Screening times:
Thursday, Jan 30, 6:30 PM - special guest attending! SOLD OUT
Thursday, Jan 30, 9:15 PM - SOLD OUT
Saturday, Feb 1, 9:15 PM

Allan Moyle, Tricia Fish | Canada | 2024 | 97m
with Liane Balaban, Mary Walsh, and Andrew McCarthy

Tricia Fish is a writer/producer and story consultant from Nova Scotia. She has worked as a writer or writer/ producer for CBC, Global, City, Family Channel, Netflix, BBC Kids, History Channel, Nickelodeon, HBO Max and more. Her feature film debut New Waterford Girl premiered at Sundance and TIFF to critical acclaim. Tricia will attend the 6:30 PM screening for a post-film Q&A!

Fifteen-year-old Mooney Potter is a misfit. Her dreams of attending college in New York City are too big for the small, conservative, coal mining town of New Waterford, Cape Breton. In the mid-70s, in this cramped little Catholic community, there's only one reason a young lady would leave and that's if she got into some trouble. A high-spirited sixteen-year-old New Yorker named Lou moves into town, bringing her fists of justice and fury. With the help of her new pal, Mooney comes up with an escape plan.

"Pump Up the Volume's Allan Moyle directs this quirky, charming movie from Tricia Fish's eagle-eyed script." - A. O. Scott, New York Times

"An extremely likable coming-of-age comedy that effectively captures a slice of teen angst, Cape Breton-style." - Brendan Kelly, Variety

Best Canadian Feature - Atlantic Film Festival
Best Canadian First Feature Film - Special Jury Congratulation (1999 Winner Liane Babalan) - Toronto International Film Festival Best Canadian Film - Cinéfest Sudbury

This film is screening as part of the inaugural Nova Scotia Retro Film Festo, happening January 30 - February 2, 2025!

Tickets $10.95 ($10 cash at the door if available)