Screening times:
Friday, June 13, 8:30 PM

John Fawcett | Canada | 2000 | 108m
Screenplay by Karen Walton. Starring Emily Perkins, Katharine Isabelle, Kris Lemche, Mimi Rogers.

Friday 13th special screening presented by Hellifax Horror Fest! Two death-obsessed sisters, outcasts in their suburban neighborhood, must deal with the tragic consequences when one of them is bitten by a deadly werewolf.

Screening times:
Sunday, June 8, 5:30 PM (Greatest Hits 2 + Q&A)
Sunday, June 8, 7:45 PM (Best of Superman)

New restoration from the iconic cartoonist of Betty Boop and Popeye! Max Fleischer’s works are presented in stunning 4K restorations on the big screen! A Q&A with Jane Fleischer Reid (Owner, Fabulous Fleischer Cartoons Restored) and Ray Pointer (Author, The Art and Inventions of Max Fleischer: American Animation Pioneer). will occur immediately after Greatest Hits 2.

Screening times:
Saturday, June 7, 8:30 PM

David Cronenberg | Canada | 1970 | 63m

In a dystopic world where a plague is killing off pubescent human females, an esoteric researcher seeks his missing mentor while trying to retain morality in the sex-obsessed society he lives in. Crimes of the Future will be preceded by Cronenberg's 14-minute short From The Drain (1967).

Screening times:
Thursday, June 5, 6:30 PM
Saturday, June 7, 6:00 PM

Jeremy Workman | USA | 2024 | 91m
with Michael Townsend, Colin Bliss, and Adriana Valdez-Young

Eight artists create a secret apartment inside a mall in Rhode Island and live there for four years, documenting the entire project. A document of a part installation art project, part expression of defiance against local gentrification, this is an unusually vital treatise on the importance of activism art.

Screening times:
Friday, 23 May, 6:30 PM
Sunday, 25 May, 5:30 PM

Jia Zhangke | China | 2024 | 111m
Mandarin with English subtitles

Qiaoqiao and Bin's fragile love story ends in Datong. Years later, Qiaoqiao sets out to find Bin who has sought his fortune in another province. A truly unique experience, veteran Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke allows his characters to fade into the background, offering a transformative travelogue in his fictional drama.

Screening times:
Saturday, May 24, 8:30 PM

Elaine May | USA | 1987 | 107m
with Dustin Hoffman, Warren Beatty, Isabelle Adjani, Charles Grodin, Jack Weston

Two terrible lounge singers get booked to play a gig in a Moroccan hotel but somehow become pawns in an international power play between the C.I.A., the Emir of Ishtar, and the rebels trying to overthrow his regime. We present May's most divisive film as the third and final part of a three-part Elaine May film series on Saturday nights in May.

Screening times:
Sunday, May 18, 5:30 PM
Saturday, May 24, 5:30 PM - director attending!

Sarah Galea-Davis | Canada | 2024 | 101m

In 1994, young Emily joins an avant-garde theater cast. Drawn to her castmates' bohemian world and feeling like family, she gets entangled in the group's complicated power dynamics.

Screening times:
Thursday, May 22, 6:30 PM - Mélanie Brière (producer) attending!

Kim O'Bomsawin | Canada, Quebéc | 2024 | 91m
French, Innu-aimun and Atikamekw with English subtitles

A “child’s-eye view” of the hopes, dreams and hardships of children from three different Indigenous Nations: Atikamekw, Eeyou Cree and Innu.

Screening times:
Saturday, May 17, 8:30 PM

Elaine May | USA | 1972 | 106m

What better month to celebrate groundbreaking comedic talent Elaine May, while we semi-patiently await further news on Crackpot, May’s first narrative feature since Ishtar? The Heartbreak Kid is the second in a three-part series of Elaine May films, screening on Saturday nights in May.

Screening times:
Sunday, May 4, 6:30 PM
Friday, May 16, 6:30 PM

Lizzie MacKenzie | Scotland | 2024 | 79m
with Ken Smith

Ken Smith has lived alone in the Scottish wilderness for decades, but now has to face the challenges of age and infirmity.  A wondrous, intimate look at the path less taken, the rewards and costs of a life lived in solitude and self-sufficiency. 

Screening times:
Monday, May 12, 7:00 PM
Monday, May 12, 8:30 PM

Various directors | France, Germany, USA | 1910 - 1938 | 45m

Eight-piece world ensemble NOMADIKA perform new original music to some of the oldest surviving animations, from pioneers such as Lotte Reiniger, Émile Cohl and Marcel Duchamp. This is a partnership event with the Animation Festival of Halifax and NOVAFest, a musical celebration of local emerging artists held at venues across Halifax and Dartmouth from April 16 to May 23, 2025.

Event time:
Sunday, May 11, 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Join Ukrainian artist Rodion Shub (Ridni Animation Studio) for a drop in, stop motion workshop using clay. No experience needed. Open to all ages. All materials provided. Workshop hours 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Screening times:
Sunday, May 11, 12:00 noon

Jesper Møller, Piet De Rycker, Jens Møller | Canada, Germany | 2024 | 82m

When a homeless little ghost knocks on the door to the eccentric residents of a Ghost Train on the lookout for a place to belong, she accidentally attracts the attention from the outside world and must team up with the motley crew of monsters on a crazy quest to save not only the future of the Ghost Train but also her only chance to finally have a family of her own.

