Friday, May 17, 2024
May 17, 2024

Best of the Fests: And Then We Danced

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Screening of film by Levan Akin presented by the Salt Spring Film Festival Society. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.

Film Screening: To the Orcas, With Love

Mahon Hall 114 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Documentary film directed by Natalie Lucien and with Rob Stewart, David Suzuki, Paul Spong, Alexandra Morton. Mahon Hall. 7 p.m. Part of Against the Current: Orca + Salmon activities.

Best of the Fests: If You Could Read My Mind

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Salt Spring Film Festival presentation of a film about legendary Canadian performer Gordon Lightfoot. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.

Teen Movie Matinee – X-Men: First Class

Salt Spring Public Library 129 McPhillips Ave, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Free movie + pizza for teens. Salt Spring Public Library Program Room. 2 to 4 p.m. 

Salt Spring Film Festival Opening Gala Evening

Gulf Islands Secondary School 232 Rainbow Road, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

21st annual Salt Spring Film Festival opens with the screening of The Biggest Little Farm, the Oscar-shortlisted documentary. GISS. Doors at 5:30 p.m.; film at 7 p.m.

Film Screening: 20th Century Gals

Salt Spring Public Library 129 McPhillips Ave, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Starring Cathy Jones of This Hour Has 22 Minutes. Celebrate women's achievements at the Salt Spring Public Library. 11:30 a.m. Sponsored by the Salt Spring chapter of the Canadian Federation […]

The Gender Lady: The Fabulous Dr. May Cohen

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

International Women's Day film screening at ArtSpring. 7 p.m. Presented by SWOVA and IWAV.

The Fritz Movie Theatre: Emma

The Fritz Movie Theatre 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

New adaptation of the 1815 Jane Austen novel by director Autumn de Wilde, starring Anya Taylor-Joy as Emma. The Fritz Cinema. 7 p.m. COVID-19 safety protocols in place, with distanced seating, hand sanitizer, plexiglass at ticket purchase area and debit/credit card payment now accepted. Wearing of masks is suggested until patrons are seated.

The Fritz Movie Theatre: Emma

The Fritz Movie Theatre 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

New adaptation of the 1815 Jane Austen novel by director Autumn de Wilde, starring Anya Taylor-Joy as Emma. The Fritz Cinema. 7 p.m. COVID-19 safety protocols in place, with distanced seating, hand sanitizer, plexiglass at ticket purchase area and debit/credit card payment now accepted. Wearing of masks is suggested until patrons are seated.

The Fritz Movie Theatre: Sonic the Hedgehog

The Fritz Movie Theatre 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

An action-adventure comedy film based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. 7 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, plus a 3 p.m. Sunday matinee as well. COVID-19 safety protocols are in place at the cinema, with distanced seating, hand sanitizer, plexiglass at ticket purchase area and debit/credit card payment now accepted. Wearing of masks […]

The Fritz Movie Theatre: Sonic the Hedgehog

The Fritz Movie Theatre 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

An action-adventure comedy film based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. 7 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, plus a 3 p.m. Sunday matinee as well. COVID-19 safety protocols are in place at the cinema, with distanced seating, hand sanitizer, plexiglass at ticket purchase area and debit/credit card payment now accepted. Wearing of masks […]

The Fritz Movie Theatre: Sonic the Hedgehog

The Fritz Movie Theatre 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

An action-adventure comedy film based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. 7 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, plus a 3 p.m. Sunday matinee as well. COVID-19 safety protocols are in place at the cinema, with distanced seating, hand sanitizer, plexiglass at ticket purchase area and debit/credit card payment now accepted. Wearing of masks […]

The Fritz Movie Theatre: Knives Out

The Fritz Movie Theatre 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

The circumstances surrounding the death of crime novelist Harlan Thrombey are mysterious, but one thing that renowned Detective Benoit Blanc knows for sure -- everyone in his wildly dysfunctional family is a suspect. He must sift through a web of lies and red herrings to uncover the truth. At The Fritz Movie Theatre. 7 p.m. […]

Film: Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Salt Spring Film Festival Society presents film directed by Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.

Best of the Fests: Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Salt Spring Film Festival film about acclaimed Indigenous singer-songwriter and activist. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.

Salt Spring Film Festival Presents Call Jane

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Historical drama about the underground abortion movement in the U.S. in the 1960s. Starring Elizabeth Banks and Sigourney Weaver. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.

Salt Spring Film Festival Presents The Blue Caftan

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Multiple award-winning film (and a Best International Feature Film Oscar shortlist nominee) set in Morocco shows at ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m. Co-presented by DAISSI.

Salt Spring Film Festival Presents The Grizzlie Truth

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

You don’t have to be a basketball fan to enjoy this wildly entertaining investigation into why the Vancouver Grizzlies left Canada over 20 years ago. A huge hit at the […]

Rematriation Film Screening & Q&A With Briony Penn

Salt Spring Public Library 129 McPhillips Ave, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Film about the move to protect B.C.’s old-growth forests. Salt Spring Public Library. 7 p.m. Followed by a Q&A with renowned naturalist, author and activist Briony Penn.