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This Palme d’Or-winning British drama from legendary British director Ken Loach (THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY) was the Opening Film of TCFF ‘17. I, DANIEL BLAKE is a luminous feature film about the impact one individual can have in an indifferent world. Self-reliant Daniel Blake, a 59-year-old carpenter in England, suddenly finds himself in need of government assistance after suffering a job-ending heart attack; however, he quickly discovers the dehumanizing welfare system is set up to deter people from receiving aid, rather than to help them. With the assistance of a single mother he meets during his ordeal, Daniel attempts to fight the bureaucratic forces stifling his dignity. Brimming with deep humanity, warmth & compassion — along with sadness & fury — I, DANIEL BLAKE is a triumphant social drama, and one of the very best films we’ve had the honor of presenting over the past two decades of TCFF.

Tuesday, November 18th at 1pm and 7pm

A comedic treat from TCFF ‘08 that won The Bamboozler Award for Funniest Fiction Feature, KENNY is a hilarious mockumentary framed as a character study about – ready for it? – a port-a-potty deliveryman named Kenny. The film starts with a tour of Kenny’s professional life, where he works for Splashdown, a company that supplies portable toilets to major events in Melbourne. Clever toilet humor aside (and there’s quite a bit to wade through), Jacobson shows Kenny to be a decent chap as we follow his troubled relationship with his disapproving father (who calls him “a glorified turd burglar”) and his charming courting of an airline stewardess on the way to the port-a-john convention in Nashville. A huge success in its native Australia and one of the funniest films we’ve had the pleasure of screening at TCFF, KENNY is an endearing, upbeat portrait of a truly uncommon common man.

Tuesday, November 18th at 4pm