Henry Gamer

Movies

Blackout
A black comedy of violent criminals who terrorize apartment dwellers during New York's 1977 power blackout.
Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia
Siberia 1953: Ilsa is now working in a Gulag prison camp. Her mission is to "retrain the minds" of those who don't agree with the communists.
The Mourning Suit
An old tailor (Norman Taviss) befriends a confused young cellist (Allan Moyle) in the Jewish section of a Canadian city.
Lies My Father Told Me
Uncle Benny
A Jewish boy grows up in 1920s Montreal with a grandfather who tells stories and a father who won't work.
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Lawyer
The younger son of a working-class Jewish family in Montreal, Duddy Kravitz yearns to make a name for himself in society. This film chronicles his short and dubious rise to power, as well as his changing relationships with family and friends. Along the way the film explores the themes of anti-semitism and the responsibilities which come with adulthood.
The Pyx
A detective investigating the death of a heroin-addicted prostitute uncovers evidence pointing to the existence of a murderous devil cult.
Réjeanne Padovani
Sam Tannenbaum
The unexpected return of his ex-wife and the assembly of a group of protesters both threaten to wreck a corrupt contractor's inauguration party for his new superhighway.
Prologue
Karen's Father
This film tells the story of a young Montrealer who edits an underground newspaper with help from his female friend and a draft dodger from the United States. Two rival philosophies of dissenting youth become evident in the choices they make: militant protest vs. communal retreat. Including some seminal archival footage of a speech by legendary anti-war activist Abbie Hoffman and bloody rioting during the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago.