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this week:

Thursday, March 19

Films
Spare My Bones, Coyote!
Mar 19
Spare My Bones, Coyote!

Screening times:
Thursday, March 19, 6:30 PM
Sunday, March 29, 7:45 PM

Jonah Malak | Canada | 2025 | 84m
English and Spanish with English subtitles

Marisela and Ely are part of a volunteer group who seek, find, and return the bodies of migrants who died in the Arizona desert, while crossing the US-Mexico border on foot. Spare My Bones, Coyote! is a documentary that follows this challenging, dangerous, and heartrending work, and peers into the difficult and dedicated lives these people have chosen.

Films
Montréal, ma belle
Mar 19
thursday late
Montréal, ma belle
thursday late

Screening times:
Sunday, March 8, 5:30 PM
Sunday, March 8, 8:15 PM
Thursday, March 19, 8:45 PM

Xiaodan He | Canada | 2025 | 118m
French and Mandarin with English subtitles

A Chinese immigrant mother in Montreal breaks from duty and tradition when she falls for a young Québécoise woman, leading her to confront questions of identity and freedom.

thursday late

Friday, March 20

Films
Yi Yi
Mar 20
this friday
Yi Yi
this friday

Screening times:
Friday, March 20, 6:30 PM

Edward Yang | Taiwan | 2000 | 173m
Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien, and Japanese with English subtitles

Portrait of a middle-class family in Taipei. This extraordinary, internationally embraced film is warm, sprawling, and dazzling. Twenty-six years after its release, it remains one of the undisputed masterworks of the new century.

this friday

Saturday, March 21

Films
Miroirs No. 3
Mar 21
saturday early
Miroirs No. 3
saturday early

Screening times:
Saturday, March 21, 6:00 PM
Sunday, March 29, 5:30 PM

Christian Petzold | Germany | 2025 | 86m
German with English subtitles

Past and present collide in this sly psychodrama, as Laura (Paula Beer), a young woman from Berlin, survives a countryside car crash before she gradually enters the fold of a mysterious, pained family.

saturday early
Films
Waiting for Guffman - Catherine O'Hara Retrospective
Mar 21
saturday late
Waiting for Guffman - Catherine O'Hara Retrospective
saturday late

Screening times:
Saturday, March 21, 8:30 PM

Christopher Guest | USA | 1996 | 84m

We fondly remember late, great Canadian actor and comedian Catherine O'Hara (1954-2026) with a select range of films screening on Saturday nights in March. We look back at O'Hara's career via an early role in Martin Scorsese's neo-noir comedy After Hours (1985), to her iconic turn in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice (1988) and a lead part in Christopher Guest's ensemble mockumentary Waiting For Guffman (1996).

saturday late

Sunday, March 22

Films
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Mar 22
sunday early
The Voice of Hind Rajab
sunday early

Screening times:
Thursday, March 12, 6:30 PM
Sunday, March 22, 5:30 PM

Kaouther Ben Hania | Tunisia, France | 2025 | 89m
Arabic with English subtitles

A six-year-old girl is trapped in a car under fire in northern Gaza while Red Crescent volunteers try to save her. Incorporating real-life elements that are as difficult to witness as they are impossible to forget, The Voice of Hind Rajab is a harrowing docudrama that makes a powerful appeal to humanity.

sunday early
Films
Yunan
Mar 22
sunday late
Yunan
sunday late

Screening times:
Friday, March 13, 6:30 PM
Sunday, March 22, 7:45 PM

Ameer Fakher Eldin | Canada, Germany, Italy | 2026 | 124m
German and Arabic with English subtitles

Haunted by vivid dreams and tormented by inner demons, an Arab author embarks on a journey to a remote German island driven by a desire to end his life. Amidst the depths of his despair, an encounter with an elderly woman and her son illuminates life's hidden beauty, igniting a silent yet powerful redemption and a reawakening of his desire for life.

sunday late

COMING SOON:

Films
DaPoPo Theatre presents: My Own Private Idaho
Mar 26
coming soon
DaPoPo Theatre presents: My Own Private Idaho
coming soon

Screening times:
Thursday, March 26, 6:30 PM

Gus Van Sant | USA | 1991 | 102m

Scott and Mike are sex workers and lovers. Scott hates his rich father and resists his mapped-out future, while Mike is stalked by narcolepsy and his memories.

coming soon
Magellan
Mar 27
coming soon
Magellan
coming soon

Screening times:
Friday, March 27, 6:30 PM

Lav Diaz | Portugal, Spain, France, Philippines, Taiwan | 2025 | 160m
Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog, French with English subtitles

Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan rebels against the power of his king, but becomes a conquerer despite his original dreams of exploration. Magellan blends Lav Diaz's slow cinema rigor with the biopic form to create a visually hypnotic, deliberately paced historical epic that immerses viewers in a spiritually charged meditation on power, mythology, and colonial ambition.

coming soon
No Other Choice
Mar 28
coming soon
No Other Choice
coming soon

Screening times:
Saturday, March 28, 6:00 PM - this screening takes place at Bus Stop Theatre on Gottingen St

Park Chan-wook | Korea | 2025 | 139m
Korean with English subtitles

An unemployed salary man takes increasingly violent measures to eliminate the competition for a new position. A wickedly clever takedown of the corporate rat race that finds a perfect avatar in Lee Byung-Hun's skillfully hapless performance.

coming soon
Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax presents: Reimagining Safety
Apr 2
coming soon
Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax presents: Reimagining Safety
coming soon

Screening times:
Thursday, April 2, 6:30 PM

Matthew Solomon | USA | 2023 | 83m - director and special guests attending
This screening will have English captions, and the post-film conversation will be accompanied by ASL interpreters

Reimagining Safety illustrates the history and impact of policing, why harmful aspects persist, the role of the media, and how resources and care-based interventions reduce crime while improving societal conditions.

coming soon
Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax presents: Seeds for Liberation
Apr 3
coming soon
Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax presents: Seeds for Liberation
coming soon

Screening times:
Friday, April 3, 6:30 PM

Matthew Solomon | USA | 2026 | 92m - director and special guests attending
This screening will have English captions, and the post-film conversation will be accompanied by ASL interpreters

"Seeds for Liberation" explores Palestinian resistance through emotional and impactful interviews with historians, activists, legal scholars, and experts. The documentary demonstrates how social media has exposed daily life in Gaza and the West Bank, challenging dominant Western narratives and bringing the Free Palestine movement into global consciousness.

coming soon
The Blue Trail
Apr 4
coming soon
The Blue Trail
coming soon

Screening times:
Saturday, April 4, 6:00 PM
Thursday, April 16, 6:30 PM

Gabriel Mascaro | Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Netherlands | 86m
Portuguese with English subtitles

Tereza is due to be sent to a remote colony for over-80s. She defies her fate and embarks on a forbidden journey down the Amazon, fulfilling a lifelong dream. A gentle sci-fi drama and a uniquely life-affirming, coming-of-(old)-age story.

coming soon
Tomboy - Céline Sciamma Retrospective
Apr 4
coming soon
Tomboy - Céline Sciamma Retrospective
coming soon

Screening times:
Saturday, April 4, 8:30 PM

Céline Sciamma | France | 2011 | 84m
French with English subtitles

A young girl starts to dress like a boy in Sciamma’s tender and affectionate sophomore feature. In tune with the emotion and tribulations of childhood, Tomboy is a charming movie that treats its main subject with warmth and heart. We’re screening Sciamma on Saturday nights all through April!

coming soon
Sirat
Apr 5
coming soon
Sirat
coming soon

Screening times:
Sunday, April 5, 5:30 PM

Óliver Laxe | Spain, France | 2025 | 114m
Spanish, French, and Arabic with English subtitles

In this apocalyptic road movie, a father and son follow a group of ravers deep into the mountains of southern Morocco, searching for their daughter and sister who vanished at a party. Sirāt was winner of the 2025 Cannes Jury Prize!

coming soon
Portrait of a Lady on Fire - Céline Sciamma Retrospective
Apr 11
coming soon
Portrait of a Lady on Fire - Céline Sciamma Retrospective
coming soon

Screening times:
Saturday, April 11, 8:30 PM

Céline Sciamma | France | 2019 | 120m
French with English subtitles

Set in late 18th century Brittany, the daughter of a French countess falls in love with the woman commissioned to paint her wedding portrait. Winner of the Cannes Queer Palm. We’re screening Sciamma on Saturday nights all through April! Films include Tomboy, Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Petite Maman.

coming soon
Petite Maman - Céline Sciamma Retrospective
Apr 18
coming soon
Petite Maman - Céline Sciamma Retrospective
coming soon

Screening times:
Saturday, April 18, 8:30 PM

Céline Sciamma | France | 2022 | 75m
French with English subtitles

8-year-old Nelly is helping her parents clear out her late grandmother’s home when she befriends a girl her age, in this fairytale of grief and hope. We’re screening Sciamma on Saturday nights all through April!

coming soon

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