Carbon Arc is (mostly) closed in September for AIFF!
Sep
1
to Sep 30

Carbon Arc is (mostly) closed in September for AIFF!

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We’re (mostly) closed in September for the Atlantic International Film Festival (AIFF) - apart from the AIFF Filmmaker Lab: Screening Works in Progress, which we’re delighted will be happening on Sunday September 14 at Carbon Arc!

Otherwise please check out the epic Atlantic International Film Festival program at atlanticfilmfest.ca! It looks so great! We’ll be there, and hope to see you there, too!!

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D(e)AD - Halloween Screening!
Oct
31
6:30 PM18:30

D(e)AD - Halloween Screening!

Screening times:
Friday, October 31, 6:30 PM

Claudia Lonow | USA | 2025 | 82m

Tillie, a floundering young woman and her charismatic, alcoholic father, struggle to resolve their fractured relationship in the weirdest possible way: after he dies, his ghost appears in mirrors to haunt everyone in the family but Tillie.

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Cat Video Fest 2025
Aug
31
5:30 PM17:30

Cat Video Fest 2025

Screening times:
Sunday, August 31, 5:30 PM - SOLD OUT
Sunday, August 31, 7:30 PM - selling quickly!
Sunday, August 31, 9:30 PM - show added!

A triumph! A spectacle! A fuzzy wuzzy cuddle puddle! CatVideoFest is all that and more. A favorite family-friendly cat-themed film event screening across North America is now coming to Halifax!

Ticket profits go to My Grandfather's Cat, a Dartmouth nonprofit organisation helping seniors and terminally ill people feed and arrange second forever homes for their pets in Canada.

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The War of the Roses
Aug
30
8:45 PM20:45

The War of the Roses

Screening times:
Saturday, August 30, 8:45 PM

Danny DeVito | USA | 1989 | 116m

A wealthy couple seems to have perfect marriage. But when their marriage begins to fall apart, material possessions become the center of an outrageous and bitter divorce battle. Based on the 1981 novel by Warren Adler, and subject of the 2025 remake The Roses.

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High and Low
Aug
30
5:30 PM17:30

High and Low

Screening times:
Saturday, August 30, 5:30 PM - almost sold out!

Akira Kurosawa | Japan | 1963 | 143m
Japanese with English subtitles

An executive of a Yokohama shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom. This is a modernist crime thriller, a class examination, and an engrossing tale of greed and envy. Subject of Spike Lee’s 2025 reinterpretation Highest 2 Lowest.

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AIFF Trailer Party
Aug
28
7:00 PM19:00

AIFF Trailer Party

Screening time:
Thursday, August 28, 7:00 PM - Rush Only!
Doors open 6:00 pm

Enjoy trailers from the 2025 AIFF lineup, complete with exclusive behind-the-scenes commentary from the AIFF programming team. Connect with fellow film lovers and take home a special postcard souvenir!

The AIFF Box Office team will also be on-site, so you can be among the first to secure tickets for the festival.

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It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley
Aug
22
to Aug 24

It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley

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Screening times:
Friday, August 22, 6:30 PM - SOLD OUT!
Sunday, August 24, 5:30 PM - a few tickets available
Sunday, August 24, 8:00 PM - show added

Amy Berg | USA | 2025 | 106m

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Amy Berg illuminates the tragically short life of Jeff Buckley, a singer-songwriter with an otherworldly voice and boundary-pushing artistry. 

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Dogtooth
Aug
21
6:30 PM18:30

Dogtooth

Screening times:
Thursday, August 21, 6:30 PM

Yorgos Lanthimos | Greece | 2009 | 97m
Greek with English subtitles

A controlling, manipulative father locks his three adult offspring in a state of perpetual childhood by keeping them prisoner within the sprawling family compound.

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Sweet Angel Baby
Aug
16
to Aug 17

Sweet Angel Baby

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Screening times:
Saturday, August 16, 6:00 PM
Sunday, August 17, 5:30 PM - director attending!

Melanie Oates | Canada | 2024 | 96m

Eliza is an unassuming and beloved member of a small fishing community in Newfoundland who sees all of her relationships put in jeopardy after her secret social media persona is exposed.

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To A Land Unknown
Aug
14
to Aug 15

To A Land Unknown

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Screening times:
Thursday, August 14, 6:30 PM
Friday, August 15, 6:30 PM

Mahdi Fleifel | Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Greece, UK, France, Germany, Netherlands | 2024 | 89m
English, Greek and Arabic with English subtitles

Two Palestinian refugees looking to get out of Athens to better lives in Germany hatch a desperate plan.

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Souleymane's Story
Aug
7
to Aug 9

Souleymane's Story

Screening times:
Thursday, August 7, 6:30 PM
Saturday, August 9, 6:00 PM

Boris Lojkine | France | 2024 | 93m
French with English subtitles

A Paris food delivery cyclist and asylum seeker named Souleymane has two days to prepare his story for a make-or-break interview to secure legal residency.

