Tickets are on sale now for the Comox Valley Art Gallery鈥檚 Autumn Film Series, which starts  Sept. 18, with Perfect Day.

 
The series of 10 films will run every Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the Landmark Cinemas, 2265 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay, until Nov. 20. Tickets are available on-line at .
 
Regular tickets are $18 for each film, or $17 for CVAG members. A pass for all 10 films is $162, or $153 for CVAG members.
 
The series features 10 films from the Toronto International Film Festival Film Circuit:

Sept. 18 | PERFECT DAY

Wim Wenders returns with a poignant character study and a deeply moving, poetic reflection on finding beauty in the everyday world around us.

Sept. 25 | THE QUEEN OF MY DREAMS

Fawzia Mirza鈥檚 stylish feature debut mashes up the textures of Indian cinema and a Canadian coming-of-age picture, tracing key moments in the lives of a mother and daughter born three decades apart.

Oct. 2 | EVIL DOES NOT EXIST

A place of bucolic serenity is threatened by cynical urban developers, in this exquisite slow burn that reveals the hidden potential for transformation on both sides of its fraught power dynamic.

Oct. 9 | CAFE DAUGHTER

Based on true events, this is a story of personal reconciliation for young Chinese-Cree Yvette Wong, as she embraces her heritage and builds toward her dream of becoming a doctor in 1960s Saskatchewan.

Oct. 16 | THE OLD OAK

Ken Loach鈥檚 final feature takes place in and around a pub in a northern English village, where not all of the locals are welcoming to newly arrived refugees from Syria.

Oct. 23 | WE GROWN NOW

Two young boys, best friends Malik and Eric, discover the joys and hardships of growing up in the sprawling Cabrini-Green public housing complex in 1992 Chicago.

Oct. 30 | SWEETLAND

A retired Newfoundland fisherman persists in staying in his small harbor hometown, despite a government notice to relocate the population.

Nov. 6 | FANCY DANCE

Following her sister鈥檚 disappearance, Jax and her niece Roki must stick together. Desperate to keep what鈥檚 left of their family intact, Jax and Roki Defy the law and hit the road on a journey to the Grand Nation Powwow in Oklahoma City.

Nov. 13 | SING SING

Based on the real-life arts rehabilitation program founded at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, this film follows a troupe of incarcerated actors who work on a play as part of a theatre workshop at the prison.

Nov. 20 | THELMA

A delightful June Squibb stars as a 93-year-old grandma who sets out to find the scammers who took her money in this gentle revenge comedy.

For more details about the film series, or to see trailers, visit

Purchasing advance tickets on-line is strongly recommended since most many films sell out. People can purchase tickets for $18, cash only, at the Theatre in advance of the screening, but only as available seats allow.

Proceeds from the film series contribute to CVAG鈥檚 artistic programming.