Screening times:
Thursday, June 18, 6:30 PM - followed by post-screening conversation with Carbon Arc programmer Joseph Jung!
Sunday, June 27, 6:00 PM

Chie Hayakawa | Japan | 2025 | 119m
In Japanese with English subtitles

In 1987 Tokyo, a quirky and sensitive 11-year-old girl copes with a terminally-ill father and meets a string of lonely, imperfect adults nudging her towards embracing the truth of what is happening in a tender, sometimes unsettling portrait of childhood grief.

Screening times:
Friday, June 19, 9:00 PM

Joseph Khan | USA | 2012 | 95m
Co-written by Halifax's own Mark Palermo!

Detention (2011) is a meta-horror, sci-fi comedy that follows a group of eccentric high schoolers in Grizzly Lake whose prom night turns deadly when their classmate is murdered by "Cinderhella," an iconic movie killer brought to life. The teens are trapped in a school-wide detention and must figure out the killer's identity before they—and the world—are destroyed.

Screening times:
Friday, June 5, 6:30 PM
Saturday, June 20, 6:00 PM

Faith Akin | Canada | 2026 | 93m
German with English subtitles

In 1945 Amrum Island, 12-year-old Nanning hunts seals, fishes at night, and farms to help feed his family. Life feels idyllic on this windswept isle until peace reveals an unexpected danger closer to home.

Screening times:
Saturday, June 20, 8:30 PM

The Wachowskis| Canada | USA | 1996 | 136m

Neo believes that Morpheus, an elusive figure considered to be the most dangerous man alive, can answer his question: What is the Matrix?

Screening times:
Sunday, June 21, 5:30 PM
Thursday, June 25, 6:30 PM

Alison Reid | Canada | 2026 | 90m

In 1957, world renowned wildlife artist, Robert Bateman and spirited biologist, Bristol Foster embark on a global expedition in a Land Rover called "The Grizzly Torque" setting in motion a powerful story of environmental activism.

Screening times:
Sunday, June 21, 7:45 PM
Friday, June 26, 9:00 PM

Grace Glowicki | Canada | 2026 | 84m

A lonely Gravedigger who stinks of corpses finally meets her dream man, but their whirlwind affair is cut short when he tragically drowns at sea. A Hellifax Horror fest hit comes alive again at Carbon Arc.

Screening times:
Saturday, June 27, 8:30 PM

The Wachowskis | USA | 2008 | 135m

Speed Racer is a young and brilliant racing driver. When corruption in the racing leagues costs his brother his life, Speed must team up with his family and the mysterious Racer X to bring an end to the corruption and criminal activities.

Screening times:
Sunday, July 12, 5:30 PM

Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud | 2007 | France, USA | 96m
French with English subtitles

Persepolis is an emotionally powerful, dramatically enthralling autobiographical gem. Lucid Toons screens Persepolis in remembrance of acclaimed Iranian-French cartoonist, filmmaker and activist Marjane Satrapi (1969-2026).