Calamity, une enfance de Martha Jane Cannary

Join us on the big screen in La Grande Salle for Ciné Kids, a version of our Ciné Club for younger viewers where we watch kid-friendly films in French with English subtitles.

On Saturday, November 12th, we will be showing the French-Danish animated movie Calamity (2020), directed by Rémi Chayé. The film imagines the childhood of Martha Jane Cannary, an American frontierswoman of the Wild West, better known as Calamity Jane.

The movie will begin at 3 pm and has a runtime of 82 minutes. This event is free of charge with a $10 suggested donation to support our cultural programs. Register now to join us for this afternoon of adventure!

In 1863, 12-year-old Martha Jane and her family are headed West in large covered wagon train in search of a better life. After Martha Jane's father is hurt in a serious accident, she takes charge of her siblings and learns to drive the family wagon. She has never felt so free. Utterly practical and bold, Martha Jane dresses as a boy and becomes increasingly troublesome for the community due to her outspoken braveness. When the leader of the convoy wrongly accuses her of theft, she runs away to find proof of her innocence... In the Wild, she discovers herself and a world which shapes her and confirms her unique personality... revealing the mythical and slightly mysterious Calamity Jane.