Village Keeper
May
1
to May 3

Village Keeper

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.

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The Last Meal - Quebéc Film Festival
May
2
6:30 PM18:30

The Last Meal - Quebéc Film Festival

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.

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A New Leaf - It's May in May!
May
3
8:30 PM20:30

A New Leaf - It's May in May!

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.

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The Hermit of Treig
May
4
to May 16

The Hermit of Treig

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. 

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Café Cinéma! - Animation Festival of Halifax
May
9
to May 11

Café Cinéma! - Animation Festival of Halifax

Café Cinéma opening hours:
Friday, May 9, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday, May 10, 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Sunday, May 11, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Monday, May 12, 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM

The Carbon Arc Concessions Stand will be open from 5PM until showtime during the Animation Festival, serving coffee, tea, beer, wine, popcorn and snacks (all at their famously reasonable prices).

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Lana Longbeard: The Making of an Independent Animated Series - Animation Festival of Halifax
May
10
6:00 PM18:00

Lana Longbeard: The Making of an Independent Animated Series - Animation Festival of Halifax

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!

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Endless Cookie - Animation Festival of Halifax
May
10
7:30 PM19:30

Endless Cookie - Animation Festival of Halifax

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

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Elli and Her Monster Team - Animation Festival of Halifax
May
11
12:00 PM12:00

Elli and Her Monster Team - Animation Festival of Halifax

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.

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Memoir of a Snail - Animation Festival of Halifax
May
11
6:30 PM18:30

Memoir of a Snail - Animation Festival of Halifax

Screening times:
Sunday, May 11, 6:30 PM

Adam Elliot | Australia | 2024 | 94m
with Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Eric Bana, Magda Szubanski, Dominique Pinon, Tony Armstrong, Paul Capsis, Bernie Clifford, Davey Thompson, Charlotte Belsey, Mason Litsos, Nick Cave, Jacki Weaver

Forcibly separated from her twin brother when they are orphaned, a melancholic misfit learns how to find confidence within herself amid the clutter of misfortunes and everyday life. Don’t miss this Oscar-nominated, multiple award-winning stop motion feature film from animation auteur Adam Elliot!

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Rescored by NOMADIKA - Animation Festival of Halifax
May
12
7:00 PM19:00

Rescored by NOMADIKA - Animation Festival of Halifax

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

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

NSCC's NOMADIKA perform new original music to some of the oldest surviving animations. 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.

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The Heartbreak Kid - It's May in May!
May
17
8:30 PM20:30

The Heartbreak Kid - It's May in May!

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

Elaine May | USA | 1972 | 106m
with Charles Grodin, Cybill Shepherd, Jeannie Berlin, Audra Lindley, Eddie Albert

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.

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Ishtar - It's May in May!
May
24
8:30 PM20:30

Ishtar - It's May in May!

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.

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Armand
Apr
27
6:30 PM18:30

Armand

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. 

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Misericordia (Miséricorde)
Apr
25
6:00 PM18:00

Misericordia (Miséricorde)

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.

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Fleapit Cinema Revival: Therapy Dogs - director attending!
Apr
24
7:30 PM19:30

Fleapit Cinema Revival: Therapy Dogs - director attending!

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.

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Holy Cow (Vingt dieux)
Apr
20
5:30 PM17:30

Holy Cow (Vingt dieux)

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.

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2024 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
Apr
18
to Apr 19

2024 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity

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Screening times:
Friday, April 18, 6:00 PM
Friday, April 18, 8:30 PM
Saturday, April 19, 6:00 PM*
*Please note a HFX Wanderers FC event will affect parking for the Saturday April 19 6PM screening. We recommend setting aside a little extra time to find nearby parking.

Various directors & countries | 2024 | 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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Rhymes for Young Ghouls
Apr
16
7:00 PM19:00

Rhymes for Young Ghouls

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.

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Polyester - Salacious Saturdays with John Waters
Apr
12
8:30 PM20:30

Polyester - Salacious Saturdays with John Waters

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.

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Santosh
Apr
11
to Apr 13

Santosh

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Screening times:
Friday, April 11, 6:00 PM
Sunday, April 13, 5:30 PM

Sandhya Suri | United Kingdom, Germany, India, France | 2024 | 124m
Hindi with English subtitles

A young widow in the rural badlands of India working as a police officer investigates a murder case that plunges her into a gritty world of crime and corruption. A rare art house procedural thriller from India that works as a murder mystery and also as an examination of societal injustice.

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Fleapit Cinema Revival: Ste. Anne
Apr
10
6:30 PM18:30

Fleapit Cinema Revival: Ste. Anne

Screening times:
Thursday, April 10, 6:30 PM

Rhayne Vermette, | Canada | 2021 | 80m
French with English subtitles

Renée returns to her hometown after a long absence. Her brother and his wife are raising her daughter as their own, and Renée’s return is a surprise to all involved. Shot on 16mm, this lovingly made personal project won Best Canadian Feature (Amplify Voices Award) at TIFF in 2021.

