The Samurai and The Prisoner
Opens September 4
Members $10
Non-members $14
All day Tuesday Members $6 Non-Members $8
Thursday matinees Members $8 Non-Members $10
Lifetime Memberships for $60.
Box office opens 30 minutes before showtime.
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Our screenings take place at 162 Mackenzie St. (unless otherwise noted.)
Directed By: Poh Si Teng
From Oscar®-nominated and Emmy® Award-winning filmmaker Poh Si Teng, American Doctor follows three American physicians— Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian—united by a single oath to save lives. After volunteering in besieged hospitals in Gaza, they return home determined to fight for the patients and colleagues they left behind, taking their battle from the front lines of war to the halls of Congress.
Directed By: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
When Lord Murashige Araki (Masahiro Motoki) rises up against the tyrannical Nobunaga Oda (Masaki Suda), he fi nds himself besieged within the walls of his own castle. Isolated, he is confronted with a series of mysterious crimes that shatter the fragile order of his court, plunging the fortress into fear and suspicion. With Oda’s army closing in and a traitor hiding among his ranks, Murashige is forced into an uneasy alliance with Kanbei Kuroda (Masaki Suda), a brilliant yet dangerous strategist held prisoner in the dungeon. Helped by his wife Chiyoho (Yuriko Yoshitaka) and his most loyal generals, Murashige must uncover the truth before the castle falls.
Directed By: Cato Kusters
After an unexpected encounter, Fleur and Julian fall madly in love. Soon after Julian proposes, an ambitious, yet challenging idea starts to dawn on Fleur. Slowly but surely she works out a plan to get married in every country where she and her wife are allowed to do so. Fueled by their love and a rising sense or urgency, they take a leap of faith. After only four marriages, their journey comes to an inevitable, painful halt.
Directed By: Padraic McKinley
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Russell Crowe
In Oregon in 1933, Samuel Murphy is torn from his daughter and sent to a brutal work camp. Warden Clancy tempts him with early release if he smuggles gold through deadly wilderness, but betrayal festers within the crew, and Murphy questions how far he’ll go to see his child again. Padraic McKinley’s tense, atmospheric Depression-era crime drama follows a group of desperate convicts on a perilous journey through a physically and morally treacherous backcountry. Set against the stark beauty of the Oregon landscape, The Weight draws on the introspective action cinema of the 1970s, combining gritty survivalist set pieces with uncommonly intelligent dialogue and finely drawn characters. Although rich with period detail, The Weight is charged with elemental energy, fueled by brothers Latham and Shelby Gaines’ harrowing score and Matteo Cocco’s vivid cinematography. Ethan Hawke gives a muscular performance as the film’s reluctant but resourceful hero, while Russell Crowe is quietly menacing as his foil. Julia Jones brings dignity and defiance to her role as Anna, the sole woman in the group.
Directed By: Gregg Araki
Follows the boundary-pushing, age-gap romance between a renowned artist named Erika Tracy (Olivia Wilde) and her so-called sexual muse (Cooper Hoffman), who “finds himself out of his depth as he’s taken on a journey into a world of sex, obsession, power, betrayal, and murder.
Directed By: Jane Schoenbrun
After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director for resurrection. But when she visits the original’s star, a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.
Directed By: Jean-François Caissy
L’espace à la fois bienveillant et tumultueux d’une garderie est le point d’ancrage de cette exploration libre sur la petite enfance. Construit en suivant progressivement l’évolution des âges à l’écran, le film nous entraine dans la bulle de différents enfants âgés de 1 à 5 ans, à cette étape où la conscience passe tranquillement du « Je » au « Nous ». À travers ces moments rarement filmés, la nature humaine s’installe progressivement. Jardin d’enfants est le 4ième film d’une série sur les étapes marquantes de la vie.
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The nurturing yet chaotic environment of a daycare center serves as the anchor for this free-flowing exploration of early childhood. Structured to progressively follow the ages on screen, the film draws us into the world of different children aged 1 to 5, at that stage where consciousness gently shifts from “I” to “We.” Through these rarely filmed moments, human nature gradually takes shape. Kindergarten is the fourth film in a series about the defining stages of life.
Directed By: Shatara Michelle Ford
With their sophomore feature, Shatara Michelle Ford (TEST PATTERN) puts their singular stamp on the American road movie. After an unceremonious layoff, Z (Denée Benton, “The Gilded Age”) embarks on a trip across the Midwestern United States in search of a friend that has seemingly disappeared off the grid. Travelling with her two closest friends, these three queer black femmes find their priorities tested as shapeshifting threats in each city expose (inter)personal and ideological fractures. Tender and expansive, Ford has created an ode to chosen family and the radical act of claiming space to dream – and exist – beyond the systems of an increasingly fraught country.
The paw-pular Cat Video Fest is coming back this September! Come watch 80 minutes of fantastic felines and support cats in need! 10% of ticket sales goes to Small Things CATS, with the Greater Sudbury Animal Shelter joining us with information about adoptable cats, and potentially some cats!!!
About Cat Video Fest: Our fuzzy overlords return to the big screen! Each year, CatVideoFest curates a compilation reel of the latest, best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and, of course, classic internet powerhouses (Keyboard Cat, we’re looking at you).
We would also love to show pictures of your furry friends in our event preshow!! If you would like to see pictures of your cats on our giant screen before Cat Video Fest, please email us by clicking the button below with the subject line “Cat Video Fest 2026 – [Your Cat’s Name].”
Please note that we can only include a handful of pictures from each cat.
Directed By: Darlene Naponse (AKI) & Princess Daazhraii Johnson (Two Old Women)
We’ll close out the month with a special $5 ENTRY screening for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, featuring Darlene Naponse’s Aki and a short film Shaaghan Neekwaii (Two Old Women) from Princess Daazhraii Johnson. The screening is followed by a Q&A with Darlene Naponse (In-Person) and Princess Daazhraii Johnson (Virtual).
About AKI: Set on Atikameksheng Anishnawbek (formerly known as Whitefish Lake), this visual art documentary follows the seasons in director Darlene Naponse’s home community in Northern Ontario.
About Shaaghan Neekwaii (Two Old Women): In 1400s Alaska, two abandoned Gwich’in elders survive a brutal winter, guided by ancestral knowledge, spirit forces, and grit, redefining survival, kinship, and belonging beyond their band.
Tuesday, April 21
Unfortunately, our run of MILE END KICKS has been postponed to open Thursday, April 30 at 4:15 PM. Other April screenings have been replaced, including:
Thank you for your understanding!!