Screening times:
Thursday, October 8, 7:00 PM

Stamos Tsamis | Greece | 2026 | 125m
Greek with English subtitles

The GREEK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL TOUR OF CANADA (GIFFT) is a showcase and celebration of Greek cinema, with films showing in venues across Halifax. Don't miss the film festival finale, Saint Paisios, at Carbon Arc! The film explores the famed ascetic’s deep faith, his calling to monasticism, and his profound spiritual legacy. For tickets and to view trailers for all festival films, please visit https://gifft.ca/.

Screening times:
Friday, October 9, 6:30 PM - director attending!

Larry Weinstein | Canada | 1994 | 92m

Filmmaker Larry Weinstein stages a wide range of performances in tribute to the compositions of Kurt Weill. Performers include Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Mary Margaret O’Hara, Elvis Costello, Lou Reed and many others!

Screening times:
Saturday, October 10, 6:00 PM
Friday, October 23, 6:30 PM

Kent Jones | USA | 2026 | 97m

A forgotten New York poet rediscovers his artistic passion after befriending an eccentric group of young creatives who profess their admiration of his work. This thoughtful, witty film is a wistful yet unromantic look at a lost idea of downtown New York.

Screening times:
Saturday, October 10, 8:30 PM

David Cronenberg | Canada | 1996 | 112m

The strange allure of the auto collision provokes a human fascination with death and the tendency to eroticize danger. For a select few, a car collision is a sexual turn-on, and a jolting life force they come to crave.

Screening times:
Sunday, October 11, 5:30 PM

Gil Kenan | USA | 2006 | 91m
Preceded by NFB short film "Land of the Heads" | Cédric Louis & Claude Barras | 2009 | 6m

An animated horror-comedy that blends scares with a unique motion-capture style. Preceded by stop-motion short “Land of the Heads” (Cédric Louis & Claude Barras, 2006)!

Screening times:
Sunday, October 11, 8:00 PM - show added!
Friday, October 23, 9:00 PM - show added! SOLD OUT
Friday, October 30, 8:45 PM - SOLD OUT

Jim Sharman | UK, USA | 1975 | 100m

A couple of squares, Brad and Janet, land at a mansion with weirdos. RIP Tim Curry! We remember this icon fondly with a Double Feature. Come in costume! We will be giving away a six-punch pass to the best Rocky Horror character in the audience!

Event times:
Sunday, October 18, 6:00 PM - Midnight

A Nocturne Art At Night event presented by Animation Festival of Halifax and Carbon Arc! This event takes place in the "Board Room", same level as Carbon Arc Cinema inside the Museum of Natural History.

Drop in, no pressure studio! Experience the magic and joy of making animation by hand. We provide the materials; you provide the imagination! For the full NOCTURNE program visit https://nocturnehalifax.ca/

Screening times:
Sunday, October 25, 5:30 PM

Peter Lord, Nick Park | UK, Mi'kma'ki | 2000 | 84m
Mi'kmaq with English subtitles

It's the 15-Year Anniversary of the Mi'kmaq dub version of Chicken Run! We partner with Deep Cuts to bring you this hilarious claymation classic for Mi'kmaq History Month.

Tickets are completely Pay-What-You-Choose!

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

Linus O’Brien | USA | 2025 | 90m

In this SXSW hit, the cult phenomenon of Rocky Horror is explored in depth like never before with an extraordinary cast of contributors. RIP Tim Curry! We remember this icon fondly with a Double Feature. Come in costume! We will be giving away a six-punch pass to the best Rocky Horror character in the audience!