Carbon Arc Cinema
1747 Summer Street Halifax, NS, Canada

Hi, we've resumed virtual screenings with Martin Eden courtesy of Kino Lorber (so ticket prices are US dollars - New York City!) Here's the trailer: https://www....youtube.com/watch?v=IZlYEd4MOCU and the link to the movie is: https://kinomarquee.com//5f6cc6d35e8e250/carbon-arc-cinema Tickets are $9 (US) and are good for 5 days of watching. It's not the same as being together seeing a film but it's a thing. We're working on stuff. Hopefully good news in the spring!

Friday October 23 until November 5 Martin Eden Pietro Marcello | Italy | 2019 | 129m | Italian with English subtitles Adapted from a 1909 novel by Jack London yet set in a provocatively unspecified moment in Italy’s history, Martin Eden is a passionate and enthralling narrative fresco in the tradition of the great Italian classics. Martin (played by the marvelously committed Luca Marinelli) is a self-taught proletarian with artistic aspirations who hopes that his dreams of be...coming a writer will help him rise above his station and marry a wealthy young university student (Jessica Cressy). The dissatisfactions of working-class toil and bourgeois success lead to political awakening and destructive anxiety in this enveloping, superbly mounted bildungsroman. Winner of the Best Actor prize at the Venice Film Festival and the Platform Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival. TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZlYEd4MOCU WATCH: https://kinomarquee.com//5f6cc6d35e8e250/carbon-arc-cinema "The sort of movie that restores your faith in an art form-or, at the very least, in the craft of turning a bygone era's paragraphs on a page into an urgent mix of sound and vision." -David Fear, Rolling Stone "The film is a masterpiece... see it any way you can." -Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture

Link for a YouTube Live Virtual Q&A with EPICENTRO Director, Hubert Sauper: Sat Sept 5, 4pm https://youtu.be/3a0N4jugDNI

Friday October 23 - November 5 Martin Eden Pietro Marcello | Italy | 2019 | 129m | Italian with English subtitles Adapted from a 1909 novel by Jack London yet set in a provocatively unspecified moment in Italy’s history, Martin Eden is a passionate and enthralling narrative fresco in the tradition of the great Italian classics. Martin (played by the marvelously committed Luca Marinelli) is a self-taught proletarian with artistic aspirations who hopes that his dreams of becomi...ng a writer will help him rise above his station and marry a wealthy young university student (Jessica Cressy). The dissatisfactions of working-class toil and bourgeois success lead to political awakening and destructive anxiety in this enveloping, superbly mounted bildungsroman. Winner of the Best Actor prize at the Venice Film Festival. Winner of the Platform Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Screening Friday Aug 14 - Thursday Aug 27 CREEM: AMERICA'S ONLY ROCK 'N' ROLL MAGAZINE Scott Crawford | USA | 2019 | 75m... With Cameron Crowe, Alice Cooper, Kirk Hammett, Joan Jett, Michael Stipe, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Chad Smith, Peter Wolf, Wayne Kramer Ripping back the curtain on legendary rock rag CREEM Magazine's wild and disruptive newsroom; a dysfunctional band of unruly outsiders who weren’t all that different from the artists they covered. WATCH HERE: https://watch.eventive.org/films//5f357e870a4f7f003765fd7f TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/434816132 $10 Virtual Ticket After unlocking, you'll have 7 days to start watching. Once you begin watching, you'll have 72 hours to finish watching. Screening here supports Carbon Arc + Films We Like Thanks to sponsor, Hollywood Suite

Wonders in the Suburbs Jeanne Balibar | France | 2019 | 109m In French, Arabic, Turkish, Lingala, Soninke & Tamil with English subtitles... "Jeanne Balibar invented a beautifully absurd comedy, served by a cohort of talented actors, from Mathieu Amalric to Marlene Saldana." - Le Monde Official Selection: Locarno International Film Festival Screening: Saturday August 1 - Thursday August 13 Price: $8 for 5 days, proceeds split between Kino Lorber, French Institute Alliance Française & Carbon Arc Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4upDhql2U0 Watch: https://kinomarquee.com//5ef22558a9e1360/carbon-arc-cinema

DENISE HO BECOMING THE SONG screens until end of July in our virtual cinema -- in solidarity with the annual protests marking the handover of Hong Kong to China. Watch it here: https://kinomarquee.com//5ef142a180f32b0/carbon-arc-cinema This timely documentary explores Denise Ho's remarkable journey from Cantopop superstar to outspoken political activist, an artist who put her life and career on the line in support of Hong Kongers' fight to maintain their political freedom.

