Film Selection 2026
Events
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L’Été de Jahia (Jahia’s Summer) (Opening Film In Theatre Only)
FeaturedLa Nouvelle Scène 333, Avenue King Edward, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaStorylineJahia lives in an asylum center in Belgium, where her dim prospects for the future cast a shadow over her life. Then […]
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Crowned (Online Only)
FeaturedOnlineStoryline“Crowned” shines a light on Black women rewriting narratives formed in their earlier years. Through raw, intimate reflections, they reveal how shame […]
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Hyphenated (Online Only)
FeaturedOnlineStoryline“Hyphenated” examines identity among Canadians with hyphenated cultural identities. It explores tensions between heritage and home, language and belonging, pride and pressure. […]
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Parallax Bodies (Online Only)
FeaturedOnlineStorylineTwo African immigrants in Canada trace the roots that shape them as artists. By exploring memory and present-day practice, they reveal their […]
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Taking up Space (Online Only)
FeaturedOnlineStorylineUp-and-coming improvisers Alex, Frankie and Felix form a BPOC (Black and People of Colour) comedy group called the "Diversity Hires.” Part of […]
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Two Suns (Online & In Theatre)
La Nouvelle Scène 333, Avenue King Edward, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaStorylineA biracial man confronts buried childhood trauma when the forest saves him from a hunter's gun, revealing that predator and prey share […]
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I Am Pleased (Online & In Theatre)
La Nouvelle Scène 333, Avenue King Edward, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaStorylineWhen a teenage girl dreams of studying abroad, her father's rejection threatens to derail her plans, forcing her to confront her family's […]
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Not Dead (Morto Nao) (Online & In Theatre)
La Nouvelle Scène 333, Avenue King Edward, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaStorylineThe birth of a young black couple's first child brings happiness, but also agony. In a series of 7 short films. Online […]
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Out of Tune (Online & In Theatre)
La Nouvelle Scène 333, Avenue King Edward, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaStorylineDerek is an immigrant composer tuning pianos. When he meets a runaway pop star in distress, he sees her heartbreak as an […]
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To… or not To (Online & In Theatre)
La Nouvelle Scène 333, Avenue King Edward, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaStorylineIn a quiet moment of unraveling, a couple long bound by love must face what remains when certainty fades, for the truest […]
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Chicken (Online & In Theatre)
La Nouvelle Scène 333, Avenue King Edward, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaStorylineA young boy's reckless attempt to assimilate into an all boy's prep school leads to a devastating event that will have irreversible […]
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The Sands of Time (Online & In Theatre)
La Nouvelle Scène 333, Avenue King Edward, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaStorylineAnaya, an international student, navigates life alone in a new apartment, finding healing and discovering that home is built through love, memories, […]