Screening times:
Saturday, March 28, 6:00 PM* - SOLD OUT
Sunday, April 5, 8:15 PM - show added!

* the March 28 screening occurs at Bus Stop Theatre on Gottingen St

Park Chan-wook | Korea | 2025 | 139m
Korean with English subtitles

An unemployed salary man takes increasingly violent measures to eliminate the competition for a new position. A wickedly clever takedown of the corporate rat race that finds a perfect avatar in Lee Byung-Hun's skillfully hapless performance.

Screening times:
Sunday, April 5, 5:30 PM

Óliver Laxe | Spain, France | 2025 | 114m
Spanish, French, and Arabic with English subtitles

In this apocalyptic road movie, a father and son follow a group of ravers deep into the mountains of southern Morocco, searching for their daughter and sister who vanished at a party. Sirāt was winner of the 2025 Cannes Jury Prize!

Screening times:
Saturday, April 4, 8:30 PM

Céline Sciamma | France | 2011 | 84m
French with English subtitles

A young girl starts to dress like a boy in Sciamma’s tender and affectionate sophomore feature. In tune with the emotion and tribulations of childhood, Tomboy is a charming movie that treats its main subject with warmth and heart. We’re screening Sciamma on Saturday nights all through April!

Screening times:
Friday, April 3, 6:30 PM

Matthew Solomon | USA | 2026 | 92m - director and special guests attending
This screening will have English captions, and the post-film conversation will be accompanied by ASL interpreters

"Seeds for Liberation" explores Palestinian resistance through emotional and impactful interviews with historians, activists, legal scholars, and experts. The documentary demonstrates how social media has exposed daily life in Gaza and the West Bank, challenging dominant Western narratives and bringing the Free Palestine movement into global consciousness.

Screening times:
Thursday, April 2, 6:30 PM

Matthew Solomon | USA | 2023 | 83m - director and special guests attending
This screening will have English captions, and the post-film conversation will be accompanied by ASL interpreters

Reimagining Safety illustrates the history and impact of policing, why harmful aspects persist, the role of the media, and how resources and care-based interventions reduce crime while improving societal conditions.

Screening times:
Thursday, March 19, 6:30 PM
Sunday, March 29, 7:45 PM

Jonah Malak | Canada | 2025 | 84m
English and Spanish with English subtitles

Marisela and Ely are part of a volunteer group who seek, find, and return the bodies of migrants who died in the Arizona desert, while crossing the US-Mexico border on foot. Spare My Bones, Coyote! is a documentary that follows this challenging, dangerous, and heartrending work, and peers into the difficult and dedicated lives these people have chosen.

Screening times:
Saturday, March 21, 6:00 PM
Sunday, March 29, 5:30 PM

Christian Petzold | Germany | 2025 | 86m
German with English subtitles

Past and present collide in this sly psychodrama, as Laura (Paula Beer), a young woman from Berlin, survives a countryside car crash before she gradually enters the fold of a mysterious, pained family.

Screening times:
Friday, March 27, 6:30 PM

Lav Diaz | Portugal, Spain, France, Philippines, Taiwan | 2025 | 160m
Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog, French with English subtitles

Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan rebels against the power of his king, but becomes a conquerer despite his original dreams of exploration. Magellan blends Lav Diaz's slow cinema rigor with the biopic form to create a visually hypnotic, deliberately paced historical epic that immerses viewers in a spiritually charged meditation on power, mythology, and colonial ambition.

Screening times:
Thursday, March 26, 6:30 PM - SOLD OUT
Thursday, March 26, 9:00 PM - show added!

Gus Van Sant | USA | 1991 | 102m
In English with English open captions

Scott and Mike are sex workers and lovers. Scott hates his rich father and resists his mapped-out future, while Mike is stalked by narcolepsy and his memories.

Screening times:
Friday, March 13, 6:30 PM
Sunday, March 22, 7:45 PM

Ameer Fakher Eldin | Canada, Germany, Italy | 2026 | 124m
German and Arabic with English subtitles

Haunted by vivid dreams and tormented by inner demons, an Arab author embarks on a journey to a remote German island driven by a desire to end his life. Amidst the depths of his despair, an encounter with an elderly woman and her son illuminates life's hidden beauty, igniting a silent yet powerful redemption and a reawakening of his desire for life.

Screening times:
Thursday, March 12, 6:30 PM
Sunday, March 22, 5:30 PM

Kaouther Ben Hania | Tunisia, France | 2025 | 89m
Arabic with English subtitles

A six-year-old girl is trapped in a car under fire in northern Gaza while Red Crescent volunteers try to save her. Incorporating real-life elements that are as difficult to witness as they are impossible to forget, The Voice of Hind Rajab is a harrowing docudrama that makes a powerful appeal to humanity.

