Monday Night Film Series presents DONT LETS GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT-FR

Event date(s): September 22, 2025
Time(s): 07:30 PM - 09:30 PM
Category: Fredericton
Location: Fredericton

The Monday Night Film Series presents DON’T LET’S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT on Monday September 22nd at 7:30pm in Tilley 102, UNB. 

In her directorial debut, Embeth Davidtz adapts Alexandra Fuller’s memoir Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, offering a deeply personal and politically charged portrait of a white farming family in the waning days of Rhodesia. Set against the backdrop of the 1980 election that would birth Zimbabwe, the story unfolds through the eyes of eight-year-old Bobo (Lexi Venter), whose innocence contrasts sharply with the fear and denial of the adults around her. 

Davidtz plays Nicola Fuller, Bobo’s volatile mother, who clings to her colonial identity with a machine gun by her side. As tensions rise between white landowners and Black workers, the film captures the unraveling of a world built on racial injustice. With nuanced performances from Zikhona Bali and Fumani N. Shilubana as Sarah and Jacob, the family’s employees, the film resists easy moral binaries. Davidtz crafts a haunting, empathetic exploration of identity, loss, and the painful legacy of colonialism. 

This doesn’t just establish Embeth Davidtz as an exciting new filmmaker, it also marks the introduction of 7-year-old Lexi Venter, a talent so innately gifted she’s rightfully drawing comparisons to legendary child stars Jodie Foster and Anna Paquin. Al Alexander, Movies Thru the Spectrum

Davidtz's adaptation of Alexandra Fuller’s memoir is powerful, unflinching, and deeply honest. M.N. Miller, FandomWire 

This year, 29 limited release, independent foreign & Canadian films will be shown. Admission is $10/film, but a yearly film society membership reduces admission cost to $7/film. The series is open to all. Memberships are available at Tilley 102 every Monday night. 

For further info, contact NB Film Co-op 455-1632  info@nbfilmcoop.com https://www.nbfilmcoop.com/monday-night-film-series

The NB Film Co-op in partnership with the UNB Faculty of Arts and the Toronto Film Festival presents the series.

Building: Tilley Hall

Room Number: Room 102