Event Description
Reel Movie Mondays is our independent film series that screens as part of TIFF Film Circuit, screening on select Monday evenings (6:30 pm) at the Red Deer Polytechnic Arts Centre Main Stage. 🎞️
I Swear – November 23 | 6:30pm
Kirk Jones
United Kingdom| 2025 | 120m | English | Blue Fox Entertainment | 14A
I Swear is a poised, textured portrait of a life lived against expectation. Anchored by Robert Aramayo’s (Lilies Not For Me, Nocturnal Animals) nuanced turn, the film tracks John Davidson, a Scottish man shaped by the onset of severe Tourette’s syndrome in adolescence and the world’s uneasy gaze. Moving beyond biopic mechanics, the story unfolds through moments of dislocation, misfired intentions, and unexpected solidarity as John navigates family estrangement, social misunderstanding, and his own burgeoning voice. Set between the Border towns of the 1980s and later Glasgow, the film examines the porous border between perception and meaning, between restraint and impulse. With restraint and wry humanity, I Swear observes how identity, dignity, and connection are claimed amid disorder. Inspired by a true story.
Content advisory: Coarse language, sexual language
I Swear won Best Leading Actor from the BAFTA Film Awards in 2026! 🎥
Register online on our website, over the phone, or in person at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery. Tickets are also available at the door the day of the movie at the Red Deer Polytechnic Arts Centre Main Stage.
Cost: $15/non-member | $10/member | $5/student