Screening times:
Saturday, March 21, 8:30 PM

Christopher Guest | USA | 1996 | 84m

We fondly remember late, great Canadian actor and comedian Catherine O'Hara (1954-2026) with a select range of films screening on Saturday nights in March. We look back at O'Hara's career via an early role in Martin Scorsese's neo-noir comedy After Hours (1985), to her iconic turn in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice (1988) and a lead part in Christopher Guest's ensemble mockumentary Waiting For Guffman (1996).

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

Edward Yang | Taiwan | 2000 | 173m
Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien, and Japanese with English subtitles

Portrait of a middle-class family in Taipei. This extraordinary, internationally embraced film is warm, sprawling, and dazzling. Twenty-six years after its release, it remains one of the undisputed masterworks of the new century.

Screening times:
Sunday, March 8, 5:30 PM
Sunday, March 8, 8:15 PM
Thursday, March 19, 8:45 PM

Xiaodan He | Canada | 2025 | 118m
French and Mandarin with English subtitles

A Chinese immigrant mother in Montreal breaks from duty and tradition when she falls for a young Québécoise woman, leading her to confront questions of identity and freedom.

Screening times:
Thursday, February 19, 8:30 PM - SOLD OUT
Sunday, February 22, 5:30 PM - SOLD OUT
Sunday, February 22, 8:45 PM - SOLD OUT
Sunday, March 15, 8:30 PM - show added!

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.

Screening times:
Sunday, March 15, 5:30 PM

Max Fleischer | USA | 1918 - 1942 | 120m

The mission of Fabulous Fleischer Cartoons Restored is to collect all of the Fleischer cartoons that remain today, restore them, and gather them into a single digital space so they can be seen by audiences as Max Fleischer intended. The 16 Max Fleischer toons we will be screening in March will be presented in two blocks with a 10-minute intermission.

Screening times:
Saturday, March 14, 8:30 PM

Tim Burton | USA | 1988 | 92m

Throughout March we fondly remember late, great Canadian actor and comedian Catherine O'Hara (1954-2026) with films screening on Saturday nights. We look back at O'Hara's career via an early role in Martin Scorsese's neo-noir comedy After Hours (1985), to her iconic turn in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice (1988) and a lead part in Christopher Guest's ensemble mockumentary Waiting For Guffman (1996).

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

Georgi M. Unkovski | North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatia | 2025 | 99m
English, Turkish and Macedonian with English subtitles

This charming film is about a 15-year-old Yuruk boy in a remote village, who wants to be a DJ while contending with small-town conservatism and the temptation of forbidden love.

Screening times:
Sunday, February 8, 5:30 PM - SOLD OUT
Sunday, February 8, 8:30 PM - SOLD OUT
Thursday, February 26, 8:45 PM - SOLD OUT
Thursday, March 12, 8:45 PM - show added!

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. Nominated for 8 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress - to be announced at this year’s Oscars.

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

Martin Scorsese | USA | 1985 | 97m

Throughout March we fondly remember late, great Canadian actor and comedian Catherine O'Hara (1954-2026) with films screening on Saturday nights. We look back at O'Hara's career via an early role in Martin Scorsese's neo-noir comedy After Hours (1985), to her iconic turn in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice (1988) and a lead part in Christopher Guest's ensemble mockumentary Waiting For Guffman (1996).

Screening times:
Saturday, March 7, 6:00 PM - filmmakers attending!

Elizabeth Vibert, Chen Wang | Canada | 2025 | 62m

Aisha and her husband started their grain mill in Baqa'a refugee camp, Jordan, 35 years ago. She safeguards the culture by milling grains essential to Palestinian cuisine and passing her knowledge to the next generation.

Screening times:
Friday, March 6, 8:30 PM - director attending!

Isiah Medina | Canada | 2025 | 84m

As he mulls over the budget for his new film, director-gangster Clem sends his artist cronies after an old comrade rumoured to be a leaker.

Screening times:
Friday, March 6, 6:00 PM - director attending via video-link!

Habibata Ouarme | Canada | 2025 | 78m
French with English subtitles

To mark International Women's Day, Alliance invites you to a screening of 1001 Couronnes Pour Ma Tête (1001 Crowns For My Head), a powerful exploration of African and afrodescendant hairstyles as symbols of identity, resistance, and pride.

Screening times:
Sunday, March 1, 7:30 PM

Jafar Panahi | Iran, France, Luxembourg | 2025 | 102m
Persian with English subtitles

A group of survivors of an authoritarian regime debate what to do when they find a man they believe could be their torturer. This film is nominated for Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature Film at the 2026 Academy Awards.

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
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:
Friday, February 27, 6:30 PM

Reza Dahya | Canada | 2024 | 93m

After aspiring rapper Rome's apartment is burgled, and his only copy of his music stolen, he devises a plan with the help of his friend Jenaya to track down his four producers and reassemble his album in time for an event with megastar music producer Richie Hill.

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 15, 5:30 PM
Friday, February 20, 9:15 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.