Dir: Adam Rehmeier, US, 2026, Romance/Thriller. Samara Weaving, Kyle Gallner, Kyra Sedgwick. “Carolina Caroline is a pleasant surprise, filled with heists, car chases, and heart… The film will make you laugh, cry, and revel in the chaos of its wild ride. This crime thriller romance hooks viewers with its action-packed crime spree promises, but what keeps the audience hooked is the unexpected. This film is filled with moments that are just as heartwarming as they are heartbreaking… The story opens with Oliver conning a small town gas station clerk, while employee Caroline oversees the whole thing… Her curiosity draws her to Oliver, and soon, into his lifestyle. The two fall in love with each other, and with the rush of chasing more and more money. They decide to travel across the U.S.A., hoping that along the way Caroline can reconnect with her long-lost mother and steal everything they can. But as their petty crimes level up to bank heists, the stakes rise, and they realize they may not have been as prepared as they thought they were… Even in all the mess, there’s a sweetness to the way they find comfort in each other, those heartwarming moments hitting just as hard as the action.” - Hannah Cronk, Film Threat

Presented by Roving Picture Shows & Island Jazz. Dir: Fritz Lang, Germany, 1929, Science Fiction. With Alfred Abel, Brigitte Helm & Gustav Fröhlich. Silent with Live Improvised Musical Accompaniment by Chris Coupland. Set in a futuristic city split between wealthy elites above ground and oppressed workers below. The son of the city’s ruler discovers the workers’ suffering after meeting a woman who calls for unity. Meanwhile, a scientist creates a robot that incites chaos and rebellion. “Metropolis does what many great films do, creating a time, place and characters so striking that they become part of our arsenal of images for imagining the world. The ideas of “Metropolis” have been so often absorbed into popular culture that its horrific future city is almost a given . Lang filmed for nearly a year, driven by obsession, a perfectionist madman, and the result is one of those seminal films without which the others cannot be fully appreciated” Roger Ebert.

Dir: Mel Smith, UK, 1989, Comedy/Romance. Jeff Goldblum, Rowan Atkinson, Emma Thompson. “Jeff Goldblum is a paragon of gawky charm and awkward vulnerabilities in The Tall Guy, a British-made romp with the comic gusto of A Fish Called Wanda… Goldblum is Dexter King, an actor who figured he'd have no competition for American roles if he moved to London. What he didn't expect was that there would be none. So he has become a straight man for Ron Anderson (Rowan Atkinson), an abusive superstar with a long-running show on London's White Way… At the local allergy clinic, Dexter is smitten by nurse Kate Lemmon (Emma Thompson)… Urged on by Kate, he goes on a series of auditions and lands the role of John Merrick in a preposterous musical adaptation of The Elephant Man called Elephant!… Just when everything seems to be falling into place, he falls in with a seductive chorine and very nearly loses everything…. The Tall Guy, breezily steered along by British comedian, writer and TV director Mel Smith, is chockablock with bits, puns, stuff and nonsense. Every twist brings some new turn-on, as when Dexter and Kate's love is requited in a rumpus of burst milk cartons and broken furniture. It's a triumph of tongue and cheekiness.” - Rita Kempley, The Washington Post

Dir: Andy Hines, Nova Scotia, 2025, Crime/Drama. Stephen Amell, Sean Astin, Stephen McHattie. “An unbelievable true slice of Canadian history serves as the basis for the crime drama Little Lorraine. It tells the story of how a remote Canadian fishing village with 60 residents became a major hub for cross-border cocaine smuggling in the 1980s… the film is both enthralling and haunting, delivering a story of deception, morality, and community… Set amid the stunning landscape of Little Lorraine in Cape Breton, the film opens in the wake of a devastating 1986 mining explosion that claimed the lives of 10 men. Amidst the mine’s closure, Jimmy is left jobless with a young family to support. His estranged and unreliable great uncle Huey reappears, offering Jimmy a position on his lobster fishing boat – an offer he is in no position to decline… Huey’s true intentions are soon revealed: the men are part of a cocaine smuggling operation… The situation escalates when an Interpol agent determined to dismantle the ring, arrives, setting the players on a collision course… Hines debut transforms a forgotten chapter of Canadian history into a very human drama. Little Lorraine proves that reality can be stranger and more gripping than fiction, making it one to watch.” – Rachel West, The Alliance of Women Film Journalists

