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We are closed for HIFF this week!
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Carbon Arc is closed for HIFF!
May 27
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Carbon Arc is closed for HIFF!
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We are closed for the 20th annual Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival!

HIFF takes place 27-30 May, 2026! Carbon Arc will reopen the following week <3

HIFF happens at Bus Stop Theatre on Gottingen St. Tickets here: https://www.hiff.ca/

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COMING SOON:

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CCGH presents: Gagne ton ciel
Jun 4
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CCGH presents: Gagne ton ciel
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Screening times:
Thursday, June 4, 6:30 PM
Director Mathieu Denis attending!

Mathieu Denis | Canada | 2025 | 116m
French with English subtitles

Facing financial hardship and craving prosperity, a family man takes progressively darker actions in his desperate pursuit of a better life.

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Amrum
Jun 5
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Amrum
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Screening times:
Friday, June 5th 6:30 PM
Saturday,June 20th 6:00 PM

Faith Akin | Canada | 2026 | 93 m
German with English subtitles

In 1945 Amrum Island, 12-year-old Nanning hunts seals, fishes at night, and farms to help feed his family. Life feels idyllic on this windswept isle until peace reveals an unexpected danger closer to home.

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ICYMI: Exit 8
Jun 6
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ICYMI: Exit 8
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Screening times:
Saturday, June 6th, 6:00 PM

Genki Kawamura | Japan | 2026 | 95 m
Japanese with English subtitles

A man trapped in a endless sterile subway passageway sets out to find Exit 8. The rules of his quest are simple: do not overlook anything out of the ordinary. If you discover an anomaly, turn back immediately. If you don’t, carry on. Then leave from Exit 8. But even a single oversight will send him back to the beginning. Will he ever reach his goal and escape this infinite corridor?

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Outdoor screening: Amélie
Jun 6
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Outdoor screening: Amélie
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Screening times:
Saturday, June 6, 9:00 PM - SOLD OUT, rush tickets may be available closer to the date

Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Canada | 2001 | 122m
French with English subtitles

Amélie is a fanciful comedy about a young woman who discretely orchestrates the lives of the people around her, creating a world exclusively of her own making.

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2025 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity!
Jun 7
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2025 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity!
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Screening times:
Sunday, June 7, 5:30 PM

Various directors & countries | 2025 | 108m

Don’t miss some of the world’s most entertaining, inspirational and humorous commercials from around the world! The Globe and Mail presents the latest winning ads from the annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

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Carolina Caroline
Jun 11
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Carolina Caroline
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Screening times:
Thursday, June 11, 6:30 PM
Friday, June 19, 6:30 PM

Adam Carter Rehmeier | USA | 2026 | 105m

Caroline (Samara Weaving) skips her smalltown with a charismatic con man. They Bonnie and Clyde their way through the Southeast leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.

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Silent Friend
Jun 12
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Silent Friend
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Screening times:
Friday, June 12, 6:30 PM
Sunday, June 28, 5:30 PM

Ildikó Enyedi | Germany, France, Hungary | 2025 | 147m
German with English subttiles

Tony Leung and and Léa Seydoux star in this gentle epic that revolves around an ancient Gingko tree on the campus of a medieval German university.

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With Hasan in Gaza
Jun 13
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With Hasan in Gaza
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Screening times:
Saturday, June 13, 6:30 PM
Friday, June 26, 6:30 PM

Kamal Aljafari | Palestine, Germany, Switzerland, France. Qatar | 2025 | 106 min
Arabic with English subtitles

Three videotapes of life in Gaza from 2001 were rediscovered. What starts as Kamal Aljafari’s  search for a former prison mate leads to an unexpected road trip through Gaza with Hasan, collecting images from places that are now unrecognisable.

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A Wachowskis Retrospective: Bound (4K Restoration)
Jun 13
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A Wachowskis Retrospective: Bound (4K Restoration)
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Screening times:
Saturday, June 13, 8:30 PM

The Wachowskis | USA | 1996 | 104m

While Corky, a tough ex-convict, is working on an apartment renovation she meets the dangerous couple living next door: Caesar, a paranoid mobster, and Violet, his seductive girlfriend, who is immediately attracted to her. Unbelievable sexual chemistry ensues.

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Lucid Toons presents: Tekkonkinkreet (4K remaster)
Jun 14
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Lucid Toons presents: Tekkonkinkreet (4K remaster)
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Screening times:
Sunday, June 14, 5:30 PM

Michael Arias | Japan | 2006 | 103m
Japanese with English subtitles

Black, a boy who seeks to bend the city to his will through strength, and White, his innocent counterpart, are two orphaned street kids living in the slums of Treasure Town. When real estate developers threaten to transform Treasure Town into a massive theme park, its very existence is put at risk. Determined to protect both White and their city, Black takes on the yakuza and assassins, gradually losing his innocence as he confronts a dark manifestation within himself.

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A Wachowskis Retrospective: The Matrix (4K Restoration)
Jun 20
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A Wachowskis Retrospective: The Matrix (4K Restoration)
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Screening times:
Saturday, June 20, 8:30 PM

The Wachowskis| Canada | USA | 1996 | 136m

Neo believes that Morpheus, an elusive figure considered to be the most dangerous man alive, can answer his question: What is the Matrix?

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A Wachowskis Retrospective: Speed Racer (4k Restoration)
Jun 27
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A Wachowskis Retrospective: Speed Racer (4k Restoration)
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Screening times:
Saturday, June 27, 8:30 PM

The Wachowskis | USA | 2008 | 135m

Speed Racer is a young and brilliant racing driver. When corruption in the racing leagues costs his brother his life, Speed must team up with his family and the mysterious Racer X to bring an end to the corruption and criminal activities.

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A giant thank you to everyone who donated to the Nova Scotia SPCA during our virtual run of Stray! We were able to raise $577.50! All the credit card fees for donations were covered so 100% of your donation went to the NS SPCA.

Carbon Arc’s behind the scenes boss died April 7th, 2020. We were so lucky to have him order us around and keep us sensible. He was the best.

Tiny’s favourite album was Superchunk’s On the Mouth. He would race around whenever it was on. That alone makes you a technician in most jurisdictions.

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