Admission is free, but donations are gratefully accepted.
Our film program is curated by Halifax film critic and writer, Ronald Foley Macdonald, who is usually available for discussion and questions following each evening screening. Beginning with two selections from the cinema's greatest surrealist, Luis Bu uel, the series samples more recent works by filmmakers such as Hal Hartley, Jim Jarmusch and Bill Robertson that, while not so obviously surreal, employ the genre in subtle and sneaky ways. As the days pass the guests begin to lose their carefully civilized exteriors, exposing their well-hidden barbarity. Funny and disturbing, The Exterminating Angel utilizes a tautly balanced mix of realism, fantasy and surrealism. Six characters attempting to sit down for a meal are continuously interrupted by the outside world, including visits from representatives of the church, the ruling class of wealthy socialites, and radical terrorists.