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SUMMARY:Eleanor The Great
DESCRIPTION:Eleanor the Great (2025) is a comedy-drama directed by Scarlett Johansson that follows 94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein (June Squibb)\, who moves to New York from Florida after the death of her best friend. While grieving\, she misrepresents herself to join a Jewish seniors group\, pretending to be a Holocaust survivor to find companionship\, leading to complex consequences. \nCannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard award nominee.
URL:https://nanaimoartscouncil.ca/event/eleanor-the-great/
LOCATION:Vancouver Island Conference Centre\, 80 Commercial Street\, Nanaimo\, British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Featured,Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260913T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260913T180000
DTSTAMP:20260820T221231Z
CREATED:20260820T214640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T221231Z
UID:77855-1789315200-1789322400@nanaimoartscouncil.ca
SUMMARY:Mr Nobody Against Putin
DESCRIPTION:Mr. Nobody Against Putin (2025) is an Oscar-winning documentary following Pavel “Pasha” Talankin\, a Russian schoolteacher and videographer in the Ural Mountains who secretly records the militarization of his school following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The film\, directed by David Borenstein and Talankin\, exposes how Putin’s “patriotic education” forces teachers to indoctrinate children with pro-war propaganda.
URL:https://nanaimoartscouncil.ca/event/mr-nobody-against-putin/
LOCATION:Vancouver Island Conference Centre\, 80 Commercial Street\, Nanaimo\, British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Featured,Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260913T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260913T210000
DTSTAMP:20260820T221315Z
CREATED:20260820T213358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T221315Z
UID:77852-1789326000-1789333200@nanaimoartscouncil.ca
SUMMARY:Eleanor The Great
DESCRIPTION:Eleanor the Great (2025) is a comedy-drama directed by Scarlett Johansson that follows 94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein (June Squibb)\, who moves to New York from Florida after the death of her best friend. While grieving\, she misrepresents herself to join a Jewish seniors group\, pretending to be a Holocaust survivor to find companionship\, leading to complex consequences. \nCannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard award nominee.
URL:https://nanaimoartscouncil.ca/event/eleanor-the-great-2/
LOCATION:Vancouver Island Conference Centre\, 80 Commercial Street\, Nanaimo\, British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Featured,Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261004T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261004T150000
DTSTAMP:20260820T221213Z
CREATED:20260820T220926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T221213Z
UID:77858-1791118800-1791126000@nanaimoartscouncil.ca
SUMMARY:It Was Just an Accident
DESCRIPTION:It Was Just an Accident (2025) is a political thriller directed by Jafar Panahi about a former Iranian political prisoner\, Vahid\, who believes he has found his former torturer. Vahid kidnaps the man\, leading to a tense\, moral road trip to confirm the man’s identity\, exploring themes of vengeance\, trauma\, and justice in Iran. \nWinner of the Palme d’Or at the 2025 Cannes Film​ Festival.
URL:https://nanaimoartscouncil.ca/event/it-was-just-an-accident/
LOCATION:Vancouver Island Conference Centre\, 80 Commercial Street\, Nanaimo\, British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Featured,Film Screening
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://nanaimoartscouncil.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Event-It-Was-Just-an-Accident-1-pm-cover-image.webp
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261004T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261004T180000
DTSTAMP:20260820T224427Z
CREATED:20260820T224427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T224427Z
UID:77863-1791129600-1791136800@nanaimoartscouncil.ca
SUMMARY:Peak Everything (Amour Apocalypse)
DESCRIPTION:Peak Everything (also titled Amour Apocalypse) is a 2025 Quebecois romantic comedy directed by Anne Émond that explores falling in love amidst the existential dread of climate change. \nQuebec Cinema Awards Best Visual Effects
URL:https://nanaimoartscouncil.ca/event/peak-everything-amour-apocalypse/
LOCATION:Vancouver Island Conference Centre\, 80 Commercial Street\, Nanaimo\, British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Featured,Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261004T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261004T210000
DTSTAMP:20260820T222927Z
CREATED:20260820T222038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T222927Z
UID:77861-1791140400-1791147600@nanaimoartscouncil.ca
SUMMARY:It Was Just an Accident
DESCRIPTION:It Was Just an Accident (2025) is a political thriller directed by Jafar Panahi about a former Iranian political prisoner\, Vahid\, who believes he has found his former torturer. Vahid kidnaps the man\, leading to a tense\, moral road trip to confirm the man’s identity\, exploring themes of vengeance\, trauma\, and justice in Iran. \nWinner of the Palme d’Or at the 2025 Cannes Film​ Festival.
