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When

Runs from Monday October 5 2020 to Monday October 5 2020

Approximate running time: 2 hours and 2 minutes

Venue

Yukon Arts Centre Mainstage
300 University Drive
Whitehorse YT Y1A 5X9

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Performance Notes

× Following Yukon Government COVID guidelines, large sections of the YAC theatre will be blocked off to ensure safe social distancing, and you are not able to select your own seating, to maximize our restricted seating capacity. We are also only able to provide advance ticket sales for this performance. THERE WILL BE NO WALK UP / RUSH TICKETS AVAILABLE.

If you are sick or exhibiting any symptoms of COVID-19, please stay home. DO NOT attend the performance if you are ill.

Kelly Reichardt (Meek’s Cutoff, Certain Women, Old Joy, Wendy&Lucy) once again trains her patient eye on the Pacific Northwest, this time evoking an authentically hardscrabble early 19th century way of life. 96% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.

A taciturn loner and skilled cook (John Magaro) has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon Territory, though he only finds true connection with a Chinese immigrant (Orion Lee) also seeking his fortune; soon the two collaborate on a successful business, although its longevity is reliant upon the clandestine participation of a nearby wealthy landowner’s prized milking cow. From this simple premise Reichardt constructs a haunting interrogation of foundational Americana that recalls her earlier triumph Old Joy in its sensitive depiction of male friendship, yet is driven by a mounting suspense all its own. Reichardt again shows her distinct talent for depicting the peculiar rhythms of daily living and ability to capture the immense, unsettling quietude of rural America.

Mature content for language and violence: recommended for ages 13+

"Kelly Reichardt's manifest-destiny epic in D minor...gives you the feeling that you've just witnessed a major work from a great American filmmaker." - David Fear, Rolling Stone