114 min | 1990/ Art School / Demonic Cult (19+ Event. Licensed Theatre – No Minors Allowed.)
A 1990s art student uses a lucid dreaming elixir to break through her creative blocks and finds herself trapped in a surreal dreamscape where her inner demons become real life monsters. Special Q&A with the directors, Ramsey Fendall and Deanna Milligan, on Saturday May, 30th after the screening.
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Buttery!
14A | Romantic Comedy Drama | 95 minutes
In Punch-Drunk Love, Paul Thomas Anderson spins an off-kilter romance where chaos meets vulnerability. Adam Sandler and Emily Watson deliver tender, surprising performances in a love story charged with anxiety, humor, and sudden bursts of emotion.
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PG | Drama | 120 minutes
Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet turns 30! And its electrifying vision still pulses with style and tragedy. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes, this modernized Shakespeare tragedy blends romance and chaos in a bold, unforgettable cinematic experience.
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Music | Period Drama | 110 minutes
Cecilia, a gifted young virtuoso, knows that her only chance at freedom lies beyond the walls that confine her in an orphanage for abandoned girls. When the brilliant and unconventional Antonio Vivaldi arrives as the ensemble’s new instructor, he immediately recognizes her extraordinary talent.
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Live Theatre | Drama / Period Piece | 150 minutes
Experience the sharp-edged brilliance of the Donmar Warehouse’s acclaimed production, captured live for the big screen. In Christopher Hampton’s gripping adaptation of the classic novel, the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont embark on a sophisticated yet soul-crushing game of seduction and revenge. Starring Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner, this revival breathes electric new life into the 18th-century French court, proving that the most dangerous weapons aren’t swords, but the letters and lies of two bored aristocrats. It is a lavish, darkly funny, and ultimately devastating look at the high cost of emotional warfare.
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115 min (19+ Event. Licensed Theatre – No Minors Allowed.)
In a windswept Nova Scotia fishing village, Little Lorraine, directed by Andy Hines and starring Stephen Amell, unfolds around a family-run funeral home drawn into a risky drug-smuggling scheme. The town’s quiet routines spiral into high-stakes crime. One of the highlights of the 2026 Victoria Film Festival.
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100 min (19+ Event. Licensed Theatre – No Minors Allowed.)
In a darkly comic twist on legacy and art, a legendary painter’s family recruits a forger to complete his final works. Directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Ian McKellen, truth and authorship blur.
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93 min (19+ Event. Licensed Theatre – No Minors Allowed.)
Through a young boy’s eyes, life on a remote island begins to shift. Featuring Diane Kruger, a quiet story of belonging, change, and the tensions beneath everyday life. This film is unrated. A $2 Victoria Film Fstival membershio is required.
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90 min (19+ Event. Licensed Theatre – No Minors Allowed.)
Set in the late 1990s, the film follows eight-year-old Sasha and her Hungarian immigrant family as they relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island. While the family attempts to build a stable life, the peace is increasingly disrupted by the erratic and dangerous behavior of Sasha’s oldest brother, Jeremy. The narrative eventually shifts to an adult Sasha, who revisits these fragments of her past through home videos and memories to process the grief and silence that shaped her family.
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