YOU CAN LIVE FOREVER

*PACIFIC NORTHWEST PREMIERE*
SUN OCT 23| 12:30 PM | NORTHWEST FILM FORUM
AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY OCT 13-23

YOU CAN LIVE FOREVER
Mark Slutsky & Sarah Watts; 2022; Canada; 96 minutes
English and French, with English subtitles

Following the death of her father, Canadian teen Jamie moves in with her Jehovah's Witness Aunt and her husband. Jamie grapples with her sudden immersion into this deeply rule-bound community, but strikes up a quick and intense friendship with Marike, the daughter of one of the congregation's elders. Their strong connection shifts into something more, and we follow the pair’s challenges in expressing and accepting their love for each other. As the congregation becomes aware of their relationship, Jamie's sense of her own desires and self become too strong for her to remain in the community. YOU CAN LIVE FOREVER is a coming-of-age story that explores what it means to subvert deeply rooted expectations in an enclosed community.

CONTENT WARNINGS: NON-EXPLICIT SEXUAL SITUATIONS

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