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Mother of All Shows at Stirling Festival Theatre
April 17 @ 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
$15.00
Mother of All Shows is coming home! This is a special screening to commemorate National Canadian Film Day with a post-film Q&A of this mother/daughter musical traumedy starring Wendie Malick, directed by Melissa D’Agostino.
In order for Liza to cope with the impending death of her estranged mother, she retreats to a 70s variety show in her mind where the all-powerful host is her own mother, Rosa, who leads a cast of people from Liza’s past and present, all a jumble in her mind. Rosa hosts the show in Liza’s head with all the bravado and pizazz of Phyllis Diller, Bea Arthur, and Rosemary Clooney. She sings, and dances, and yuks it up, all in Liza’s imagination. Scene by scene, song by song, Liza works through another part of their past in an attempt to see her mother in real life without losing herself in the process.
This film isn’t just a local gem; it has won Outstanding Narrative Feature and Outstanding Direction at the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival and is currently nominated for two Canadian Screen Awards.
Enjoy a stellar performance by Wendie Mallick, a beloved and two-time Emmy nominated actor known for her roles in Hot in Cleveland, Just Shoot Me, Young Sheldon, and more.
Be among the first in Canada to see the film before its US release in July, 2024.