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Edmonton International Film Festival presents Stories We Tell

Landmark Cinemas 9 City Centre

Edmonton

April 15, 2026

7:00 PM

Free

English

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Stories We Tell

Director Sarah Polley
Run Time 108min
Genre Documentary
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Summary

What begins as a cinematic search for her mother who died when Polley was only 11 becomes a kind of family detective story delving into long-buried secrets about the filmmaker herself. Mixing interviews with archival footage and dramatizations, Polley explores the very nature of family and the conspiracy we enter into in order to protect the bonds we cherish with our loved ones.

As Polley interrogates each of her subjects in turn, contradictory accounts emerge, and longstanding efforts to hide some painful truths eventually become futile.

The “stories we tell” — that all families tell in one way or another — turn out to obscure as much as they reveal, and the whole idea of the purpose of narrative is called into question in a way that is both fascinating and poignant.

Ratings by Province or Territory

PG
Alberta
PG
British Columbia
PG
Manitoba
PG
New Brunswick
NR
Newfoundland and Labrador
PG
Nova Scotia
PG
Northwest Territories
PG
Nunavut
PG
Ontario
PG
Prince Edward Island
G
Québec
PG
Saskatchewan
NR
Yukon

Event Primary Language

English

Event Details

Tickets are available at the link below

Apr
15
Edmonton International Film Festival presents Stories We Tell
7:00 PM – 9:30 pm, MDT
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Accessibility

Venue deemed accessible by event host. Accessibility features include ramps, elevators, accessible stalls in gendered washrooms, and accessible seating in the auditorium. Three designated wheelchair accessible seats are available, along with one companion seat.

Address

Landmark Cinemas 9 City Centre, Third Floor, 10200 102 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB, T5J 4C5
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