WHAT DO a lost war hero, a head injury, two socially isolated brothers, and an off-colour joke have in common? They’re just some of the stories told in I Heart Regina – a feature-length motion picture comprised of thirteen films by 14 directors that tell stories of lives being lived in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
In the spirit of such films as Paris, je t’aime, and New York, I Love You, I Heart Regina is a single-city anthology film, only set in a far more exotic location: a medium-sized city on the flattest part of the Saskatchewan steppe. While Paris and New York have been visited by millions of tourists and have been the setting for hundreds of films, Regina has been in the realm of the uncharted, the unknown, and dare we say…the unfathomable. Until now.
These other films, set in famous cities, celebrate their namesakes through the Vaseline smeared lens of love. I Heart Regina’s relationship with the Queen City is a bit more complicated. These are stories of love and hate, anger and attraction, enlightenment and ennui – and the perils of cold, cold weather.
The film features the work of more than 200 Regina based directors, crew members, and performers, including an Olympic gold medalist, three Gemini Award winners and the animal wrangler from Brokeback Mountain. Discover why Mick Jagger calls Regina the city that rhymes with fun. Discover I Heart Regina.