Denise Ho - Becoming the Song Sue Williams / Doc / USA / 2020 / 83m Screening - Friday July 17 until end of day July 30... The remarkable journey of Denise Ho -- from Hong Kong pop superstar to human rights activist. "Critic's Pick! An inspiring documentary driven by an unwavering belief in the ability of people particularly young people to create the world they want to live in." - Lovia Gyarkye, The New York Times TO WATCH: https://kinomarquee.com//5ef142a180f32b0/carbon-arc-cinema Costs $9. Once payment is made you have 5 days to watch. Watching the film here supports distributor, Kino Lorber and Carbon Arc Cinema.

Ten years ago this day we held our first screening! There was a wonderful celebration!! We look forward to being together again and for many years to come! Cheers!! This picture was taken at our Special Ed screening with our special movie watching glasses on.

WATCH FROM HOME www.carbonarc.ca July 3 - July 16 LUCKY GRANDMA... Sasie Sealy / Comedy/Drama / USA / 2020 / 87m / 14A English, Mandarin, Cantonese with English subtitles Set in New York City, an ornery, chain-smoking Chinese Grandma goes all in at the casino, landing herself on the wrong side of luck and in the middle of a Chinatown gang war. and SOVEREIGN SOIL David Curtis / Doc / Canada / 2019 / 91m Set in the northern wilds surrounding the tiny sub-Arctic town of Dawson City, Yukon, Sovereign Soil is an ode to the beauty of this ferocious, remote land, and the wisdom of those who’ve chosen to call it home and farm there.

THE BOOKSELLERS D.W. Young / Doc / USA / 2019 / 109m / PG Screening June 19 through July 2 A lively, behind-the-scenes look at the New York rare book world and the fascinating people who inhabit it. ... Lovely and wistful. ‘The Booksellers‘ is a documentary for anyone who can still look at a book and see a dream, a magic teleportation device, an object that contains the world Variety Trailer: https://youtu.be/ymcRRt3Ix04 Watch it Here: https://watch.eventive.org/do/play/5ec4157785a8270036714156 Thanks to Bookmark II for the co-promotion!

Support Carbon Arc Cinema via Virtual Cinema. Films We Like + Hollywood Suite present MADE IN BANGLADESH Screening Friday June 5th through June 18 Click here for details: https://zcu.io/ot2e

Launching Today - 8 Days of Shorts, a weeklong online program aimed at discovering new directors from across the globe, is available to watch in the US and Canada for free. https://www.filmatique.com/8-days-of-shorts

Screening with Carbon Arc Cinema and AFX - Animation Festival of Halifax for one week (Fri May 29 - Thurs June 4) is the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) curated program of Canadian Animated Short Films - for mature audiences!! // Password = HALIwatch20

I had the pleasure of meeting Lynn Shelton when she screened Your Sister's Sister in Toronto. She made my first year working TIFF and very much inspired me. I saw her again when she had a gala screening at Roy Thompson Hall. And I was really proud to screen one of her films at Carbon Arc. It has been a rough couple of weeks and I'm sad to add the loss of Lynn Shelton to this list. The Northwest Film Forum (Seattle, WA) is honoring their beloved indie filmmaker Lynn Shelton,... who passed away suddenly last week, with a FREE livestream and discussion of her feature debut We Go Way Back TONIGHT Thursday May 21 at 9:00pm et/ 6:00pm pt. https://nwfilmforum.org//bts-stories-go-way-back-lynn-shel HOW TO WATCH - RSVP through Brown Paper Tickets in advance of the listed showtime (PDT). Registration ends 1 hour before the start time. - 30 minutes before this screening, NWFF will send a reminder link to your registered e-mail address. (Don't see it? Check your spam filter.) This program will be streamed LIVE as a benefit for Northwest Film Forum. Visit facebook.com/nwfilmforum/videos at showtime at 6pm PDT on Thursday, May 21, 2020 to participate. - Contact [email protected] with any questions.

