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Dancing on the Elephant

Directed by Julia Neill, Jacob Z. Smith
Canada
2025
94 mins

When Nora’s son drops her off at Shady Rest Retirement Home, there's not much left to hope for, until unfiltered firecracker Edna wheels into her life and reminds her that it ain’t over till it’s over. The pair kindle a friendship around a love of Fat Archie’s cookies, disdain for “chair-xercise,” and Edna’s quest to escape the “fox farm.” But Edna’s failing memory may soon land her in the secure memory care wing, leaving Nora to plot one last grand adventure in hopes of reminding her friend that there are still elephants left to dance on. A window into the simultaneously hysterical and heartbreaking process of aging, Dancing on the Elephant is about looking forward without fear.

Tickets

Sunday April 126pm

Silverspot CinemaRoom 13

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  • Year
    2025
  • Country
    Canada
  • Language
    English
  • Premiere Status
    East Coast Premiere
  • Director
    Julia Neill, Jacob Z. Smith
  • Producer
    Tanya Preyde, Walter Forsyth
  • Writer
    Lisa Hagen
  • Cinematographer
    Kevin Fraser
  • Editor
    Angela Baker
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Theme
    Directed by Women, Jordan Ressler First Feature Award
  • Award
    Jordan Ressler First Feature

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