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Pink Flamingos - Salacious Saturdays with John Waters
Apr
5
8:30 PM20:30

Pink Flamingos - Salacious Saturdays with John Waters

Screening times:
Saturday, April 5, 8:30 PM

John Waters | 1972 | USA | 92m
with Divine, David Lochary, Mink Stole, Mary Vivian Pearce, Danny Mills, Edith Massey

Banned in Nova Scotia ‘til ‘97, Waters leaves no taboo unsmashed in this gleefully subversive ode to outsiderhood, in which camp spectacle and pitch-black satire are wielded in an all-out assault on respectability.

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Darkest Miriam
Apr
4
to Apr 6

Darkest Miriam

Screening times:
Friday, April 4, 6:00 PM
Sunday, April 6, 5:30 PM

Naomi Jaye | Canada | 2024 | 87m
with Britt Lower, Tom Mercier, Sook-Yin Lee, Jean Yoon

The newly minted star of television series Severance, Britt Lower shines in her first high profile leading role as Miriam Gordon, a troubled librarian who finds an unlikely love in the city. 

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Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Apr
3
to Apr 6

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

Screening times:
Thursday, April 3, 6:30 PM
Sunday, April 6, 7:45 PM

Bruce David Klein | USA | 2024 | 104m
with Liza Minnelli

This star-studded tribute to an entertainment legend includes archival footage of her performances across stage and screen and the the testimonies of her many friends and collaborators. This documentary reminds us of the joy with which Liza Minnelli sang and danced — truly one of the world’s greatest entertainers.

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DIG! XX
Mar
28
to Mar 30

DIG! XX

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Screening times:
Friday, March 28, 8:30 PM
Sunday, March 30, 8:00 PM

Ondi Timoner | 2024 | USA | 146m
with Anton Newcombe and Courtney Taylor-Taylor

Cult rockumentary DIG! (2004) is back on the big screen! DIG! XX – a bigger, better, crazier expanded reimagining of the original cut! Exploring the collision of art and commerce through the star-crossed friendship and bitter rivalry of duelling ‘90s California bands The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre.

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Julie Keeps Quiet
Mar
28
to Mar 30

Julie Keeps Quiet

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Screening times:
Friday, March 28, 6:00 PM
Sunday, March 30, 5:30 PM - half capacity screening

Leonardo Van Dijl | Belgium, Sweden | 2024 | 100m
Dutch and French with English subtitles

When the coach of a star player at an elite youth tennis academy is suspended, the player, Julie, refuses to talk about him.  

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Return to the Falls
Mar
26
1:00 PM13:00

Return to the Falls

Screening times:
Wednesday, March 26, 1:00 PM - matinee screening at Carbon Arc with special guests attending
Wednesday, March 26, 7:00 PM - evening screening at Bus Stop Theatre with special guests attending

Eppo Eerkes | 2023 | Canada, Pimicikamak Cree Nation | 60 min
Cree and English with English subtitles
with Elder Betty Ross

Return to the Falls is a powerful docudrama that shares the true story of a young Indigenous girl's resilience and survival. It follows the harrowing life story of Elder Betty Ross of Pimicikamak Cree Nation (aka Cross Lake First Nation), who held the sacred teachings of her father like a torch helping her survive the residential school system.

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Every Little Thing
Mar
23
to Mar 27

Every Little Thing

Screening times:
Sunday, March 23, 5:30 PM - SOLD OUT
Sunday, March 23, 7:45 PM
Thursday, March 27, 6:30 PM - SOLD OUT

Sally Aitken | Australia | 2024 | 93m

A gorgeous and heart-expanding documentary about the life of a hummingbird rehabber and the lives of the many beautiful birds she saves.

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Happy Together - Wong Kar-wai Weekends
Mar
22
8:00 PM20:00

Happy Together - Wong Kar-wai Weekends

Screening times:
Saturday, March 22, 8:00 PM - SOLD OUT

Wong Kar-wai | Hong Kong | 1997 | 96m
Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish and English with English subtitles

A couple grapple with the breakdown of their relationship as they travel through Argentina in this intoxicating exploration of displacement and desire in one of the most searing queer romances of the 90s.

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Fleapit Cinema revival: This House (Cette Maison)
Mar
20
6:30 PM18:30

Fleapit Cinema revival: This House (Cette Maison)

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

Miryam Charles | 2022 | Canada, Québec | 75m
French, Haitian Creole with English subtitles

Bridgeport, January 17, 2008. A teenage girl is found hanged in her room. While everything points to suicide, the autopsy report reveals something else. Ten years later, the director and cousin of the teenager examine the past causes and future consequences of this unsolved crime.

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Bring Them Down
Mar
16
to Mar 22

Bring Them Down

Screening times:
Sunday, March 16, 5:30 PM - half-capacity screening
Saturday, March 22, 5:30 PM

Christopher Andrews | UK, Ireland | 2024 | 106m
English with English subtitles
with Barry Keoghan, Christopher Abbott

A gripping thriller about two warring shepherding families set against the harsh landscape of rural Ireland, starring Christopher Abbott and Barry Keoghan.

