Feature Narrative/2022/Canada/99min/Directed by Chandler Levack

It’s easy to see why I Like Movies has garnered universally great reviews and multiple awards in telling the story of hopelessly ambitious small-town cinephile seventeen-year-old Lawrence Kweller (a fantastic performance from Isaiah Lehtinen) who lives with his mother (Krista Bridges) in a one-room house but dreams of film school. 

Director and writer Chandler Levack’s debut is a well-made exploration not just of growing up wanting to make movies, but of being an outsider in a small community, of youthful friendships and of family, and the journeys we all take. 

Packing a surprising emotional power, Levack’s debut features signpost her as a talent to watch. 

“It is just a perfectly executed piece of art from writer-director Chandler Levack.” Andy Howell, Film Threat 

Calgary International Film Festival RBC Emerging Canadian Artist Award 2022; Miami Film Festival Jordan Ressler First Feature Award 2023; Santa Barbara International Film Festival Winner Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema 2023