The 17th Annual Animation Show of Shows Screening with Carbon Arc and the Animation Festival of Halifax May 1 - 7 From 2015 with 11 films created by 20 people of many ages from many different countries... The films represent an outpouring of international and intergenerational creativity that underscores that what unites us is much greater than the arbitrary boundaries that divide us. Link to Watch: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/17thasos Use this CODE >> CACasos << to save 50 and to support Carbon Arc Cinema and our Animation Festival, along with the program's curator and the filmmakers.

The Animation Festival of Halifax has partnered with Wonder'neath Art Society to offer take away art kits this weekend! Pickup your AniJam Animation Art Kits on Friday or Saturday 2-4:30pm + 5-7pm

Phillip Borsos’ newly remastered classic THE GREY FOX (1982) is available online until the end of April. Proceeds go to support Carbon Arc while we're closed due to covid19. CLICK HERE to WATCH https://www.filmmovementplus.com//carbon-arc-cinema-presen

It’s NATIONAL CANADIAN FILM DAY! We’re celebrating virtually with Phillip Borsos’ classic THE GREY FOX (1982). Proceeds go to supporting indie cinemas like us! closed for covid19 CLICK HERE to WATCH... https://www.filmmovementplus.com//carbon-arc-cinema-presen See more

It’s NATIONAL CANADIAN FILM DAY! We’re celebrating virtually with Phillip Borsos’ classic THE GREY FOX (1982) Proceeds go to supporting indie theatres like us! closed for covid19 ... CLICK HERE to WATCH https://www.filmmovementplus.com//carbon-arc-cinema-presen Films We Like Hollywood Suite REEL CANADA

I saw this offer from Filmatique and thought you might enjoy it while we're away. - 7 Days of Cinema starting this Friday April 3 https://www.filmatique.com/7-days-of-cinema A Statement From Filmatique's Head Curator... "Like many of you, I'm at home. Self-isolation takes its toll, but this is the single most important thing we can do. In an effort to encourage connection, even diversion, in these uncertain times, Filmatique has created 7 Days of Cinema. Each day, for seven days, our curators will present one of their favorite filmswhich you can watch for free. You won't need to sign up for a trial or enter your credit card information. Just come here and watch each day's film. The aim of this virtual movie club is to open a space of reflection, discovery, and connectedness amid an atmosphere of paralysis and fear. The coronavirus pandemic has undermined our social ritualswe can no longer seek solace in each other's company. So where can we turn? Filmatique has long believed in cinema as a tool to help us learn to think differently, to ask different questions, to see the world through different eyes. Perhaps this moment of crisis can also serve as a moment of pauseand perhaps by watching these films together, we can forge new forms of connection. Feel free to share this program with your family, friends, and loved onesand tune into our social channels to hear our curators and collaborators talk about each film. Please stay safe, stay home if you're able to, and enjoy."

While our public screenings are currently on hold we are working on plans to be together again. Thinking of you all and wishing you well.

Our screening venue has temporarily closed. We will be monitoring and let you know whether our next screening, A White, White Day, scheduled for March 27 will go ahead as planned.

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A White, White Day Screens Friday March 27, 7pm Hlynur Pálmason / Drama / Iceland, Denmark, Sweden / 2019 / 109m / Icelandic with English subtitles... In a remote Icelandic town, an off duty police chief begins to suspect a local man for having had an affair with his wife, who recently died in a car accident. Gradually his obsession for finding out the truth accumulates and inevitably begins to endanger himself and his loved ones. A story of grief, revenge and unconditional love. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSHqckdvy1A

Screening at St. Andrew's United on March 25

63 Up Screening Sat Mar 7, 7pm Michael Apted / Doc / UK / 2019 / 144m Tickets available at the door. As long as we have power the show will be on!... This epic documentary series has revisited the same group of British-born adults every seven years since they were 7, in 1964. The award winning films have documented the group as they became adults and entered middle-age, dealing with everything life has thrown at them in between. Now, as the group reaches retirement age, the film is back to discover what they are doing. One of the boldest experiments in world cinema. Variety Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX5OJN1wq6g

Lots of tickets available for Friday's 7pm screening of CLEMENCY http://carbonarc.ca/tickets/clemency

We're part of the Network of Independent Canadian Exhibitors. Our new website helps to explain our mission. We're fighting for access to films and choice for movie goers http://nicecinema.ca #freethemovies

Clemency Screens Friday March 6, 7pm Chinonye Chukwu / Drama / USA / 2019 / 112m / 14A... As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzUhz2XkFfE