URL:https://nanaimoartscouncil.ca/event/it-was-just-an-accident-2/
LOCATION:Vancouver Island Conference Centre\, 80 Commercial Street\, Nanaimo\, British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Featured,Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261108T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261108T150000
DTSTAMP:20260820T225412Z
CREATED:20260820T224942Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T225412Z
UID:77866-1794142800-1794150000@nanaimoartscouncil.ca
SUMMARY:Köln 75
DESCRIPTION:Köln 75 (2025) is a biographical film detailing the true story of 18-year-old Vera Brandes (Mala Emde)\, who defies parental disapproval and industry sexism to promote a 1975 jazz concert. Despite logistical nightmares\, including the wrong piano and a difficult artist\, her efforts result in Keith Jarrett’s legendary\, improvised Köln Concert.
URL:https://nanaimoartscouncil.ca/event/koln-75/
LOCATION:Vancouver Island Conference Centre\, 80 Commercial Street\, Nanaimo\, British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Featured,Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261108T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261108T210000
DTSTAMP:20260820T225556Z
CREATED:20260820T225417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T225556Z
UID:77873-1794162600-1794171600@nanaimoartscouncil.ca
SUMMARY:Köln 75
DESCRIPTION:Köln 75 (2025) is a biographical film detailing the true story of 18-year-old Vera Brandes (Mala Emde)\, who defies parental disapproval and industry sexism to promote a 1975 jazz concert. Despite logistical nightmares\, including the wrong piano and a difficult artist\, her efforts result in Keith Jarrett’s legendary\, improvised Köln Concert.
URL:https://nanaimoartscouncil.ca/event/koln-75-2/
LOCATION:Vancouver Island Conference Centre\, 80 Commercial Street\, Nanaimo\, British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Featured,Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261206T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261206T150000
DTSTAMP:20260820T225920Z
CREATED:20260820T225920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T225920Z
UID:77875-1796562000-1796569200@nanaimoartscouncil.ca
SUMMARY:Mother and the Bear
DESCRIPTION:The Mother and the Bear (2024) is a comedic drama about Sara\, an overbearing Korean mother who flies to Winnipeg to care for her daughter\, Sumi\, who is in a coma after a freak accident. While waiting for Sumi to wake\, Sara navigates cultural alienation by meddling in her daughter’s life\, including trying to find her a husband.
URL:https://nanaimoartscouncil.ca/event/mother-and-the-bear/
LOCATION:Vancouver Island Conference Centre\, 80 Commercial Street\, Nanaimo\, British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Featured,Film Screening
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://nanaimoartscouncil.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Event-Mother-and-the-Bear-1-pm-cover-image.webp
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261206T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261206T180000
DTSTAMP:20260820T230510Z
CREATED:20260820T230510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T230510Z
UID:77881-1796572800-1796580000@nanaimoartscouncil.ca
SUMMARY:The Choral
DESCRIPTION:The Choral is a testament to music’s power to sustain our souls in troubled times. This inspiring drama depicts a British choir director’s efforts to assemble an ensemble during the darkest days of the First World War. Dr. Guthrie (Ralph Fiennes) is forced to recruit his singers from among the town’s adolescent population. Under his guidance these teens will come to know the transcendent joys of singing together\, while steeling themselves for their impending conscription. The Choral reminds us of the importance of cultivating community and using art to process anxieties and generate hope.
URL:https://nanaimoartscouncil.ca/event/the-choral/
LOCATION:Vancouver Island Conference Centre\, 80 Commercial Street\, Nanaimo\, British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Featured,Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261206T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261206T210000
DTSTAMP:20260820T230138Z
CREATED:20260820T230123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T230138Z
UID:77878-1796583600-1796590800@nanaimoartscouncil.ca
SUMMARY:Mother and the Bear
DESCRIPTION:The Mother and the Bear (2024) is a comedic drama about Sara\, an overbearing Korean mother who flies to Winnipeg to care for her daughter\, Sumi\, who is in a coma after a freak accident. While waiting for Sumi to wake\, Sara navigates cultural alienation by meddling in her daughter’s life\, including trying to find her a husband.
URL:https://nanaimoartscouncil.ca/event/mother-and-the-bear-2/
LOCATION:Vancouver Island Conference Centre\, 80 Commercial Street\, Nanaimo\, British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Featured,Film Screening
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