Screening times:
Saturday, May 10, 7:30 PM - Director attending!

Seth and Peter Scriver | Canada | 2025 | 97m

Carbon Arc Cinema is delighted to co-present the 14th Animation Festival of Halifax. The Animation Festival includes workshops, panels and screenings, and is held at four venues across Halifax. The entire festival schedule is viewable at anifx.ca

Event time:
Saturday, May 10, 6:00 PM - Panel Discussion with the makers of Lana Longbeard

Lana Longbeard is a 52×11 minute original animated kids‘ series co-production from Copernicus Studios (Halifax, Canada) and Zephyr Animation (Paris, France). Join the makers of Lana Longbeard in a panel discussion about making this independent animated series!

Screening times:
Friday, May 9, 7:00 PM - Artists attending!

Various directors | Canada | 2024-25 | 70m

Vegan Delights is the Animation Festival of Halifax's annual program of new Canadian animated short films. A number of artists will be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening!

Screening times:
Saturday, May 3, 8:30 PM

Elaine May | USA | 1971 | 102m
with Elaine May, Walter Mathau

What better month to celebrate groundbreaking comedic talent Elaine May, while we semi-patiently await further news on Crackpot, May’s first narrative feature since Ishtar? A New Leaf is the first in a three-part series of Elaine May films, screening on Saturday nights in May.

Screening times:
Thursday, May 1, 6:30 PM
Saturday, May 3, 6:00 PM

Karen Chapman | Canada | 2024 | 83m
with Oluniké Adeliyi, Maxine Simpson, Zahra Bentham, Micah Mensah-Jatoe

A mother having relocated her family to the housing project where she grew up fights to protect her loved ones from encroaching violence.  A fresh voice in Black Canadian filmmaking makes a mark with her first feature film.

Screening times:
Friday, May 2, 6:30 PM - Marie-Évelyne Lessard (main cast) attending!

Maryse Legagneur | Canada, Quebéc | 2024 | 111m
French with English subtitles

A former Haitian political prisoner who lived through the Duvalier dictatorship is dying. He wishes to share his last meals with his daughter Vanessa. Each meal consists of a traditional Haitian dish and evokes a moment from the island's past.

Screening times:
Thursday, April 17, 6:30 PM
Sunday, April 27, 5:30 PM

Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel | Norway, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden | 2024 | 118m
Norwegian with English subtitles

When something disturbing happens between grade school classmates, parents, teachers, and administrators are drawn into a twisted psychodrama where madness, desire, and obsession arise. 

Screening times:
Saturday, April 12, 6:00 PM
Friday, April 25, 6:30 PM

Alain Guiraudie | France, Spain, Portugal | 2024 | 102m
French with English subtitles

Returning to Saint-Martial for his late boss's funeral, Jérémie's stay with widow Martine becomes entangled in a disappearance, a neighbour, and an abbot. An unorthodox queer French drama that plays with genre as it teases its audience.

Screening times:
Thursday, April 24, 7:30 PM - director attending!

Ethan Eng | Canada, Ontario | 2022 | 83m

Toronto teens Ethan and his best friend Justin are trying to make sense of their high school existence. In what will be the last chapter of their adolescent lives and the beginning of adulthood beyond, they decide to make the ultimate senior video in the search for answers. Exploring teenage suburbia in a no-brakes adventure, questions arise whether there’s more to their lives than simply growing up.

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

Louise Courvoisier | France | 2024 | 90m
French with English subtitles

Totone's carefree teenage life of drinking and dancing takes a turn when he suddenly must provide for his 7-year-old sister. Seeking income, he channels his energy into producing an award-winning comté cheese to claim a competition prize.

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

John Waters | 1988 | USA | 92 min
with Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown, Divine, Debbie Harry, Ricki Lake, Jerry Stiller, Ric Ocasek, Pia Zadora

A 'pleasantly plump' teenager teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.

Screening times:
Wednesday, April 16, 7:00 PM
Doors open at 6:00 PM with Indigenous vendors in attendance before the show to sell their artisanal goods! There will be a post-screening discussion with Indigenous scholars and film aficionados!

Jeff Barnaby | Canada, Mi'kma'ki | 2013 | 88m
English and Mi'kmaq with English subtitles

Hellifax Horror Fest invites all to join for a special screening of Rhymes for Young Ghouls by the late, great Jeff Barnaby! Come see this masterwork of contemporary Canadian cinema with an audience on the big screen! Tickets to the screening are available on a Pay What You Choose basis. This is a special presentation as part of National Canadian Film Day celebrations.

Screening times:
Saturday, April 12, 8:30 PM - screens in ODORAMA!

John Waters | 1981 | USA | 86 min
with Divine, Tab Hunter, David Samson, Edith Massey, Mink Stole

An odour-aware housewife's world falls apart when she finds that her pornographer husband is serially unfaithful to her, her daughter is pregnant, and her son is suspected of being the foot-fetishist who's been breaking local women's feet.