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Hard Truths
Mar
15
to Mar 21

Hard Truths

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Screening times:
Saturday, March 15, 5:30 PM - SOLD OUT
Friday, March 21, 6:30 PM - SOLD OUT
Friday, March 21, 8:45 PM

Mike Leigh | UK, Spain | 2024 | 97m
with Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Legendary filmmaker Mike Leigh reunites with Oscar-nominated actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste for this tough but compassionate and intimate comedy-drama about family life that marks his return to a contemporary setting.

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No Other Land
Mar
8
to Mar 16

No Other Land

Screening times:
Saturday, March 8, 5:30 PM - SOLD OUT
Sunday, March 9, 5:30 PM - SOLD OUT
Sunday, March 9, 7:45 PM - SOLD OUT
Monday, March 10, 6:30 PM - SOLD OUT
Wednesday, March 12, 6:30 PM
Thursday, March 13, 6:30 PM - SOLD OUT
Friday, March 14, 6:30 PM - very few left
Friday, March 14, 8:45 PM - SOLD OUT
Sunday, March 16, 8:00 PM - SOLD OUT

Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor | Palestine, Norway | 2024 | 95m
Arabic, Hebrew and English with English subtitles

For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Massafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel’s occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight.

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Koromousso: Grande Sœur
Mar
7
6:30 PM18:30

Koromousso: Grande Sœur

Screening times / Horaires de projection:
Friday, March 7, 6:30 PM / Vendredi, 7 mars, 18h30

Habibata Ouarme & Jim Donovan | 2023 | Canada | 86m
French with English subtitles / En français avec sous-titres en anglais

A special International Women’s Day event hosted by our screening partner Alliance Française Halifax. Koromousso will be preceded by short film Haute et Fortes (Josiane Blanc). The films will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Habibata Ouarme and Josiane Blanc!

À l'occasion de la Journée des droits des femmes, notre partenaire de projection Alliance Française Halifax vous convie à cet événement spécial. Koromousso sera précédé du court-métrage Haute et Fortes (Josiane Blanc). Les films seront suivis d'une séance de questions-réponses avec avec les réalisatrices Habibata Ouarme et Josiane Blanc !

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The Count of Monte Cristo
Mar
3
6:30 PM18:30

The Count of Monte Cristo

Friday, February 14, 6:30 PM
Sunday, February 16, 5:30 PM
Monday, March 3, 6:30 PM - SOLD OUT

Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte | France | 2024 | 178m
French with English subtitles

A massive, brash, and beautiful adventure movie of the sort we rarely see anymore; a cinematic thrill that sustains its three hour running time.

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The Girl with the Needle
Feb
28
to Mar 2

The Girl with the Needle

Friday, February 28, 6:30 PM
Sunday, March 2, 5:30 PM - half-capacity screening

Magnus Von Horn | Denmark, Sweden, Poland | 2024 | 115m
Danish with English subtitles

A Danish true-crime drama about a young factory worker who, abandoned and pregnant, meets a woman who runs an underground adoption agency for unwanted children.

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Mulholland Dr. - Lynch Up Late!
Feb
27
to Mar 1

Mulholland Dr. - Lynch Up Late!

Thursday, Feb 27, 8:45 PM - show added due to popular demand!
Saturday, March 1, 8:00 PM - SOLD OUT (Due to a scheduling conflict the original screening date of Saturday Feb 22 has been changed to Saturday Mar 1)

David Lynch | USA, France | 2001 | 146m

A neo-noir mystery about an aspiring actress, newly arrived in Los Angeles, who meets and befriends an amnesiac woman recovering from a car accident.

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The Gullspång Miracle
Feb
27
to Mar 1

The Gullspång Miracle

Thursday, February 27, 6:30 PM
Saturday, March 1, 5:30 PM - half-capacity screening

Maria Fredriksson | Sweden, Norway, Denmark | 2023 | 108m
Swedish, English, Norwegian, with English subtitles

A divine premonition leads two sisters to buy an apartment in the small town of Gullspång. To their surprise, the seller looks identical to their older sister who died by suicide 30 years earlier. What begins as an eerie story of family reunification soon becomes a Pandora’s Box as all three women’s lives spiral out of control. A deeply peculiar but riveting documentary from Sweden.

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Vermiglio
Feb
21
to Feb 23

Vermiglio

Friday, February 21, 6:30 PM
Sunday, February 23, 5:30 PM - half-capacity screening

Maura Delpero | Italy, France, Belgium | 2024 | 119m
Italian with English subtitles

This singular portrait of a sprawling family, set in the small, mountainous village of Vermiglio during the waning days of the Second World War, tells the story of a Sicilian soldier who falls in love with the eldest daughter of a local family.

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