Mooncrater Theatre Presents
October 29 - November 1
Members $10
Non-members $14
All day Tuesday Members $6 Non-Members $8
Thursday matinees Members $6 Non-Members $8
Lifetime Memberships for $60.
Box office opens 30 minutes before showtime.
Our screenings take place at 162 Mackenzie St. (unless otherwise noted.)
2 wins/nominations including a win for Best Supporting Actor @ BIFF 2025
Relevance and love don’t slam a door in your face: they just stop thinking about you. This idea is at the core of Richard Linklater’s excellent BLUE MOON. It captures the heart of the writer through one of the last nights in the life of Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke), who was once one of the most acclaimed Broadway songwriters on the scene before fame and passion stopped returning his calls. He’s now the drunk at the end of the bar, the guy who gets there first and leaves last, and the one who can barely hide the pain behind his non-stop commentary on film, Broadway, and everything else around him. Working from a script by Robert Kaplow, Linklater has crafted one of his finest dramedies, a consistently fascinating exploration of the frailty of the artist, buoyed by one of Ethan Hawke’s most remarkable performances.
4 wins/nominations including Nominee for Palme d’Or Cannes 2025
À l’aube des années 1960, le critique de cinéma Jean-Luc Godard convainc un producteur de financer son premier long métrage.
Hommage senti, mais pour initiés, au créateur du film “À bout de souffle”. Scénario parfois redondant ou anecdotique. Dispositif sophistiqué reproduisant les conditions de tournage de l’époque. Composition juste et buffante de G. Marbeck.
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Nouvelle Vague is Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater’s love letter to the revolutionary magic of the French New Wave, reimagining the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless, which ultimately cemented Godard as a pioneer of global cinema. As critic turned director Godard makes and breaks the rules, a mix of fresh faces and daring talents – including Zoey Deutch as Jean Seberg, Aubry Dullin as Jean-Paul Belmondo, and Guillaume Marbeck as Godard himself – bring his spontaneous, electric film to life. Capturing the youthful dynamism and creative chaos at the heart of one of the world’s most beloved and influential movies, Nouvelle Vague transports us to the streets of 1959 Paris for an ode to the transformative power of cinema. This homage to a turning point in cinema history has plenty to delight, but the film’s key message is art and freedom.
Sofia Bohdanowicz’s latest pieces together the extraordinary story of real-life early 20th-century Canadian violinist Kathleen Parlow-who by rights should be a household name- blending fact with a fictionalized family history. The director’s frequent collaborator, actress Deragh Campbell, plays Audrey Benac, a woman on a single-minded mission to learn more about Parlow, who has slipped away from collective memory. (Melding her own personal history into the film, Parlow was Bohdanowicz’s grandfather’s violin mentor and teacher.) Parlow is the subject of Audrey’s Ph.D. thesis and her research takes her from Toronto to London to Oslo and far away from her dying mother, who is bitter that she never got to pursue her own violin dreams while her husband did, a legacy that haunts Audrey. Discovering a once-lost composition dedicated to Parlow, Audrey shoves aside her own personal problems to restage the opus.
8 wins/nominations including Cannes 2025 win for rising star award, and nominee for the Platform Award TIFF 2025
“Nino”, premier long-métrage de Pauline Loquès, raconte l’histoire d’un homme en quête d’identité et d’évasion. À travers le portrait sensible de Nino, le film explore les défis du passage à l’âge adulte, les liens familiaux fragiles et les rêves d’ailleurs. Âgé d’une trentaine d’années, Nino, qui pensait être fatigué et souffrir d’un simple mal de gorge, apprend qu’il est atteint d’un cancer et doit commencer une chimiothérapie. Cette annonce va bouleverser le regard qu’il porte sur les gens qui l’entourent, et sur sa vie évidemment. Porté par une réalisation intime et une ambiance poignante, Nino invite à une réflexion sur la solitude, la découverte de soi et l’espoir.
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A sudden diagnosis leaves Nino, a young man in his late 20s, facing mortality with grace, quiet humour, and the company of family and friends over the course of his birthday weekend, all anchored by Quebec actor Théodore Pellerin’s soulful performance. On the eve of his 29th birthday, Nino is blindsided by a devastating diagnosis. Told he must begin aggressive treatment within days and bank his sperm if he hopes to start a family. To complicate matters, Nino has once again lost his apartment keys, forcing him into a reflective walkabout of sorts that depends on the goodwill of intimates from his past.
