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On now! The second annual
Nova Scotia retro Film Festo!
Monday, February 2
Also this week:
Thursday, February 5
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.
Friday, February 6
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:
Sunday, February 1, 5:30 PM - special guests attending! - tickets nearly gone!
Sunday, February 1, 8:45 PM - RESCHEDULED*
*Due to bad weather, the Sunday February 1, 8:45 PM screening has been rescheduled to Friday, February 6, 8:45 PM
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!
Saturday, February 7
Screening times
Saturday, February 7, 6:00 PM
Saturday, February 28, 6:00 PM - the February 28 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:
Saturday, February 7, 9:15 PM
Rob Reiner | USA | 1984 | 82m
Throughout February we remember late director Rob Reiner with beloved classics including This is Spinal Tap, When Harry Met Sally…, and The Princess Bride. Screening on Saturday nights in February!
Sunday, February 8
Screening times:
Sunday, February 8, 5:30 PM - SOLD OUT
Sunday, February 8, 8:30 PM - encore screening
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.
COMING SOON:
Screening times:
Thursday, February 12, 6:30 PM
Sofia Bohdanowicz | Canada | 2024 | 142m
A young academic pursues early 20th-century Canadian violinist Kathleen Parlow while being haunted by the dreams of her dying mother.
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…
Screening times:
Saturday, February 14, 8:30 PM
Rob Reiner | USA | 1989 | 95m
Throughout February we remember late director Rob Reiner with beloved classics including This is Spinal Tap, When Harry Met Sally..., and The Princess Bride. Screening on Saturday nights in February!
Screening times:
Sunday, February 15, 5:30 PM
Eiichi Yamamoto | Japan | 1973 | 86m
Japanese with English subtitles
A peasant woman is banished from her village and makes a deal with the devil to gain magical powers. Filled with brilliant visual artistry in the form of a unique artistic style that combines watercolor aesthetics with a nightmare-like quality.
Screening times:
Sunday, February 15, 7:30 PM
Richard Linklater | USA | 2025 | 100m
On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self confidence as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit Oklahoma!
Screening times:
Thursday, February 19, 6:30 PM
Sunday, March 1, 5:30 PM
Mohammadreza Eyni, Sara Khaki | Iran, Qatar, Chile, Canada, Netherlands, Germany, USA | 2025 | 95m
Azerbaijani, Turkish, Persian with English subtitles, and English
The first Iranian woman elected as councilwoman in her rural village works to empower girls while challenging the establishment. Both a stirring portrait of a determined trailblazer and a clear-eyed study of social inequity, Cutting Through Rocks is a visually-striking and inspiring documentary.
Screening times:
Friday, February 20, 6:30 PM - director Alison Duke attending via video-link!
Alison Duke | Canada | 2024 | 105m
Sister Nancy’s “Bam Bam” has been part of our collective consciousness for over 40 years, but what do we really know about her? This fun, inspirational documentary showcases Sister Nancy's resilience through dynamic tour performances, interviews, archival footage, and reenactments.
Screening times:
Saturday, February 21, 6:00 PM
Thursday, February 26, 6:30 PM
Hlynur Pálmason | Iceland, Denmark, France, Finland, Sweden | 2025 | 109m
Icelandic with English subtitles
Tenderly and hilariously captures a year in the life of an Icelandic family of five, as the parents navigate their separation. Come for the charming story, stay for the dreamlike soundtrack—and prepare to be won over by the Cannes ‘Palm Dog’ winner Panda, the scene-stealing Icelandic sheepdog.
Screening times:
Saturday, February 21, 8:30 PM
Rob Reiner | USA | 1987 | 119m
Throughout February we remember late director Rob Reiner with beloved classics including This is Spinal Tap, When Harry Met Sally…, and The Princess Bride. Screening on Saturday nights in February!
Screening times:
Sunday, February 22, 5:30 PM
Kleber Mendonça Filho | Brazil, France, Germany, Netherlands | 2025 | 158m
Portuguese & German with English subtitles
In 1977, a technology expert returns to his Brazilian hometown, fleeing a mysterious past. A thematically rich and visually arresting political thriller, The Secret Agent blends grindhouse stylization with biting social commentary to weave a vividly dangerous yet darkly human tale.
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