Free Member Events and Series Check out our upcoming FREE member programming! Opens Friday, June 2 Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Ryuichi Sakamoto Tribute Featuring David Bowie and Ryuichi Sakamoto, and anchored by one of Sakamoto's finest scores, this multilayered film from Nagisa Oshima is a powerhouse of creative energy. D: Nagisa Oshima United Kingdom 1983 123 min More details Friday, June 2, 7:00 PM The Queen Pride Month Screening Throw it back to 1967 and the glamorous origins of competitive drag in this vibrant piece of queer history that directly leads to Paris Is Burning and RuPaul's Drag Race. D: Frank Simon USA 1968 68 min More details Friday, June 2, 9:00 PM Shakedown Pride Month Screening Charting the eight-year run of Shakedown, a peripatetic Black lesbian strip club in Los Angeles, director Leilah Weinraub attempts “to portray the before and after of a utopic moment.” D: Leilah Weinraub USA 2018 72 min More details Saturday, June 3, 2:15 PM The Bad News Bears Watch List: Play Ball! Hard-drinking, ex-minor-league hopeful Morris Buttermaker attempts to whip a group of misfit and outcast little-leaguers into playing shape as a last shot at his fading glory. D: Michael Ritchie USA 1976 102 min More details Opens Saturday, June 3 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda Ryuichi Sakamoto Tribute This intimate portrait explores famed composer Ryuichi Sakamoto’s return to music following a cancer diagnosis, leading to the creation of a haunting new masterpiece. D: Stephen Nomura Schible USA & Japan 2017 101 min More details Saturday, June 10, 1:30 PM Network Watch List: BlackBerry Inspirations Elevated by strong direction, powerful acting and a brilliant script, this searing satire of ratings-driven news remains sadly relevant more than four decades later. D: Sidney Lumet USA 1976 123 min More details Monday, June 12, 7:15 PM The War Room Watch List: BlackBerry Inspirations The curtain lifts on Bill Clinton's 1992 political game-changing presidential campaign in this iconic documentary from Chris Hegedus and D. A. Pennebaker. D: Chris Hegedus & D.A. Pennebaker USA 1993 96 min More details Wednesday, June 14, 4:00 PM Italy: Love It or Leave It Curious Minds Further Viewing Award-winning documentary filmmakers Luca and Gustav take a road trip across Italy in an old Fiat 500 while pondering the question: should they stay in the country, or leave? Complement the exciting themes and stories of Dr. Kenneth Bartlett's Curious Minds series on Italy's Most Beautiful Cities with this screening. D: Gustav Hofer & Luca Ragazzi Italy & Germany 2011 75 min More details Thursday, June 15, 4:00 PM Roger & Me Curious Minds Further Viewing Michael Moore triumphantly burst upon the American moviemaking scene in 1989 with this hilarious, penetrating forerunner of the independent film movement. Complement the exciting themes and stories of Adam Nayman's Curious Minds series on A Brief History of Satire with this screening. D: Michael Moore USA 1989 90 min More details Thursday, June 15, 6:45 PM Startup.com Watch List: BlackBerry Inspirations “Distilled from over 400 hours of filmed material, Startup.com offers continued evidence of the essential nature of the documentary format” (BBC). D: Chris Hegedus & Jehane Noujaim USA 2001 107 min More details Friday, June 16, 9:45 PM Operation Avalanche Watch List: BlackBerry Inspirations Matt Johnson’s second feature blends mockumentray, black comedy and action-adventure into an engrossing undercover adventure at NASA. D: Matt Johnson Canada & USA 2016 94 min More details Saturday, June 17, 1:00 PM Original Cast Album: Company Watch List: BlackBerry Inspirations This classic title for documentary and theatre aficionados offers a tantalizingly rare glimpse behind the Broadway curtain at Stephen Sondhein’s Company. D: D.A. Pennebaker USA 1970 53 min More details Sunday, June 17, 9:00 PM A Perfect Christmas Comedians Rachel Manson and MK Morris present their hit 420-friendly live show: getting high and commentating on the finest films the Hallmark channel has to offer. D: Brian K. Roberts USA 2016 100 min More details Sunday, June 18, 2:00 PM Ram Dass: Fierce Grace Quiet Time Our series on mindfulness at the movies returns with this mind-expanding portrait of Richard Alpert, a.k.a. Ram Dass, one of the true spiritual icons of the 1960s and ‘70s. Featuring a special pre-film guided meditation by Moustafa Abdelrahman, an Applied Mindfulness Meditation Specialist. D: Mickey Lemle USA 2001 93 min More details Tuesday, June 20, 6:45 PM Batata World Refugee Day Discover the indomitable spirit of Maria