Nino finds it hard to unburden himself to those around him, but the weight of his reality is deeply felt and externalized onto the city of Paris through cinematography that emphasizes its capacity to alienate. Théodore Pellerin (TIFF Rising Star ’17; Solo, TIFF ’23) delivers a quietly compelling performance, capturing Nino’s inner turbulence with subtlety and grace.
11 wins/nominations including FIPRESCI and UNCERTAIN REGARD wins at Cannes 2025
The Triangle of Sadness and Babygirl actor has made a strong, singular and sometimes surreal first film behind the camera, with a superb central turn from actor Frank Dillane. Urchin is an emotionally raw debut from Harris Dickinson. On the streets of London, Mike is hustling to get by. Roadside evangelizers won’t let him sleep in peace, his slippery friend won’t pay up the money he stole, and before long, he finds himself in trouble with the law. As he struggles to reintegrate into society, shuffling between gigs as a line cook and a trash collector, he must balance a newfound sense of community with his own itch for self-destruction.
Argentina, 1983: With the country’s military dictatorship waging a brutal war against its political opponents, prisoners Valentín and Molina find themselves thrown together in a cramped cell. Initially at odds, they begin to bond as Molina narrates the story of his favourite movie musical, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN. Bill Condon, the Academy Award®-winning writer-director of GODS AND MONSTERS, CHICAGO, DREAMGIRLS, and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, provides a visionary new interpretation of this literary and cultural landmark, featuring award-worthy performances from Diego Luna (Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN, ROGUE ONE), newcomer Tonatiuh, and Jennifer Lopez (UNSTOPPABLE), who soars in the role originated by Chita Rivera on Broadway.
World Premiere TIFF 2025
91% on Rotten Tomatoes
Inspired by her own acclaimed documentary Birth of a Family, Tasha Hubbard’s Meadowlarks tells the story of four Cree siblings, separated since childhood and now in their fifties, who agree to meet for the first time over a holiday weekend in Banff. Without the usual markers of familiarity, or a shared sense of cultural belonging, Anthony, Connie, Marianne and Gwen discover unexpected moments of joyous synchronicity, conflict, and connection. With further guidance from the warmth of a newly discovered community, a fledgling family is invited to heal. Excited and curious, but also scarred and afraid of rejection, the Meadowlark siblings must contend with where they have been, and who they will become, especially to one another.
Sudbury Indie Cinema, along with our founding partner Laurentian’s Outdoor Adventure Leadership Programme, is delighted to announce the 5th edition of SOAR Film Fest running Thursday, November 13 to Sunday, November 16, at our venue in Uptown Sudbury. This annual celebration of outdoor wilderness adventure film is possible due to the stellar support of keen Northern Ontario wilderness-lovers, adventure filmmakers from around the world, patrons, generous sponsors and government partners.
SOAR Film Fest brings Northeastern Ontario the best and latest in adventure film and wilderness travel. We select from multiple award-winners from top-tier festivals to discoveries enjoying their festival premiere in Northern Ontario. From local to international- from paddling to mountaineering – freeriding to wildlife preservation – SOAR is where adventure takes flight.
Il était une fois un chien parisien, naïf et passionné appelé Chien Pourri. Avec Chaplapla, son fidèle compagnon de gouttière, Chien Pourri arpente les rues de Paris la truffe au vent. Peu importe les catastrophes qu’il provoque, Chien Pourri retombe toujours sur ses pattes ! Tant et si bien que les autres chiens commencent à trouver ça louche. La folle aventure de Chien Pourri et ses amis pour faire découvrir la poésie de Paris aux tout-petits !
Open to all members
Hosted by Thorneloe University President Rev. Jason Tripp. Public lecture from Tarvosky Scholar & Author Keith Giles.
A dying man in his forties remembers his past. His childhood, his mother, the war, personal moments and things that tell of the recent history of all the Russian nation.
From the Scottish Highlands and the streets of Finland to the back bowls of Whitewater, BC and a local hill-turned-terrain park in downtown Denver, Warren Miller’s SNO-CIETY celebrates the spirit of winter—wherever you ride and however you connect to the snow and the community around it.
SCRIPTFESTtm is a launchpad for bold filmmakers in Northern Ontario. This region is bursting with creative power. As Northerners, we know the talent here runs deep. What it needs is a chance to lead, create, and shine.
That’s what we do.
