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this week:

Wednesday, April 15

Films
Hellifax Horror Fest presents: Clearcut
Apr 15
Hellifax Horror Fest presents: Clearcut

Screening times:
Wednesday, April 15, 6:30 PM

Ryszard Bugajski | Canada | 1991 | 100m
Followed by panel discussion with special guests!
Restoration Courtesy of Severin Films

35th Anniversary Screening and National Canadian Film Day screening! Graham Greene plays an Indigenous activist who recruits a white lawyer to kidnap the manager of a logging plant that has been clearcutting on unceded land. As tensions rise, each man will learn the cost of their violence in this critique of pacifism.

Thursday, April 16

Films
The Blue Trail
Apr 16
this thursday
The Blue Trail
this thursday

Screening times:
Saturday, April 4, 6:00 PM
Thursday, April 16, 6:30 PM

Gabriel Mascaro | Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Netherlands | 86m
Portuguese with English subtitles

Tereza is due to be sent to a remote colony for over-80s. She defies her fate and embarks on a forbidden journey down the Amazon, fulfilling a lifelong dream. A gentle sci-fi drama and a uniquely life-affirming, coming-of-(old)-age story.

this thursday

Friday, April 17

Films
What Does That Nature Say To You
Apr 17
this friday
What Does That Nature Say To You
this friday

Screening times:
Saturday, April 11, 6:00 PM - plus post-film conversation with Carbon Arc programmer!
Friday, April 17, 6:30 PM

Hong Sang-soo | South Korea | 2025 | 108m
Korean with English subtitles

When poet Donghwa visits his girlfriend's family for the first time, a pleasant afternoon of conversation and home-cooked meals gradually shifts into something sharper. Slow cinema meets fast-flowing wine in the latest from Hong Sang-soo (The Novelists Film, A Traveller’s Needs).

this friday

Saturday, April 18

Films
A Poet
Apr 18
saturday early
A Poet
saturday early

Screening times:
Saturday, April 18, 5:45 PM
Thursday, April 23, 6:30 PM

Simón Mesa Soto | Colombia, Germany, Sweden | 2025 | 120m
Spanish with English subtitles

An aging, drink-addled poet finds a new, dubious purpose in his life by mentoring a young talent in this twisted social satire.

saturday early
Films
Petite Maman - Céline Sciamma Retrospective
Apr 18
saturday late
Petite Maman - Céline Sciamma Retrospective
saturday late

Screening times:
Saturday, April 18, 8:30 PM

Céline Sciamma | France | 2022 | 75m
French with English subtitles

8-year-old Nelly is helping her parents clear out her late grandmother’s home when she befriends a girl her age, in this fairytale of grief and hope. We’re screening Sciamma on Saturday nights all through April!

saturday late

Sunday, April 19

Films
Pillion
Apr 19
sunday early
Pillion
sunday early

Screening times:
Sunday, April 19, 5:30 PM

Harry Lighton | UK, Ireland | 2025 | 107m

A timid man (Harry Melling) is swept off his feet and onto the back of a motorcycle when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker (Alexander Skarsgård) takes him on as his submissive. A hilarious, subversive, sexy, and tender love story with lots of leather.

sunday early
Films
Smiley Face
Apr 19
sunday late
Smiley Face
sunday late

Screening times:
Sunday, April 19, 8:00 PM

Gregg Araki | USA | 2007 | 84m

Featuring a tour-de-force lead performance from Anna Faris, alongside an eclectic ensemble cast including John Krasinski, Jane Lynch, and Carrot Top, Gregg Araki’s Smiley Face was a cult classic on arrival, and is credited with inventing the female stoner comedy! Pregame your 4/20 at Carbon Arc with the only stoner comedy to have premiered at the Cannes Film Festival!

sunday late

COMING SOON:

Films
All Voices Beyond the Screen presents: 40 Acres
Apr 24
coming soon
All Voices Beyond the Screen presents: 40 Acres
coming soon

Screening times:
Friday, April 24, 6:30 PM

R. T. Thorne | Canada | 2025 | 113m - director R.T. Thorne will be attending a post-film Q&A live via video-link!

A series of plagues and wars has obliterated society, but the Freemans thrive on a farm in the middle of nowhere... so long as they repel the occasional raiding party.

coming soon
Nadja (4K Restoration)
Apr 25
coming soon
Nadja (4K Restoration)
coming soon

Screening times:
Saturday, April 25, 6:00 PM - please note this screening occurs at Bus Stop Theatre!

Michael Almereyda | USA | 1994 | 93m

Vampire Nadja launches a feud against her father Dracula’s killer, with stops along the way for seductions and murder. A shimmering restoration of a cult gem and a time capsule of 90s  New York (if there were vampires).

coming soon
The Chronology of Water
Apr 26
coming soon
The Chronology of Water
coming soon

Screening times:
Thursday, April 9, 6:30 PM
Sunday, April 26, 5:30 PM

Kristen Stewart | France, Latvia, UK, USA | 2025 | 128m

In Kristin Stewart’s raw and powerful debut feature, Lidia (Imogen Poots) suffers the rages of an abusive father. She throws herself into competitive swimming as an escape and wins a college scholarship, which she blows on drink and drugs before moving towards finding her true voice through writing.

coming soon
Palestine 36
Apr 30
coming soon
Palestine 36
coming soon

Screening times:
Thursday, April 30, 6:30 PM
Friday, May 15, 6:30 PM

Annemarie Jacir | Palestine, UK, France, Denmark, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan | 2025 | 120m
English, Arabic with English subtitles

1936. As villages across Palestine rise against British colonial rule, Yusuf drifts between his rural home and the energy of Jerusalem, longing for a future beyond the growing unrest. But history is relentless.

coming soon
Kontinental '25
May 3
coming soon
Kontinental '25
coming soon

Screening times:
Sunday, May 3, 7:45 PM
Saturday, May 23, 6:00 PM

Radu Jude | Romania | 2025 | 109m
Romanian, Hungarian, and German with English subtitles

A court bailiff in the Transylvanian town of Cluj is having a very bad day. Shot on a cell phone over 10 days, Kontinental ‘25 is a scathing social satire from provocateur Radu Jaude.

coming soon
The 15th Animation Festival of Halifax (AFX15)
May 7
coming soon
The 15th Animation Festival of Halifax (AFX15)
coming soon

AFX15 is happening May 7-10, 2026!

Stay tuned! The full festival schedule and all details will be released on Sunday, April 12!

coming soon

Thank you to everyone who came to our Animation Festival of Halifax screenings! We hope to see you next year!

 
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Carbon Arc’s behind the scenes boss died April 7th, 2020. We were so lucky to have him order us around and keep us sensible. He was the best.

Tiny’s favourite album was Superchunk’s On the Mouth. He would race around whenever it was on. That alone makes you a technician in most jurisdictions.

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