Screening times:
Thursday, January 29, 6:30 PM - director attending!

Thom Fitzgerald | Canada | 1997 | 91m

Growing up as a closeted teen in Nova Scotia was hard for Sweet William, so he ran away at the age of 15 and never looked back. That is, until ten years later when he returns for his sister’s wedding, and must face the dysfunctional family and oppressive community he thought he had left behind. The Hanging Garden will open the 2nd annual Nova Scotia Retro Film Festo, happening January 29 - February 2, 2026!

Screening times:
Friday, January 30, 6:30 PM - lead actor Steven Yaffee attending via videolink!

Michael Melski | Canada | 2008 | 99m

Sheltered and home-schooled by loving parents who also happen to be committed neo-hippie criminals, sixteen-year-old Quinn is motivated to rebel and attend high-school for the first time. Late writer-director Michael Melski's first feature film stars Steven Yaffee, Wallace Langham, and Rosanna Arquette. This film is screening as part of the 2nd annual Nova Scotia Retro Film Festo, happening January 29 - February 2, 2026!

Screening times:
Saturday, January 31, 6:00 PM - cast and crew attending!
Please note this screening will take place at Bus Stop Theatre on Gottingen St, not Carbon Arc

Evan Kelly | Canada | 2010 | 98m

Friends head to a cabin into the wintry Nova Scotia woods, stumbling upon a terrifying supernatural presence no one can understand or explain. This film is screening as part of the 2nd annual Nova Scotia Retro Film Festo, happening January 29 - February 2, 2026!

Screening times:
Sunday, February 1, 1:00 PM - special guest attending!

Various directors | Canada | Various Years

This collection of vintage shorts from Nova Scotia is screening as part of the 2nd annual Nova Scotia Retro Film Festo, happening January 29 - February 2, 2026!

Screening times:
Sunday, February 1, 5:30 PM - special guests attending! - SOLD OUT!
Sunday, February 1, 8:45 PM - encore screening!

Mort Ransen | Canada, UK | 1995 | 114m

Margaret MacNiel (Helena Bonham Carter) is a girl living in a Cape Breton coal mining town who finds her life changing when she meets Neil Currie, a cheerful bagpipe-playing dishwasher. Unfortunately, neither can escape the industry around them. This film is screening as part of the 2nd annual Nova Scotia Retro Film Festo, happening January 29 - February 2, 2026!

Screening times:
Monday, February 2, 6:30 PM - director attending!
Monday, February 2, 9:15 PM - encore screening

Jason Eisener | Canada, US | 2011 | 86m

A homeless vigilante blows away crooked cops, pedophile Santas, and other scumbags with his trusty pump-action shotgun. This film is screening as Closing Night Film of the 2nd Nova Scotia Retro Film Festo, happening January 29 - February 2, 2026!

Screening times:
Thursday, February 5, 6:30 PM
Saturday, February 14, 6:00 PM

Ira Sachs | USA | 2025 | 76m

In 1974, acclaimed photographer Peter Hujar describes the routines and rituals that define an artist's life to his friend, the writer Linda Rosenkrantz.

Screening times:
Friday, February 6, 6:30 PM

Richard Linklater | USA, France | 2025 | 105m
English and French with English subtitles

Nouvelle Vague is the story of Jean-Luc Godard making Breathless, a love letter to the revolutionary magic of the French New Wave and a homage to Godard's influential 1960 film.

Screening times
Saturday, February 7, 6:00 PM
Saturday, February 28, 6:00 PM - this screening occurs at Bus Stop Theatre on Gottingen St

Bi Gan | China, France | 2025 | 156m
In Mandarin with English subtitles

In a world where humanity has lost the ability to dream, a monster, adrift in reverie, clings to visions no one else can see — until a woman appears.

Screening times:
Sunday, February 8, 5:30 PM

Joachim Trier | Norway | 2025 | 135m
English and Norwegian with English subtitles

Sentimental Value is an intimate and moving exploration of family, memories, and the power of art.

Screening times:
Friday, February 13, 6:30 PM

George Mihalka | Canada | 1981 | 90m

45th anniversary screening! A decades-old folk tale surrounding a deranged murderer killing those who celebrate Valentine's Day turns out to be true to legend.

There's more than one way to lose your heart…