Films & Events

In the late 1990s, a family of six settles into their new home on Vancouver Island, as internal dynamics are slowly revealed through the experiences of the youngest child, Sasha. Their fresh start is interrupted by the increasingly dangerous behavior of Jeremy, the family's oldest child.

The Sudbury Indie Cinema will celebrate the remarkable legacy of founder and former executive director Beth Mairs with a special retirement celebration and fundraiser on Wednesday, June 10 at 6 p.m. The evening will feature a mystery film personally selected by Mairs — with the title remaining secret until showtime— alongside a silent auction, hors d’oeuvres by Verdicchio Ristorante, and a cash bar. The event aims to both honour Mairs’ extraordinary contributions to arts and culture in Northern Ontario and raise funds to support the future of the not-for-profit cinema co-operative.

Housed in a shelter for young mothers, Jessica, Perla, Julia, Ariane, and Naïma, all of whom have grown up in difficult circumstances, struggle to obtain a better life for themselves and their children.

As Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, primary schools across Russia’s hinterlands are transformed into recruitment stages for the war. Facing the ethical dilemma of working in a system defined by propaganda and violence, a brave teacher goes undercover to film what’s really happening in his own school.

Renowned wildlife artist Robert Bateman and spirited biologist Bristol Foster embark on a globe-trotting adventure in a LandRover they name the Grizzly Torque.

Grace Pine, a 22-year-old music critic, moves to Montreal to write a book on Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill, but her plans are complicated when she becomes romantically involved with two members of an indie band she is covering and decides to become their publicist.

Thanks to the support of Palestine Solidarity Sudbury, the Sunday, May 10 screening of Palestine 36 will offer $5 tickets! About the film: Year 1936. As villages across Palestine rise against British colonial rule, Yusuf drifts between his rural home and the restless energy of Jerusalem, longing for a future beyond the growing unrest. But history is relentless. With rising numbers of Jewish immigrants escaping antisemitism in Europe and some arriving with nefarious Zionist-colonial ambitions, and the Palestinian population uniting in the largest and longest uprising against Britain’s 30-year dominion, all sides spiral towards inevitable collision in a decisive moment for the British Empire and the future of the entire region.

A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen partner agree to put up a false heterosexual front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's conservative parents.