Movies
Un Amour Impossible
In French with English subtitles. Spans the period from 1958 to the present day and tells the story of an unconditional love between a mother and her daughter which is endangered by an unsteady and manipulative father.
Peterloo
An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Manchester turned into one of the bloodiest and most notorious episodes in British history. The massacre saw British government forces charge into a crowd of over 60,000 that
The Fall of the American Empire
A shy and insecure delivery truck driver accidentally arrives on the scene of a robbery, happens to pick up two bags of stolen cash, and puts them in his truck. After an unsuccessful interrogation from two tough police detectives, he must find a way to get rid of this dirty
Suburbia
Women Directors Film Fest – Retro 80s Edition! Suburbia (1983) – directed by Penelope Spheeris – July 28th & 29th! When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each
Pet Sematary
Women Directors Film Fest – Retro 80s Edition! Pet Semetary (1989) – directed by Mary Lambert – July 21st & 22nd! Dr. Louis Creed’s family moves into the country house of their dreams and discover a pet cemetery at the back of their property. The cursed burial ground deep
Real Genius
Women Directors Film Fest – Retro 80s Edition! Real Genius (1985) – directed by Martha Coolidge – July 14th & 15th! Chris is the top brain who just wants to party, Mitch is the 15-year-old college wiz kid. Supposedly hard at work on a lab project with a mysterious
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Women Directors Film Fest – Retro 80s Edition! Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) – directed by Amy Heckerling – July 7th & 8th! Update — the Monday July 8th screening will be a Collective Arts / Smoque Shack Movie Night! There will be a special
Red Joan
Joan Stanley is a widow living out a quiet retirement in the suburbs when, shockingly, the British Secret Service places her under arrest. The charge: providing classified scientific information – including details on the building of the atomic bomb – to the Soviet government for decades. As the interrogation
Mouthpiece
Ottawa Premiere the Week of July 26th! Based on a stage play of the same name by Amy Nostbakken and Norah Sadava, the story follows Cassandra as she tries to organize the affairs for her mother’s funeral. From Cannes, Emmy, and São Paulo International Film Fest award winning filmmaker Patricia
VIRUS
The much anticipated movie VIRUS premieres in Ottawa on Saturday June 15th at 12:00PM. Virus is a medical thriller directed by Aashiq Abu, based on the 2018 Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala, and the brilliant effort of NURSES and DOCTORS to get rid of this massive epidemic. It