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Kinotoloka Halifax presents Malevich: The Ukrainian Square
Jul
27
5:30 PM17:30

Kinotoloka Halifax presents Malevich: The Ukrainian Square

Screening times:
Sunday, July 27, 5:30 PM

Volodymyr Lutskyi, Igor Malakhov | Ukraine | 2019 | 89m

This screening is presented by Kinotoloka Halifax in partnership with Carbon Arc Cinema. Kinotoloka is a community project that unites the community through screenings of Ukrainian films, fostering cultural exchange, raising awareness about Ukrainian cinema, and promoting Ukrainian narratives.

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Lakeview - Local Pride!
Jul
25
to Jul 26

Lakeview - Local Pride!

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Screening times:
Friday, July 25, 8:45 PM
Saturday, July 26, 6:00 PM - director, cast and crew attending!

Tara Thorne | Canada | 2024 | 100m

When a queer friend group unites for a girls’ weekend celebrating a divorce, their old feelings, new relationships, and shifting dynamics crash into each other in the shadow of summer’s dying light.

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To The Moon - Local Pride!
Jul
25
to Jul 26

To The Moon - Local Pride!

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Screening times:
Friday, July 25, 6:00 PM - director, cast and crew attending!
Saturday, July 26, 9:00 PM

Kevin Hartford | Canada | 2024 | 85m

Closeted single dad Sam (Jacob Sampson) finds his world upended when he meets a handsome stranger. An ensemble comedy about love, choreographed dance, kitchen safety, stranger danger, planetary physics, and the idea that it’s never too late in life to figure out who you really are.

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Holy Smoke! - A Jane Campion July
Jul
19
8:30 PM20:30

Holy Smoke! - A Jane Campion July

Screening times:
Saturday, July 19, 8:30 PM

Jane Campion | Australia, USA | 1999 | 115m
with Kate Winslet, Harvey Keitel

Ruth's been brainwashed by a guru in Delhi, India. Her parents in Sydney hire a specialist in reversing this. Ruth is tricked to return to Australia and is isolated in an outback cabin with the specialist. It gets messy.

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The Hobby: Tales From The Tabletop
Jul
19
to Jul 20

The Hobby: Tales From The Tabletop

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Screening times:
Saturday, July 12, 6:00 PM
Sunday, July 20, 7:45 PM

Morgan Jon Fox | USA | 2024 | 88m

An affectionate, character-driven portrait of the massive and diverse subculture of board games. A fascinating, granular look at the passion of people who love board games, both the players and the creators. 

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The Encampments
Jul
19
to Jul 20

The Encampments

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Screening times:
Saturday, July 19, 6:00 PM
Sunday, July 20, 5:30 PM

Kei Pritsker and Michael T. Workman | United States | 2025 | 81m

A documentary offering an an urgent, intimate portrait of the student movement, ignited at Columbia University, as young people protested their universities’ ties to the war on Gaza. Powerful, grass-roots document of a movement that spread around the world, including our own universities here in Halifax. 

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Shall We Dance?
Jul
18
6:30 PM18:30

Shall We Dance?

Screening times:
Friday, July 18, 6:30 PM

Masayuki Suô | Japan | 1996 | 136m
Japanese with English subtitles

An accountant becomes infatuated by the world of competitive ballroom dancing. A Japanese cultural event in 1996, this box office smash is an irresistible romantic comedy.

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Scala!!! or, The Incredibly Strange Rise and Fall of the World's Wildest Cinema and How It Influenced a Mixed-up Generation of Weirdos and Misfits
Jul
17
6:30 PM18:30

Scala!!! or, The Incredibly Strange Rise and Fall of the World's Wildest Cinema and How It Influenced a Mixed-up Generation of Weirdos and Misfits

Screening times:
Thursday, July 17, 6:30 PM - Carbon Arc 15th Birthday Screening!

Jane Giles & Ali Catterall | UK | 96m | 2023

A look back at London's most infamous repertory movie theater/pleasure dome that screened over 4,000 mind-warping films influencing a generation of world-changing talents. Too incredible to be fiction, this is a documentary for anyone who believes in the ability of independent cinema to change the world. For Carbon Arc Cinema's 15th birthday, we've chosen this documentary as a celebration of the power of independent cinema in a community.

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Lucid Toons presents: Empress of Darkness and The Flying Sailor
Jul
13
5:30 PM17:30

Lucid Toons presents: Empress of Darkness and The Flying Sailor

Screening times:
Sunday, July 13, 5:30 PM

Nick DiLiberto | Japan | 2020 | 68m

Carbon Arc is delighted to partner with Lucid Toons, a monthly series spinoff from the annual Animation Festival of Halifax! In June, Lucid Toons presents Empress of Darkness! All hand-drawn, directed, written, animated and produced by ONE PERSON! Over 60,000 drawings in total!

Empress of Darkness will be preceded by The Flying Sailor, an Oscar-nominated short inspired by the Halifax Explosion of 1917.

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