on location in the Gaspé and in Ireland, Lost Children of the Carricks traces the extraordinary journey of Patrick Kaveney, Sarah MacDonald and their six children from their clachán in Cross, near Ballymote to Québec’s Gaspé peninsula, and the remarkable return of their francophone descendants to Ireland five generations and 168 years later.
Sat, 9 April @ 2PM (In-Person)
Arts Court Theatre
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Join us for a Q&A with Prof. Ó hAllmhuráin (Director) after the film.
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“I wanted to make a film through the eyes of a single family to help people understand ... the interconnectedness of events through a broader context.” - G. Ó hAllmhuráin
Dir. Rachel Carey
90 min
Fri, 8 April @ 7PM (In-Person)
Alma Duncan Salon, Arts Court
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"Perfectly formed, 90-minute comedies are hard to come by these days. Brash, bold and boisterous,
Deadly Cuts is a welcome addition to the genre." - RTÉ
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Death of a Ladies' Man
Dir. Matthew Bisonnette
100 min
Comedy/Drama
Starring Gabriel Byrne, a carousing college professor's life takes a series of unimaginable twists when he begins to have surreal hallucinations. Reflecting on the life he has lived, Samuel retreats to his family shack in remote Ireland, where he begins work on that great novel he always meant to write, and generally take stock. Surprisingly, or not, he meets and falls in love with a local woman, who is full of unexpected ideas. Inspired by the songs of Leonard Cohen.
Sat, 9 April @ 5PM
Alma Duncan Salon, Arts Court
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Join us for a Q&A with Matthew Bissonnette (Director) & Corey Marr (Producer)
after the film.
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"With a fine balance of winking absurdity and wry humour – Cohen would tip his fedora to the born-and-raised Montrealer Bissonnette on that score – Death of a Ladies’ Man is a charming study of a man in crisis."
- The Globe and Mail
Dir. Rachel Carey
90 min
Fri, 8 April @ 7PM (In-Person)
Alma Duncan Salon, Arts Court
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"Perfectly formed, 90-minute comedies are hard to come by these days. Brash, bold and boisterous,
Deadly Cuts is a welcome addition to the genre." - RTÉ
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Dir. Rachel Carey
90 min
Fri, 8 April @ 7PM (In-Person)
Alma Duncan Salon, Arts Court
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"Perfectly formed, 90-minute comedies are hard to come by these days. Brash, bold and boisterous,
Deadly Cuts is a welcome addition to the genre." - RTÉ
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You're Not My Mother
Dir. Matthew Bisonnette
100 min
Thriller
You're Not My Mother follows Char, a teenage girl in Ireland whose mother, Angela, goes missing. When Angela returns, Char begins to see her mother's increasingly scary change in personality ... as if she's been taken over by a malevolent force.
As Halloween arrives, Char understands that it's up to her to save her mother -- or lose her forever.
Sat, 9 April @8PM
Alma Duncan Salon, Arts Court
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Join us for a Q&A with Hazel Doupe
(Actress) after the film.
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"With fantastically committed performances and a deft management of tone, it's one of the better genre films of 2021." - RogerEbert.com
Steps of Freedom
Dir. Ruan Magan
80 min
Documentary
Follows the evolution of Irish dance, exploring the impact of historical influences and featuring striking performances.
Sun, 10 April @ 2PM
Arts Court Theatre, Arts Court
Dir. Rachel Carey
90 min
Fri, 8 April @ 7PM (In-Person)
Alma Duncan Salon, Arts Court
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"Perfectly formed, 90-minute comedies are hard to come by these days. Brash, bold and boisterous,
Deadly Cuts is a welcome addition to the genre." - RTÉ
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Deadly Cuts
Comedy
A black comedy set in a working-class Dublin hair salon. There is pressure from all sides—the local hoodlum is leaning on them for protection money, a local councillor is threatening to demolish the street to put up a tourist hotel, and then, catastrophe strikes!
But these stylists will become accidental vigilantes and community heroes as they take on the gang members and gentrifiers threatening their community.
Dir. Rachel Carey
90 min
Fri, 8 April @ 7PM (In-Person)
Alma Duncan Salon, Arts Court
​
"Perfectly formed, 90-minute comedies are hard to come by these days. Brash, bold and boisterous,
Deadly Cuts is a welcome addition to the genre." - RTÉ
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Death of a Ladies' Man
Comedy/Drama
Starring Gabriel Byrne, a carousing college professor's life takes a series of unimaginable twists when he begins to have surreal hallucinations. Reflecting on the life he has lived, Samuel retreats to his family shack in remote Ireland, where he begins work on that great novel he always meant to write, and generally take stock. Surprisingly, or not, he meets and falls in love with a local woman, who is full of unexpected ideas. Inspired by the songs of Leonard Cohen.
Special Guest
Q&A
Dir. Matthew Bisonnette
100 min
Sat, 9 April @ 5PM
Alma Duncan Salon, Arts Court
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Join us for a Q&A with Matthew Bissonnette (Director) & Corey Marr (Producer)
after the film.
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"With a fine balance of winking absurdity and wry humour – Cohen would tip his fedora to the born-and-raised Montrealer Bissonnette on that score – Death of a Ladies’ Man is a charming study of a man in crisis."
- The Globe and Mail
Lost Children of the Carricks
Documentary
Filmed on location in the Gaspé and in Ireland, Lost Children of the Carricks traces the extraordinary journey of Patrick Kaveney, Sarah MacDonald and their six children from their clachán in Cross, near Ballymote to Québec’s Gaspé peninsula, and the remarkable return of their francophone descendants to Ireland five generations and 168 years later.
Special Guest
Q&A
Dir. Professor Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin
70 min
Sat, 9 April @ 2PM (In-Person)
Arts Court Theatre
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Join us for a Q&A with Prof. Ó hAllmhuráin (Director) after the film.
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“I wanted to make a film through the eyes of a single family to help people understand ... the interconnectedness of events through a broader context.” - G. Ó hAllmhuráin
You're Not My Mother
Thriller
You're Not My Mother follows Char, a teenage girl in Ireland whose mother, Angela, goes missing. When Angela returns, Char begins to see her mother's increasingly scary change in personality ... as if she's been taken over by a malevolent force.
As Halloween arrives, Char understands that it's up to her to save her mother -- or lose her forever.
Dir. Kate Dolan
93 min
Sat, 9 April @8PM
Alma Duncan Salon, Arts Court
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Join us for a Q&A with Hazel Doupe (Actress) after the film.
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"With fantastically committed performances and a deft management of tone, it's one of the better genre films of 2021." - RogerEbert.com
Sat, 9 April @ 2PM (In-Person)
Arts Court Theatre
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Q&A with Director
Sat, 9 April @ 2PM (In-Person)
Arts Court Theatre
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Q&A with Director
Special Guest
Q&A
Steps of Freedom
Documentary
Follows the evolution of Irish dance, exploring the impact of historical influences and featuring striking performances.
Dir. Ruan Magan
80 min
Sun, 10 April @ 2PM
Arts Court Theatre, Arts Court
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2022 TICKETS
Program Archive
View our past festival programs by selecting a year below. Please note that the 2020 festival was cancelled.
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