Cinematheque, at 100 Arthur Street, will be showing one of the two
remaining 16mm prints of Downtime (1985) to celebrate the release of the DVD.
Post film Q&A with Director Greg Hanec and lead actress Maureen Gerbrandt.
Moderated by U of W Film Prof John Kozak
"Winnipeg has never looked darker, grimier, or more mysterious, than it does here" Winnipeg Free Press (1985)
As a surprise Canadian entry at the 1986 Berlin International Film Festival, Downtime has established a reputation as "one of the best feature films made in Manitoba" Take One.
This DVD presents Downtime in a suitably pristine format, restored from the original negative, and contains several special features, including an interview with the director and two of Hanec's early shorts, Music and Slow, Fast, Single.
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