and her Syrian migrant family in a decade-long journey that sheds light on the largest forced migration crisis of our times. Join director Noura Kevorkian and producer Paul Scherzer for a post-screening Q&A. D: Noura Kevorkian Canada & Lebanon 2022 125 min More details Wednesday, June 21, 6:45 PM Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun Indigenous Peoples Month An intimate and thrilling portrait of a young Siksika woman in the golden plains of Blackfoot Territory as she prepares for one of the most dangerous horse races in the world. Featuring an introduction from ImagineNATIVE. Presented in partnership with imagineNATIVE. D: Banchi Hanuse Canada 2023 89 min More details Thursday, June 22, 7:30 PM Tramps! Pride Month Screening Rising from the nihilistic ashes of the punk movement, revel in the unabashedly queer roots that permeated every inch of the New Romantics culture. Join director Kevin Hegge for a post-screening Q&A. D: Kevin Hegge Canada 2022 104 min More details Saturday, June 24, 9:00 PM Grease Sing-Along Starring John Travolta and the late great Olivia Newton John, revisit Rydell High with full permission to sing the songs we're still hopelessly devoted to. D: Randal Kleiser USA 1978 110 min More details Sunday, June 25, 1:30 PM Concert for George This special re-release features gorgeous remastered video and full 5.1 surround sound mix, showcasing stunning renditions of some of the most significant music of the 20th century. D: David Leland United Kingdom & USA 2003 100 min More details Sunday, June 25, 4:15 PM A Hard Day's Night Directed with raucous, anything-goes verve by Richard Lester and featuring a slew of iconic pop anthems, this icon Beatles film exerted an incalculable influence on the music video. D: Richard Lester United Kingdom 1964 87 min More details Saturday, July 8, 7:00 PM For Viola: No Visible Trauma Five years in the making, this striking film unravels the intertwined stories of three individuals who were the victims of extreme violence at the hands of police officers in Calgary. Join co-director Marc Serpa Francoeur, former Vancouver Police major crimes detective Lorimer Shenher for a Q&A, moderated by Anthony Truong Swan. Presented in partnership with Story Money Impact. D: Robbinder Uppal & Marc Serpa Francoeur Canada 2020 98 min More details
Opens Friday, June 2 Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Ryuichi Sakamoto Tribute Featuring David Bowie and Ryuichi Sakamoto, and anchored by one of Sakamoto's finest scores, this multilayered film from Nagisa Oshima is a powerhouse of creative energy. D: Nagisa Oshima United Kingdom 1983 123 min More details
Friday, June 2, 7:00 PM The Queen Pride Month Screening Throw it back to 1967 and the glamorous origins of competitive drag in this vibrant piece of queer history that directly leads to Paris Is Burning and RuPaul's Drag Race. D: Frank Simon USA 1968 68 min More details
Friday, June 2, 9:00 PM Shakedown Pride Month Screening Charting the eight-year run of Shakedown, a peripatetic Black lesbian strip club in Los Angeles, director Leilah Weinraub attempts “to portray the before and after of a utopic moment.” D: Leilah Weinraub USA 2018 72 min More details
Saturday, June 3, 2:15 PM The Bad News Bears Watch List: Play Ball! Hard-drinking, ex-minor-league hopeful Morris Buttermaker attempts to whip a group of misfit and outcast little-leaguers into playing shape as a last shot at his fading glory. D: Michael Ritchie USA 1976 102 min More details
Opens Saturday, June 3 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda Ryuichi Sakamoto Tribute This intimate portrait explores famed composer Ryuichi Sakamoto’s return to music following a cancer diagnosis, leading to the creation of a haunting new masterpiece. D: Stephen Nomura Schible USA & Japan 2017 101 min More details
Saturday, June 10, 1:30 PM Network Watch List: BlackBerry Inspirations Elevated by strong direction, powerful acting and a brilliant script, this searing satire of ratings-driven news remains sadly relevant more than four decades later. D: Sidney Lumet USA 1976 123 min More details
Monday, June 12, 7:15 PM The War Room Watch List: BlackBerry Inspirations The curtain lifts on Bill Clinton's 1992 political game-changing presidential campaign in this iconic documentary from Chris Hegedus and D. A. Pennebaker. D: Chris Hegedus & D.A. Pennebaker USA 1993 96 min More details
