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Experience the ultimate Halloween scare with a screening of the 1922 silent horror classic Nosferatu, featuring live, bone-chilling improvised pipe organ accompaniment by Carlos Foggin at Knox United Church in Calgary.
Join us on Sunday November 1st for a brunch screening of Paul Feig’s 2011 comedy Bridesmaids, a film that somehow manages to be completely ridiculous, genuinely heartfelt and even funnier every time you watch it.Gather your besties, leave the kids with the fam and come out for a few hours that are entirely your own....
Join us for the opening of the 21st Calgary Justice Film Festival (CJFF), a special moment honouring Indigenous voices, storytelling, culture, and filmmaking. Gather with community leaders, filmmakers, and other special guests at The Confluence for the launch of a weekend of documentary film, artist exhibits, performances, and important conversations.Please note: Registration for this CJFF...
The 21st Calgary Justice Film Festival (CJFF) is returning, and it’s going to be better than ever! Join us November 5–7 at The Confluence for three days of free powerful films, thought-provoking stories, and opportunities to connect, learn, and be inspired.This year, film is just the beginning. Alongside their incredible lineup of justice-focused films, CJFF...
This is a documentary about a violent, state-run system of eugenics, racial absorption, and social assimilation in Twentieth Century, Western Australia. For the more than six decades between 1905 and 1972, thousands of mixed-race Aboriginal children in Western Australia were forcibly removed from their families.Systematically organized by the State, overwhelmingly supported by West Australian society,...
FILM SYNOPSES:To the Embers (Feu Fantôme): Seven years ago, the filmmaker was raped. Three years ago, the rapist wrote the filmmaker a letter to take responsibility for his actions. This film is their open letter to rape culture.Do Not Stay Silent: In Escuintla, Guatemala, where 4 out of every 10 victims of sexual violence are...
With Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Emma Watson, and Eliza Scanlen as the fiercely individual March sisters, Gerwig weaves between childhood memories and adult aspirations, capturing the joys and heartbreaks of a family determined to make their own way in the world.Forget the corsets and calling cards. These women have things to say, art to make,...
Fuel your creativity with movies on the big screen at Classics and Crafts! Bring your current craft project and join us for a nostalgic trip down memory lane with beloved classic films in the Burnswest Theatre. Meet fellow makers, enjoy the cinematic vibes and tackle your work-in-progress with us! Whether you’re a die-hard movie fan...
La Jetée (1962) is a 28-minute French sci-fi short, told primarily through still photos, about a prisoner in a post-apocalyptic, subterranean Paris. Sent back in time by scientists due to his intense memory of a woman at Orly airport, he falls in love with her in the past, only to discover his journey ends in...
La Jetée (1962) is a 28-minute French sci-fi short, told primarily through still photos, about a prisoner in a post-apocalyptic, subterranean Paris. Sent back in time by scientists due to his intense memory of a woman at Orly airport, he falls in love with her in the past, only to discover his journey ends in...
Fuel your creativity with movies on the big screen at Classics and Crafts! Bring your current craft project and join us for a nostalgic trip down memory lane with beloved classic films in the Burnswest Theatre. Meet fellow makers, enjoy the cinematic vibes and tackle your work-in-progress with us! Whether you’re a die-hard movie fan...
Fuel your creativity with movies on the big screen at Classics and Crafts! Bring your current craft project and join us for a nostalgic trip down memory lane with beloved classic films in the Burnswest Theatre.Meet fellow makers, enjoy the cinematic vibes and tackle your work-in-progress with us! Whether you’re a die-hard movie fan or...
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