Agatha's Almanac (2025)

Director Amalie Atkins

Documentary, Biography

CANADA

Saturday, Sept 12 at 7:30pm

Sunday, Sept 13 at 2:30pm

Director Amalie Atkins will join us in Waskesiu to speak about her film on Saturday, Sept 12.

Showcasing the energy and stamina of a woman at least half her age, 90-year-old Agatha Bock is a force to be reckoned with. This film records how she keeps her garden, but also offers insight into how she leads her life, and indeed how many of our ancestors lived their lives according to principals of hard work, dedication to others, and perseverance in the face of hardship. We could all learn a thing -or ten- from this spry Manitoban.

Awards & Nominations:

Winner, Special Mention Documentary, Riviera International Film Festival 2025
Nominee, Documentaire Extraordinaire, Bergen International Film Festival 2025
Nominee, Best Canadian Documentary, Calgary International Film Festival 2025
Nominee, Best Cinematography, Salem Film Fest 2026

Starring Agatha Bock

Currently Unrated

Runtime 1:26

Ratings Info

Akashi (2025)

Director Mayumi Yoshida

CANADA / JAPAN

Drama

Japanese (English Subtitles)

Saturday, Sept 12 at 11am

Sunday, Sept 13 at 11am

Akashi is a multigenerational love story told across parallel timelines. Kana, a struggling artist in Vancouver, returns to Tokyo for her grandmother’s funeral, feeling out of place after ten years abroad. As she reflects on a secret only she and her grandmother shared—that her grandfather had another lover—she unexpectedly reconnects with an old love, Hiro. Intercut with the past, which traces her grandfather’s decades-long affair, Kana confronts hidden family truths and begins to navigate the complexities of love, sacrifice, and the choices that shape a life between desire and duty. - Letterboxd.com

Awards & Nominations:

Winner, Best Lead Performance, Leo (BC TV & Film Awards) 2026
Winner, Best Cinematography in a Motion Picture, Leo 2026
Winner, Haebler Award, Whistler Film Festival 2026
Winner, Audience Choice Award, Vancouver Asian Film Festival 2026

Starring Mayumi Yoshida, Hana Kino, Ryo Tajima

Rated PG for themes of death and dying

Runtime 1:40

Ratings Info

The Art of Adventure (2025) - Special Selection

Director Alison Reid

Documentary

CANADA

English

Friday Night at 8:45pm; Encore presentation on Saturday at 4:30pm

Tickets for this screening are $10 each; all proceeds donated to an environmental cause (announced soon).

The Art of Adventure is an inspiring and deeply human documentary about the extraordinary lifelong friendship between world renowned wildlife artist Robert Bateman and fearless biologist Bristol Foster. Through their epic 1957 journey around the world – armed with a 16mm camera and an artist’s brush – the film opens a vivid window onto a planet once wild and unscarred and a bond formed through curiosity, courage and love of nature. At its heart the film weaves together nature, art and activism showing how two very different men fought to protect the natural world: one thought art, the other through science. - Free Spirit Films

Awards & Nominations:

Winner, Jury Prize - Mountain Culture Award, Whistler Film Festival 2025
Winner, Audience Favourite Feature, Victoria Film Festival
Winner, Best Documentary Feature, Forest City Film Festival 2025
Winner, Fest Fave Award, Blue Mountain Film + Media Festival 2026

Starring Robert Bateman and Bristol Foster

Rated PG in AB

Runtime 1:30

Ratings Info

The Blue Trail (2025)

Director Gabriel Mascaro

Drama, Dystopian Sci-fi

BRAZIL / NETHERLANDS / CHILE

Portuguese (English Subtitles)

Saturday, Sept 12 at 7pm

Sunday, Sept 13 at 2pm

To maximize economic productivity, the Brazilian government orders elderly people to move to remote housing colonies. A 77-year-old woman refuses and embarks on a journey through the Amazon that will change her destiny forever. - IMDB.com

"It’s never too late to discover new parts of yourself, and life does not end at 77-years-old, or retirement, or any set age for that matter. This strikingly poignant sentiment is at the core of The Blue Trail, and is a comforting gem to clasp onto." - Loud and Clear

Awards & Nominations:

Winner, Silver Berlin Bear, Berlin International Film Festival 2025
Winner, Best Feature, Guadalajara International Film Festival 2025
Winner, Luminaries Jury Award, Milwaukee Film Festival 2026
Nominee, Best Film, Sydney Film Festival 2025

Starring Denise Weinberg, Rodrigo Santoro, Miriam Socarras

Rated PG in AB

Runtime 1:25

Ratings Info

Heysel (2026)

Director Teodora Mihai

BELGIUM / NETHERLANDS / GERMANY

Drama, Sport, History

Dutch, French, English & Italian (English Subtitles)

Friday, Sept 11 at 7pm

Saturday, Sept 12 at 2pm

CANADIAN PREMIER!

The tension is thick throughout this dramatic retelling of the 1985 tragedy at the European Cup. As the horrors begin to pile up, Marie, the daughter of the mayor, witnesses all the shameful and tragic mistakes, and the ego-driven hubris that cause the deaths of 39 people; you will think about this film long after you leave the theatre.

Awards & Nominations:

Nominee, Knight Marimbas Award, Miami Film Festival 2026
Berlinale Special Selection, Berlin International Film Festival, 2026

Starring Violet Braeckman, Matteo Simoni, Josse De Pauw

Currently Unrated

Runtime 1:31

Ratings Info

The Incomer (2026)

Director Louis Paxton

United Kingdom

Comedy/Drama

English

Saturday, Sept 12 at 10:30am

Sunday, Sept 13 at 10:30am

CANADIAN PREMIER!

Sundance Award winning comedy, The Incomer is a modern folk fairy tale set on a remote Scottish island, where two siblings survive by hunting seabirds, retelling the stories of their ancestors, and defending the isle from dreaded Incomers'. Their world is upended with the arrival of an awkward council worker who has come to uproot them from their homeland on behalf of the government. - RottenTomatoes.com

Awards & Nominations:

Winner, NEXT Innovator Award, Sundance Film Festival 2026
Opening Night Feature, Edinburgh International Film Festival, August 2026

Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Gayle Rankin & Grant O'Rourke

Rated R in US for brief graphic nudity, unrated in Canada at this time.

Runtime 1:42

Ratings Info

Omaha (2025)

Director Cole Webley

USA

Drama

English

Friday, Sept 11 at 6:30pm

Saturday, Sept 12 at 2:30pm

We don't know why the family is taking this sudden road trip, but there are haunting hints along the way. This movie will roll around in your head long after it is done.

Awards & Nominations:

A Sundance Premier.

Winner, Jury Prize, Deauville Film Festival 2025
Nominee Cannes Ecrans Juniors, Cannes Film Festival 2026
Nominee, Grand Special Prize, Deauville Film Festival 2025
Nominee Best Film, Gijon International Film Festival 2025

Starring John Magaro, Molly Belle Wright and Wyatt Solis

Rated PG in AB for thematic material

Runtime 1:23

Ratings Info

Agatha's Almanac (2025)

Director Amalie Atkins

Akashi (2025)

Director Mayumi Yoshida

The Art of Adventure (2025) - Special Selection

Director Alison Reid

The Blue Trail (2025)

Director Gabriel Mascaro

Heysel (2026)

Director Teodora Mihai

The Incomer (2026)

Director Louis Paxton

Omaha (2025)

Director Cole Webley

FYI: Contains Major Spoilers