Huronia Museum Film Series

03/30/2026

Wednesday, April 1 @ 4:30 & 7:30 – MEADOWLARKS
Director: Tasha Hubbard
Cast: Michael Greyeyes, Carmen Moore, Alex Rice, Michelle Thrush
Runtime: 91 minutes

Based on her 2017 documentary Birth of a Family, acclaimed filmmaker Tasha Hubbard has turned to drama for the first time. With Meadowlarks, she takes the story of four siblings, separated as babies, who are reuniting 50 years later during a week spent in Banff. To tell her story, Hubbard has assembled a terrific roster of Indigenous acting stars to play the siblings, including Michael Greyeyes, Michelle Thrush, Carmen Moore, and Alex Rice. An emotional journey handled with care, respect, and beauty, Meadowlarks will leave you in tears, hugging your family members closer.

“Fueled by terrific performances, Meadowlarks is an emotional look at the devastating personal effects that came as a result of the Sixties Scoop, but is a hopeful, heartfelt movie, that suggests the fabric of family can be mended no matter how frayed.”

Inspired by her own acclaimed documentary "Birth of a Family", Tasha Hubbard’s "Meadowlarks" tells the story of four Cree siblings, separated since childhood...

03/23/2026

Wednesday, March 25 @ 4:30 & 7:30 – H IS FOR HAWK
Director: Phillippa Lowthorpe
Cast: Clare Foy, Brendan Gleeson, Lindsay Duncan
Runtime: 130 minutes

H is for Hawk follows Helen, who, after the sudden death of her father, loses herself in the memories of their time birding and exploring the natural world together and turns the ancient art of falconry--rooted in European tradition--training a wild goshawk named Mabel to navigate her profound loss. But as she teaches Mabel to hunt and fly free, Helen discovers how deeply she has neglected her own emotions and life. What begins as an act of endurance transforms into an intimate journey of resilience and healing.

“Foy is terrific in a film which balances bruising candour about mental health issues against arresting wildlife photography and a fervent appreciation of the natural world.”

When Helen's beloved father passes away, she is knocked sideways by grief and loses herself in memories of their time birding and exploring the natural world...

03/03/2026

Wednesday, March 5 @ 4:30 & 7:30 – DJ AHMET
Director: George M. Unkovski
Cast: Arif Jakup, Agush Agushev, Dora Akan Zlatanova, Aksel Mehmet
Runtime: 99 minutes
Language: Turkish & Macedonian

Ahmet, a 15-year-old boy from a remote Yuruk village in North Macedonia, finds refuge in music while navigating his father’s expectations, a conservative community, and his first experience with love — a girl already promised to someone else. The film delves into the challenges of growing up in a traditional setting while simultaneously discovering one’s own identity, tracing the universal human need to express oneself, and how art — in this case, music — can become both a refuge and a catalyst for change.
“Unkovski’s coming-of-age comedy finds much to smile about in a North Macedonian village where conservative traditions clash with modern times.”

A film by Georgi M. Unkovski2025 - North Macedonia/Czech Republic/Serbia/Croatia - Comedy/Drama - 99 min.with Arif Jakup , Agush Аgushev , Aksel Mehmet & Dor...

02/17/2026

Wednesday, February 25 @ 4:30 & 7:30 – BLUE MOON
Director: Richard Linklater
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Scott
Runtime: 100 minutes

Unfolding over the single evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers celebrates the opening night of his hit musical Oklahoma!. This theatrical Richard Linklater film deftly fills out the colourful lifetime of a legendary creative partnership.

“Directed by Richard Linklater, from a crisply bittersweet screenplay by Robert Kaplow, Blue Moon is as elegantly witty and luxuriantly melancholic as one of Rogers and Hart’s toe-tapping, heart-swelling compositions.”

On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator Richard Ro...