Wednesday, June 14, 4:00 PM Italy: Love It or Leave It Curious Minds Further Viewing Award-winning documentary filmmakers Luca and Gustav take a road trip across Italy in an old Fiat 500 while pondering the question: should they stay in the country, or leave? Complement the exciting themes and stories of Dr. Kenneth Bartlett's Curious Minds series on Italy's Most Beautiful Cities with this screening. D: Gustav Hofer & Luca Ragazzi Italy & Germany 2011 75 min More details
Thursday, June 15, 4:00 PM Roger & Me Curious Minds Further Viewing Michael Moore triumphantly burst upon the American moviemaking scene in 1989 with this hilarious, penetrating forerunner of the independent film movement. Complement the exciting themes and stories of Adam Nayman's Curious Minds series on A Brief History of Satire with this screening. D: Michael Moore USA 1989 90 min More details
Thursday, June 15, 6:45 PM Startup.com Watch List: BlackBerry Inspirations “Distilled from over 400 hours of filmed material, Startup.com offers continued evidence of the essential nature of the documentary format” (BBC). D: Chris Hegedus & Jehane Noujaim USA 2001 107 min More details
Friday, June 16, 9:45 PM Operation Avalanche Watch List: BlackBerry Inspirations Matt Johnson’s second feature blends mockumentray, black comedy and action-adventure into an engrossing undercover adventure at NASA. D: Matt Johnson Canada & USA 2016 94 min More details
Saturday, June 17, 1:00 PM Original Cast Album: Company Watch List: BlackBerry Inspirations This classic title for documentary and theatre aficionados offers a tantalizingly rare glimpse behind the Broadway curtain at Stephen Sondhein’s Company. D: D.A. Pennebaker USA 1970 53 min More details
Sunday, June 17, 9:00 PM A Perfect Christmas Comedians Rachel Manson and MK Morris present their hit 420-friendly live show: getting high and commentating on the finest films the Hallmark channel has to offer. D: Brian K. Roberts USA 2016 100 min More details
Sunday, June 18, 2:00 PM Ram Dass: Fierce Grace Quiet Time Our series on mindfulness at the movies returns with this mind-expanding portrait of Richard Alpert, a.k.a. Ram Dass, one of the true spiritual icons of the 1960s and ‘70s. Featuring a special pre-film guided meditation by Moustafa Abdelrahman, an Applied Mindfulness Meditation Specialist. D: Mickey Lemle USA 2001 93 min More details
Tuesday, June 20, 6:45 PM Batata World Refugee Day Discover the indomitable spirit of Maria and her Syrian migrant family in a decade-long journey that sheds light on the largest forced migration crisis of our times. Join director Noura Kevorkian and producer Paul Scherzer for a post-screening Q&A. D: Noura Kevorkian Canada & Lebanon 2022 125 min More details
Wednesday, June 21, 6:45 PM Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun Indigenous Peoples Month An intimate and thrilling portrait of a young Siksika woman in the golden plains of Blackfoot Territory as she prepares for one of the most dangerous horse races in the world. Featuring an introduction from ImagineNATIVE. Presented in partnership with imagineNATIVE. D: Banchi Hanuse Canada 2023 89 min More details
Thursday, June 22, 7:30 PM Tramps! Pride Month Screening Rising from the nihilistic ashes of the punk movement, revel in the unabashedly queer roots that permeated every inch of the New Romantics culture. Join director Kevin Hegge for a post-screening Q&A. D: Kevin Hegge Canada 2022 104 min More details
Saturday, June 24, 9:00 PM Grease Sing-Along Starring John Travolta and the late great Olivia Newton John, revisit Rydell High with full permission to sing the songs we're still hopelessly devoted to. D: Randal Kleiser USA 1978 110 min More details
Sunday, June 25, 1:30 PM Concert for George This special re-release features gorgeous remastered video and full 5.1 surround sound mix, showcasing stunning renditions of some of the most significant music of the 20th century. D: David Leland United Kingdom & USA 2003 100 min More details
Sunday, June 25, 4:15 PM A Hard Day's Night Directed with raucous, anything-goes verve by Richard Lester and featuring a slew of iconic pop anthems, this icon Beatles film exerted an incalculable influence on the music video. D: Richard Lester United Kingdom 1964 87 min More details
Saturday, July 8, 7:00 PM For Viola: No Visible Trauma Five years in the making, this striking film unravels the intertwined stories of three individuals who were the victims of extreme violence at the hands of police officers in Calgary. Join co-director Marc Serpa Francoeur, former Vancouver Police major crimes detective Lorimer Shenher for a Q&A, moderated by Anthony Truong Swan. Presented in partnership with Story Money Impact. D: Robbinder Uppal & Marc Serpa Francoeur Canada 2020 98 min More details
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