Dancing on the Elephant

Synopsis

Dancing on the Elephant is a 2025 Canadian comedy-drama film about the friendship between two elderly women who embark on a quest for one last adventure. Nora, a seemingly healthy and independent woman, is involuntarily placed in the Shady Rest Retirement Home by her children after a minor stroke. Feeling trapped and stripped of her identity, she believes her life of adventure is over. She soon meets Edna, a feisty resident with early-stage dementia, who uses a walker and constantly plots to escape what she calls the “fox farm”. The two women realize they knew each other from school, bond over shared experiences, a love of “Fat Archies” cookies, and a mutual disdain for mundane retirement home activities like “Chair-xercise”.

• Outstanding Performance (Mary Walsh) – Atlantic International Film Festival 2025
• Best Editor (Angela Baker) – Atlantic International Film Festival 2025

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Watch the trailer.
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Reviews
“Absolutely amazing and touching film. Really hits that emotional spot and really brings you to the thought of everything is a first and you just have to live it. Had the pleasure of talking to Mary and Sheila after the premiere. Everyone needs to go see this phenomenal film.”
— Letterboxd film review

“There’s some Thelma and Louise in there, some Grace and Frankie as well, [and] some Golden Girls.”
— Paul Brothers, Global News Morning

Get Your Tickets

Tickets available at the door: $12.
Film Club Passes available at the Box Office or at the Perth library: $50 (for five films)