02/03/2026

Wednesday February 11 @ 4:30 & 7:30 – REBUILDING
Director: Max Walker-Silverman
Cast: Josh O’Connor, Lily LaTorre, Meaghann Fahy
Runtime: 95 minutes

Rebuilding follows Dusty, a reserved, divorced father whose ranch has burned down in a devastating wildfire. Now living in a trailer community on a government-run campsite, Dusty finds solace with his new neighbors who have also lost everything, quietly reassembles his life, and starts reconnecting with his ex-wife Ruby and young daughter Callie-Rose. Filmed against the rapturous backdrop of southern Colorado, Rebuilding is a ruminative, moving portrait of resilience and human connection in the wake of loss.
“Rebuilding is yet another beautifully sincere showcase of resilience and the losses people carry with them. And it’s made even more compelling as Josh O’Connor delivers another achingly heartfelt performance.”

Watch the Official Trailer for Rebuilding In Select Theaters November 14. Additional Cities Coming Soon. Find Your City and Get Tickets:https://bleeckerstree...

01/23/2026

Wednesday, January 28 @ 4:30 & 7:30 – MARCHING BAND
Director: Emmanuel Courcol
Cast: Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Lottin, Sarah Suco
Runtime: 103 minutes
Language: French with EST

Thibaut is an internationally renowned conductor who travels the world. When he learns he was adopted, he discovers the existence of a younger brother, Jimmy, who works in a school cafeteria and plays the trombone in a small marching band. Everything seems to set them apart, except their love of music. Sensing his brother’s exceptional talent, Thibaut decides to remedy the injustice of fate as Jimmy begins to dream of a different life. Marching Band is a beautifully tender and poignant portrayal of family and the lengths we’re willing to go for the ones we love.
“Warm and sure-footed, the film has the feel of a richly satisfying meal in an excellent neighbourhood bistro. Old world pleasures of character and story are generously apportioned.”

Directed by : Emmanuel Courcol Produced by : Agat Films - Ex nihilo Genre: Fiction - Runtime: 1 h 43 min French release: 27/11/2024 Production year: 2024 Thi...

01/07/2026

Huronia Museum Film Series resumes January 21!

Wednesday, January 21 @ 4:30 & 7:30 – ELEANOR THE GREAT
Director: Scarlett Johansson
Cast: June Squibb, Erin Kellyman, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Runtime: 98 minutes
Distributor: Mongrel Media
After the loss of her lifelong best friend, 90-year-old Eleanor uproots her quiet life in Florida for a fresh start in New York City. Struggling to find her footing, she unexpectedly bonds with a college student, Nina, and tells a small lie that grows more complicated as their friendship deepens. Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut blends humour, heartbreak, and hope in a moving story about grief, reinvention, and the unlikely connections that help us heal. Anchored by a luminous performance from June Squibb, Eleanor the Great is a tender and funny reminder that it’s never too late to start over.
“Warmly observant, this witty drama is beautifully anchored in another superbly sparky performance by the great June Squibb.”

Eleanor! The official trailer for , starring June Squibb, Directed by Scarlett Johansson. Only in theaters this fall Sep...

11/14/2025

Wednesday, December 3 @ 4:30 & 7:30 – BLACK BOX DIARIES
Director: Shiori Ito
Cast: Shiori Ito
Runtime: 103 minutes
Language: English and Japanese

Oscar nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film

Journalist Shiori Ito conducts an investigation into her own sexual assault, aiming to bring the prominent perpetrator to justice. Her pursuit evolves into a significant legal case, revealing the antiquated judicial and societal frameworks in Japan.

"A deeply personal and courageous act of vulnerability created through an exercise of revelations makes Black Box Diaries a testament of Shiori Itō's commitment to truth and justice for all."

BLACK BOX DIARIES follows director Shiori Ito’s courageous investigation of her own sexual assault in an improbable attempt to prosecute her high-profile off...

10/27/2025

Wednesday, November 12 @ 4:30 & 7:30 – THE MOUNTAIN
Director: Rachel House
Cast: Elizabeth Atkinson, Reuben Francis, Terrence Daniel
Runtime: 89 minutes

In her vibrant debut feature film as director and co-writer, Rachel House, known for her many celebrated acting roles including Hunt for the Wilderpeople, shares a touching tale of three unlikely young friends on the adventure of a lifetime. Determined to beat the cancer she is fighting, Sam escapes from the juvenile hospital ward to go on a potentially dangerous journey to climb Taranaki Maunga, the mountain that, as a Māori, she is culturally and personally connected with. Filled with charm, humour, and deep emotion, The Mountain is a highly entertaining family film that doesn’t shy away from life’s sometimes difficult realities. House trusts her young protagonists to convey the ways children can rise above any challenges they face, and to demonstrate the lasting power of acceptance, cultural legacy, and friendship.