SCRIPTFESTtm gives emerging directors the tools, support, and space to pitch, develop, and produce original short films. Every project builds real experience, strong reels, and forward momentum.
Au milieu des années 2000, Joël Girard, un soldat charismatique et attachant, est sur le point d’être déployé en Afghanistan. Sa femme Michelle et son fils Jacob doivent apprendre à vivre avec cette nouvelle réalité : cette fois, la mission est risquée. Avec l’objectif avoué de se rapprocher de Jacob, Joël devient l’entraîneur de son équipe de soccer, les Phénix. Malgré ses efforts, un fossé se creuse entre lui et son fils.
PHÉNIX est une œuvre autobiographique qui nous plonge tête première dans la réalité des familles de militaire. À travers un drame intimiste et lumineux, le réalisateur nous invite à revisiter une période trouble de l’histoire canadienne.
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In the mid-2000s, Joël Girard, a charismatic and endearing soldier, is about to be deployed to Afghanistan. His wife and son, Michelle and Jacob, must learn to live with this new reality: this new mission comes with real risk. To get closer to Jacob, Joël starts coaching his soccer team, the Phoenixes. Despite his efforts, a rift will grow between him and his son.
PHOENIXES is an autobiographical work that plunges us headfirst into the reality of military families. Through an intimate and luminous drama, the director invites us to revisit a troubled period of Canadian history.
From Academy Award®-nominated and BAFTA-winning director, Raoul Peck (I Am Not Your Negro), Orwell is the definitive feature-length documentary on visionary author George Orwell, with the exclusive cooperation of the Orwell Estate. ”Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past…,” wrote Orwell in his novel, 1984. Today, the “newspeak” of authoritarian rule is alive and well and in unexpected places, from the rise of AI Chatbot to the Russian propaganda machine, from the marketing webs of commercial metaverses to the political banning of books in the Southern United States. Peck’s “Orwell” will use George Orwell’s life, work and legacy as a maverick iconoclastic writer to jam the signals of the algorithms gone rogue which, in the name of personal freedom, threaten to close our minds to a greater possibility.
Marie, 80 ans, en a ras le bol de sa maladie. Elle a un plan : partir en Suisse pour mettre fin à ses jours. Mais au moment de l’annoncer à Bruno, son fils irresponsable, et Anna sa petite-fille en crise d’ado, elle panique et invente un énorme mensonge. Prétextant un mystérieux héritage à aller chercher dans une banque suisse, elle leur propose de faire un voyage tous ensemble. Complice involontaire de cette mascarade, Rudy, un auxiliaire de vie tout juste rencontré la veille, va prendre le volant du vieux camping car familial, et conduire cette famille dans un voyage inattendu.
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An unexpected road trip brings a dysfunctional family together for one last journey with their elder, sparking moments of connection, joy, and reconciliation.
Best friends Yuta and Kou are about to graduate high school in a near-future Tokyo where the threat of a catastrophic earthquake pervades daily life. One night, they pull a consequential prank on their principal, which leads to a surveillance system being installed in the school. Between the oppressive security system and a darkening national political situation, Kou feels increasingly frustrated with the world while Yuta seems completely unaware. Finding an empathetic ear in a passionate student activist, Kou’s political consciousness blossoms. Assuming that Yuta would never understand his newfound interests, Kou begins to avoid his friend. For the first time in their lifelong friendship, the two are forced to confront differences that they never had expressed before.
Tillie (Isabella Roland), a floundering young woman and her charismatic, alcoholic father (Craig Bierko), struggle to resolve their fractured relationship in the weirdest possible way: after he dies, his ghost appears in mirrors to haunt everyone in the family but Tillie. Tillie’s sister, Violet (Vic Michaelis), mother (Claudia Lonow), grandparents (Mark Lonow and Joanne Astrow), stepfather (Jonathan Schmock), and even Violet’s free-spirited baby daddy (Nick Marini), must do everything they can to make Tillie see her father… even employing a very reform rabbi (Eddie Peppitone) to exorcize him… or else they will be plagued by this ghost forever.
A fascinating case study of possibilities that can happen when a filmmaking team keeps creative control through every stage of the creative and distribution process, and then marshals their interested audience to go to movie theatres on Instagram.
A filmmaker documents her boyfriend’s violent parasomnia during their holiday at a remote cabin in the woods, and as his sleepwalking gets worse, she believes the cause might be something far more sinister.