Dir: Greg Dale, Japan, 2024, Comedy/Drama. Kaho Minami, Greg Dale, Mayuko Kawakita, Jeffrey Rowe. In Japanese and English with subtitles in both languages. Winner Best Feature Film Comedy, Sedona International Film Festival. Canadian Theatrical Premiere. “The writer-director (and star), Greg Dale, is a Japan-based New Yorker… The producer, Jeffrey Rowe, is a filmmaker and actor based between Japan and Canada [He grew up in Montague P.E.I.]… Rules of Living stars the always great Kaho Minami as Mikuko Abe, a career woman who’s living alone after her divorce and her mother’s move into hospice care. She’s stuck in a job she doesn’t love and a relationship with an elite businessman that gives her no real pleasure; and she can’t get her irresponsible daughter to listen to her. When Vincent, an American who has met said daughter overseas, shows up on her doorstep and asks to stay ‘just for 3 months,’ she’d like nothing to do with him. But he has money for rent, so Mikuko reluctantly agrees to let him stay in a spare room. After weeks of often hilarious miscommunications, the oddball roommates begin to start talking about themselves. As they navigate cultural differences and discuss societal expectations, each begins to make discoveries that eventually help them find a new sense of purpose.” – Tokyo Filmgoer

Dir: Alison Reid, Canada, 2025, Travel Adventure Documentary. Robert Bateman, Bristol Foster, David Suzuki, Wade Davis. “This exceptional documentary, with original 1957 restored footage, captures the essence of mid-century exploration in its purest form. Two men, one outfitted range rover, and a lust for adventure through untamed landscapes offer a rare glimpse into a world before greed and chaos upset everything. It’s a film that doesn’t just show you some wild places, it invites you to feel it. The men in question are renowned Canadian wildlife artist and naturalist, Robert Bateman, and Bristol Foster, a prominent biologist… These men traveled to Africa at a time when it was very unusual to see foreign people… And they took chances off the beaten path. Young and fearless, but extremely smart and capable…The Range Rover (aka the ‘Grizzly Torque’) ran 30,000 kilometres across Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Australia…. Bateman sketched animals and people along the way and painted a mural of every place they visited along the Grizzly Torque… Through in-depth interviews with friends and family and the original 16mm film footage of their incredible journey, Reid shows how the trip expanded the pair’s knowledge of the physical world while deepening their spiritual and emotional connection to it. A heartwarming, inspirational love letter to the adventure of life itself.” – Debbie King, The Girl Who Would Be King

Dir: Francesco Sossai, Italy, 2025, Comedy/Drama. Filippo Scotti, Sergio Romano, Pierpaolo Capovilla. In Italian with English subtitles. Winner of 8 Donatello Awards (Italy's Oscars), including Best Film, Director, Actor, Screenplay, and Song. “Set in Veneto, this lively comedy deconstructs the road movie genre as three men travel in circles looking for their next final drink together… Highlighting local culture and landscapes… It's a charmer of a film that keeps a smile on our faces all the way through. After drinking all day, childhood friends Carlobianchi and Doriano are beginning to feel a bit tired as they begin killing some time before collecting their pal Genio from Venice airport in the morning… They run into a group of partying university students. Bringing young Giulio with them as they continue through the night, they revisit old haunts and have a series of mini-adventures… Amusing details fill each encounter… as they crisscross the countryside, filling in their back-story with witty flashbacks to their youth… Meanwhile, their antics are packed with realistic flourishes that are funny, surprising and even moving… Carlobianchi and Doriano extend their open-hearted, inebriated joy to Giulio… It's wonderful to watch him slowly awaken to the possibilities of life… Giulio is uncomfortable interacting with these older men, but their open-hearted worldview is contagious. And they also begin to see through his eyes, discovering new details about this corner of the world… Human connections, even across seemingly unsurmountable cultural barriers, are everything.” – Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

Dir: Daniel Roher, Canada/US, 2026, Drama/Thriller/Romance. Leo Woodall, Havana Rose Liu, Dustin Hoffman. “Sometimes a movie sneaks up on you with such effortless charm and cleverness that you can’t help but grin at its sheer audacity. Tuner is one of those surprises. What begins as a modest character study about a soft-spoken piano tuner unfolds into a witty, quick-witted caper that hums with rhythm, humour, and invention… It ends up being one of the most purely enjoyable genre films of the year. Leo Woodall stars as Henry, a shy, musically gifted technician whose perfect ear makes him one of the best piano tuners in London, working alongside his mentor Harry Horowitz (Dustin Hoffman). When a late-night house call goes awry, Henry realises that the delicate art of listening for tonal imperfections also allows him to detect the subtle clicks of tumblers inside a safe. One small crime of curiosity spirals into a double life that brings him into contact with an eccentric underworld of thieves, collectors, and con artists.” – Doug Jamieson, The Jam Report.