What's On
The Pirogue
When offered the chance to lead one of the many Senegalese pirogues bound for Europe via the Canary Islands, Baye Laye reluctantly accepts the job, knowing full-well the many perils that lie ahead.
Conclave
When the Pope dies, Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) must orchestrate the election of a successor. This deeply satisfying Vatican thriller features newcomer Carlos Diehz in a key supporting role, Cardinal Benitez.
Intercepted
Juxtaposing shots of scarred Ukranian landscapes, bombed out roads and buildings, with intercepted phone conversations between Russian soldiers and their loved ones back home, this is a powerful, chilling study in the brutalizing effect of war.
Mother of George
Following their joyous wedding, complications arise for a Nigerian couple living in Brooklyn when they're unable to conceive a child - a problem that devastates their family, defies cultural expectations, and leads the wife to make a shocking decision.
Mongrels
Like Riceboy Sleeps, Jerome Yoo's debut feature is a beguiling, introspective film looking back on the Korean immigrant experience in the Canadian hinterland, here split across three chapters, each with a distinct visual aesthetic.
Brief Encounter
Considered one of the greatest British films ever made, this evergreen love story plays like In the Mood for Love, 1945 edition, with Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson instead of Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung, and Rachmaninoff instead of Nat King Cole.
Dancing on the Moon: Fleischer Cartoon Valentines
In this specially curated package of vintage family-friendly cartoons from the 1920s and 30s by animation pioneer Max Fleischer the emphasis is on love and romance. Featuring Betty Boop & Bimbo the dog, Popeye the Sailor Man et al.
Doctor Zhivago
This Valentine Day, wrap yourself in David Lean's epic, all-star love story, set against the tumult of the Russian Revolution. With Maurice Jarre's haunting score, Omar Sharif as the soulful doctor/poet, and Julie Christie as his soul-mate Lara.
Paying For It
Talk about a hall of mirrors! Sook-Yin Lee wittily adapts the graphic novel of the same name by her ex-boyfriend, Canadian cartoonist Chester Brown, about the end of their relationship Brown's subsequent decision to start paying for sex.
Les Enfants du Paradis (Children of Paradise)
The crowning glory of classical French cinema, this sumptuous melodrama brings to life the early 19th century Boulevard du Crime in Paris, where popular audiences for mime shows and carnival rub shoulders with wealthy patrons of classical theatre.
The Inheritance
The inheritance is a house in Philadelphia bequeathed to Julian by his grandmother. He asks his girlfriend Gwen to move in, and next thing he knows there's an entire collective, The House of Ubutu, a commune that will be a safe space for Black folk.
James and the Giant Peach
Join us for BC Family Day for a classic family matinee with more! Enjoy face painting, making bug antennae headbands, and peachy concession snacks before our screening of Disney's James and the Giant Peach.