Hello film! Free screenings at the NFB in June and July

Free films, first-come, first-wowed! To liven up your summer evenings, come see recent gems from the NFB collection on the big screen in Montreal. We’re presenting nine free public screenings until July 31 at the NFB’s Alanis Obomsawin Theatre in the heart of the Quartier des Spectacles. Reservations required… See you there!

For full details, visit events.nfb.ca/hello-film-free-screenings-at-the-nfb.

Quick Facts

All screenings begin at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30). Free admission (reservations required). 

• To mark the Francos de Montréal festival (June 13-21)

  Thursday, June 5: Pauline Julien, Intimate and Political by Pascale Ferland (2018, 77 min)
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  Preceded by the short Édith Butler – Daughter of the Wind and Acadie by Monique LeBlanc (2009, 6 min), a portrait of a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award (GGPAA) laureate.

• Thursday, June 12: Ninan Auassat: We, the Children by Kim O’Bomsawin (2024, 93 min)
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  The screening will be held in the presence of the director and in collaboration with the Conseil central du Montréal métropolitain–CSN.

  Preceded by the Academy Award-winning animated short Every Child by Eugene Fedorenko (1979, 6 min).

• To mark National Indigenous History Month

  Thursday, June 19: The Stand by Christopher Auchter (2024, 94 min)
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  Preceded by the new documentary short Feather Fall by Ossie Michelin (2024, 23 min).

• To mark Pride Month

  Thursday, June 26: Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance by Noam Gonick (2025, 96 min)
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  This Quebec premiere will be presented in collaboration with Fierté Montréal and image+nation, and will be followed by a Q&A with contributors to the film.

  Preceded by the animated short I Like Girls by Diane Obomsawin (2016, 8 min).

• In Quebec, on July 1, we’re moving!

  Thursday, July 3: Living Together by Halima Elkhatabi (2024, 75 min)
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  Preceded by the animated short Centre-Sud Chronicles by Richard Suicide (2021, 4 min).

• Thursday, July 10: A Mother Apart by Laurie Townshend (2024, 89 min)
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  Preceded by the animated short Freaks of Nurture by Alexandra Lemay (2018, 6 min).

• Thursday, July 17: A Man Imagined by Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky (2024, 62 min)
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  Preceded by the short Street Health Stories by Katerina Cizek (2007, 9 min).

• Thursday, July 24: Stories We Tell by Sarah Polley (2012, 108 min)
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  Preceded by the short Stories Sarah Tells by Ann Marie Fleming (2013, 4 min), a portrait of Sarah Polley (a GGPAA laureate). 

• To mark International African Women’s Day

  Thursday, July 31: KOROMOUSSO: Big Sister by Habibata Ouarme and Jim Donovan (2023, 76 min)
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  Preceded by the animated short Embraced by Justine Vuylsteker (2018, 5 min). 

To get to the NFB’s Alanis Obomsawin Theatre 

1500 Balmoral St.
Montreal
Place-des-Arts Metro
Accessible to persons with reduced mobility.

French version here | Version française ici.

About the NFB

For more than 80 years, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has produced, distributed and preserved those stories, which now form a vast audiovisual collection—an important part of our cultural heritage that represents all Canadians.

To tell these stories, the NFB works with filmmakers of all ages and backgrounds, from across the country. It harnesses their creativity to produce relevant and groundbreaking content for curious, engaged and diverse audiences. The NFB also collaborates with industry experts to foster innovation in every aspect of storytelling, from formats to distribution models.

Every year, another 50 or so powerful new animated and documentary films are added to the NFB’s extensive collection of more than 14,000 titles, half of which are available to watch for free on nfb.ca.

Through its mandate, its stature and its productions, the NFB contributes to Canada’s cultural identity and is helping to build the Canada of tomorrow.