THE EVENT
(Thom Fitzgerald/Canada/2003/112 mins)
(Sun 8th/8:30pm/£4/£3)
The Event is arguably the most significant movie about Aids since Longtime Companion, raising the morally challenging question: should you have the right to choose the time and place of your own death?
Matt's HIV drug regime is failing, but he wishes to take one final cocktail in the safe company of his family and friends. Parker Posey plays Nick, a district attorney who investigates his death. His mother, played by Olympia Dukakis, is central to the investigation and indeed the film, and she delivers an
outstanding performance. The film is a big weepy and has played to standing ovations around the world. Rarely captured on screen, its narrative breaks a veil of silence and ignorance and takes us on an inspirational journey.