A new film from the producers of JOJO RABBIT & HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE . A film by Rachel House.The Mountain is a heartfelt drama about three children on a...

10/14/2025

Wednesday, October 22 @ 4:30 & 7:30 - SHEPHERDS
Director: Sophie Deraspe
Cast: Félix-Antoine Duval, Solène Rigot
Runtime: 113 minutes
Language: French with English subtitles

Following a medical wake-up call, Montréal copywriter Mathyas Lefebure abandons his life in Canada to reinvent himself as a sheep herder in the French Alps. After a rough start, he’s joined by Élise, a civil servant tempted by his stories of pastoral life, and together they commit to a summer on the mountainside. Sophie Deraspe’s naturalistic, beautiful adaptation of the real-life Lefebure’s 2006 book is clear-eyed about the messy and often brutal realities of a shepherding life, while also allowing us to see the wondrous spectacle that draws people to work on the land.

Directed by Sophie DeraspeProduced by Micro_scopeDistributed by Maison 4:3Mathyas trades in his Montreal life as a young advertising executive to become a sh...

09/26/2025

Wednesday, October 8 @ 4:30 & 7:30 - A NICE INDIAN BOY
Director: Roshan Sethi
Cast: Karan Soni, Jonathan Groff, Sunita Mani
Runtime: 96 minutes

Based on Madhuri Shekar’s play of the same name, the film follows Naveen, an Indian-American doctor, who brings his fiancé, Jay, a white man adopted by Indian parents, to meet his traditional family. Hilarity ensues as cultural customs clash and relationships are re-evaluated in this feel-good romantic comedy.

"Whether you love rom-coms or are looking for a feel-good film that’ll make you think, A Nice Indian Boy is exactly what we need in the midst of all the chaos in the world. What a joyous celebration of love, family, and the enduring romance of cinema." -Flicksided

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkbyxebDrjA

09/19/2025

We are off to a great start with our screening of The Life of Chuck, so join us next week for our second film.

Wednesday, September 24 @ 4:30 & 7:30 – SO SURREAL: BEHIND THE MASKS
Director: Neil Diamond, Joanne Robertson
Cast: Neil Diamond, Bill Cranmer, Juanita Johnston, Chuna McIntyre, John McIntyre
Runtime: 88 minutes

So Surreal: Behind the Masks unveils the fascinating connection between the work of famed Surrealist artists and Yupʼik and Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw ceremonial masks, and the quest to bring some of the masks back home. Illustrating a wildly fascinating connection between the work of some Surrealist artists and Indigenous ceremonial masks from the Yup’ik and Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw nations, So Surreal: Behind the Masks goes on a journey from Turtle Island to Europe to find them.
Cree director Neil Diamond, accompanied by a cadre of interested parties including cultural preservation workers and art experts, journeys across the ocean to try to locate the Raven Transformation Mask, an invaluable cultural item that the northwest coastal community has previously had no luck tracking down.
Using illustration and engaging storytelling, Diamond tells how masks like this left their homelands, through trade and sale but also through theft. The documentary traces them from one prolific collector to museums and an antique store in New York — into which the German Surrealist Max Ernst wandered. He subsequently introduced the masks to his artist friends who, like him, became inspired.
With dreamy Surrealist imagery interspersed with Yup’ik dancers in masks, interviews with current-day carvers and art experts, and one particularly arresting scene in the Louvre with Yup’ik artist, storyteller, and dancer Chuna McIntyre, this doc masterfully weaves together the threads of cultural and artistic histories.
Part detective story and part illuminating history, Behind the Masks is a must-see for anyone who loves art, culture, and entertaining docs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XefoAu_fjR4