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The Isabel Quartet presents Amy Beach’s THEME AND VARIATIONS for flute and quartet with flautist, Sarah Moon, a new quartet by Bruce Russell, and Schubert’s DEATH AND THE MAIDEN.

The Opening Night selection at this year’s KCFF is one of the most compelling cinematic visions to emerge from Quebec in recent years, which is really saying something given the high standards for screen storytelling from la belle province! Indeed, it’s the second time we’ve showcased the work of director Sophie Deraspe on the festival’s opening night – her bracing drama ANTIGONE wowed audiences here in 2020.

In this debut feature by Kingston writer-director Evan Bard, a struggling artist named Margo faces a big challenge if she hopes to preserve her wedding plans. First, she has to end the passionate affair she's been having. But when her lover refuses to let go and crashes her engagement dinner, his arrival sets off a chain of events that reveal the long-buried secrets that all of the guests have been trying to hide.