FILM SCREENING

BlackBerry

R

Runtime: 124 minutes

Director: Matt Johnson, Jay McCarroll, Jared Raab

Cast: Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Matt Johnson, Cary Elwes, Rich Sommer

In 1996, amidst the booming technology industry in Ontario, Mike Lazaridis finds a corner of the market to stake his claim, crafting a new type of cellular phone with internet capabilities and a keyboard to promote work-life cross-functionality. Dubbing his creation a smartphone, Lazaridis soon finds himself flying too close to the sun as corporate greed and imitations soon encroach upon his creation. (2023)

• 2023 Sloan Science on Screen Award: San Francisco International Film Festival
• 2023 Nominee Berlin International Film Festival: Best Film