CHATHAM-KENT INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL 2025
OCTOBER 24-26, 2025
**there will be no single movie blocks**
CK-IFF Saturday Pass - $15.00 (includes 3 showings) The
CK-IFF Saturday Pass includes a 12:00pm, 2:30pm, and a 6:00pm
film showing at the Kiwanis Theatre. Films listed below: *NOTE* This does not include the
showing of Nightmare on Elm Street at 10:00pm Saturday 10 am THE CHATHAM-KENT YOUTH FILM AWARDS:
Out of Touch Return to Objective Mephisto Fallen Drafting The Language of the Universe Bad
Bushka Waves and Legends DING! Fade Away The Watchman Pages of Promise They Seek Candidate 33 Cat & Fish
Saturday
12 pm A Farewell to Youth - Canada - A washed-up screenwriter, desperately clinging to his fading
youth, is forced to confront the realities of fatherhood when his estranged,
pregnant teenage daughter unexpectedly appears on his doorstep, seeking his
help. Saturday
2:30 pm Neried -
Canada - A mysterious woman escapes from an abusive relationship with earth
shattering results. Firecrow - Canada - Two farm workers are tasked with moving a cryptic
scarecrow one day, which unbeknownst to them, has been afflicted with a
powerful curse. Another Round - Canada - A woman walks into a lively bar with her
friends, laughing and determined to enjoy a carefree night. As she orders a
drink, she suddenly locks eyes with him - the one she thought she left behind.
Across the room, he hesitates, then smirks, as if fate had played its hand once
again. Despite her friends’ whispered warnings and exchanged glances, the
attraction is undeniable. Through stolen glances, playful banter, and
slow-burning tension, the two find themselves drawn back together- just like
old times. The jukebox plays their song, the neon lights blur, and memories
come rushing back. One drink turns into two, a flirtatious dance turns into a
deep, knowing gaze, and before they know it, they’re lost in each other again.
As the night fades into the early hours, they leave the bar together with the
same reckless passion that always brings them back. They know how this ends,
but tonight, they don’t care. One last round … or maybe more.
Alterations
- Canada - A
single mom turns to vigilantism and makes unlikely friends when she doesn’t get
the help she needs from the police to find her missing daughter. Saturday
6 pm Before
the Dawn -
Canada, Poland, Portugal, Swaziland, Ukraine - Set in a picturesque Ukrainian
village in the midst of the 19th century, the film revolves around themes of
love, loss, despair, and hope. In the heart of a young girl, true love
blossomed, which, however, led to the darkest night in her life… The story that
repeats from generation to generation. Will the young, vulnerable soul manage
to break this vicious cycle? The
Caretaker -
United Kingdom - The Caretaker is a character-driven horror-thriller set at
Lockbridge Academy, an isolated school on the coast, run by the powerful
aristocratic Aberdeen family. Eddie, a mute, burdened with caring for his cruel
ailing mother. While on the cusp of losing his home, he takes a caretaker
position at Lockbridge. There, he meets a cleaner named Marie, sparking a
connection that will alter the trajectory of his life, while unravelling a
sinister mystery lurking within the school, that could shatter the Aberdeen’s
family legacy forever. Saturday
10 pm The Morgue -
Islamic Republic of Iran - A zombie girl comes out of the morgue and is
horrified by a terrifying sight. Midnight Snack - Canada - Hunger always strikes in the dead of night. Heartworm - Canada - A young man finds himself in a world of grief and
pain after he discovers that his body is host to a parasite.
A
Nightmare on Elm Street-
Nancy is
having nightmares about a frightening, badly-scarred figure who wears a glove
with razor-sharp "finger knives". She soon discovers that her friends
are having similar dreams. When the kids begin to die, Nancy realizes that she
must stay awake to survive. Uncovering the secret identity of the dream killer
and his connection with the children of Elm Street, the girl plots to draw him
out into the real world.
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