Documentary producer, Montana Berg (aka UWCV member Renate Siekmann) is proud to present her Genie Award-nominated feature-length film Leave Them Laughing at Hycroft on October 29.

Leave Them Laughing: A Musical Comedy About Dying is a documentary film directed by Academy-Award-winning director John Zaritsky. It follows the life of one-woman entertainment machine (and Canadian) Carla Zilber-Smith, a lead singer, comedienne, actress, teacher, and mother, after she was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS), as she blogs and jokes her way through a disease that carries a certain death sentence. The film premiered at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in 2010, winning the Special Jury Prize for best Canadian Documentary. A top Canadian film critic called the film “an emotional roller coaster of enormous proportions”. It was screened at film festivals around the world and won many “audience favorite” awards. In addition, it was nominated for Best Documentary at the 31st Genie Awards.

Happy Hour: 6:00 – 7:00 pm; Movie: 7:00 – 8:30 pm. Admission by donation.
Click here to view poster.  

NOTE:  This movie is by invitation only to UWCV members and their guests.   

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