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  • poster for 35 Shots of Rum
    Monday Feb 3, 2025 at 6:00pm

    Every Monday evening we put the spotlight on a director's work, giving us a chance to explore their oeuvre, revisit movies we've played on Tuesdays, and just....watch some good movies. This month's pick is Claire Denis.

    Join us for a free screening of 35 Shots of Rum as part of our Monday Director Spotlight Series. The film was released in 2008. The screening will take place in our auditorium, starts at 6:00PM and is free to attend.

    Note: The film is intended for a mature audience. 100 minutes. In French and German with English subtitles.

  • poster for New York Ninja
    Wednesday Feb 5, 2025 at 6:30pm

    Ottawa Bad Movie Nights and Ottawa Public Library present a screening of New York Ninja (2021).

    Please join us from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, at the OPL's Main Branch Auditorium. The event will also feature other bad movie items like trailers and serials.

    The event is free to attend. In English.

    Note: This film is intended for a mature audience. Viewer discretion is advised.

  • Monday Feb 10, 2025 at 3:30pm

    Join us for a free screening of Twilight (2009). For Teens. Drop-In. 122 min. 

  • poster for Let the Sunshine In
    Monday Feb 10, 2025 at 6:00pm

    Every Monday evening we put the spotlight on a director's work, giving us a chance to explore their oeuvre, revisit movies we've played on Tuesdays, and just....watch some good movies. This month's pick is Claire Denis.

    Join us for a free screening of Let the Sunshine In as part of our Monday Director Spotlight Series. The film was released in 2017. The screening will take place in our auditorium, starts at 6:00PM and is free to attend.

    Note: The film is intended for a mature audience. 94 minutes. In French with English subtitles.

  • poster for The Raid
    Wednesday Feb 12, 2025 at 6:00pm

    Join us for excitement and thrills every second Wednesday of the month as we play an action/adventure movie  This month's pick is The Raid.

    The film was directed by Gareth Evans and was released in 2011. The screening will take place in our auditorium, starts at 6:00PM and is free to attend.

    Note: The film is intended for a mature audience. 101 minutes. In Indonesian with English subtitles.

  • poster for the Big Sick
    Tuesday Feb 18, 2025 at 6:00pm

    Join us for lighthearted love and laughs every third Wednesday of the month as we play a romantic comedy movie  This month's pick is The Big Sick.

    The film was directed by Michael Showalter was released in 2017. The screening will take place in our auditorium, starts at 6:00PM and is free to attend.

    Note: The film is intended for a mature audience. 120 minutes. In English with subtitles.

  • NFB logo on pink and purple backdrop
    Saturday Feb 22, 2025 at 2:30pm

    In Sean Horlor and Steve J. Adams’ feature doc Someone Like Me, Drake, a young gay man from Uganda, leaves behind everything he knows to attain the universal freedoms everyone deserves: to be who he is and love whomever he chooses without fear of discrimination, persecution, or violence. A group of queer strangers unite to resettle Drake in Vancouver, but they are tasked with a year-long commitment to someone they’ve never met, and struggle with the challenging conditions of this support. Together, Drake and his sponsors embark on an emotional journey in search of personal freedom, revealing how in a world where one must constantly fight for the right to exist, survival itself becomes a victory. 

    2021. 80 minutes. English. 
    Courtesy of the National Film Board. 

    Drop-in

  • poster for Beau Travail
    Monday Feb 24, 2025 at 6:00pm

    Every Monday evening we put the spotlight on a director's work, giving us a chance to explore their oeuvre, revisit movies we've played on Tuesdays, and just....watch some good movies. This month's pick is Claire Denis.

    Join us for a free screening of Beau Travail as part of our Monday Director Spotlight Series. The film was released in 1999. The screening will take place in our auditorium, starts at 6:00PM and is free to attend.

    Note: The film is intended for a mature audience. 90 minutes. In French, Italian and Russian with English subtitles.

  • poster for The Philadelphia Story
    Wednesday Feb 26, 2025 at 6:00pm

    Reminisce with us on a nostalgic trip every fourth Wednesday of the month as we play a film from the classic/Golden era of Hollywood  This month's pick is The Philadelphia Story.

    The film was directed by Billy Wilder was released in 1940. The screening will take place in our auditorium, starts at 6:00PM and is free to attend.

    Note: The film is intended for a mature audience. 112 minutes. In English with subtitles.

  • poster for Stray Dog
    Monday Mar 3, 2025 at 6:00pm

    Every Monday evening we put the spotlight on a director's work, giving us a chance to explore their oeuvre, revisit movies we've played on Tuesdays, and just....watch some good movies. This month's pick is Akira Kurosawa.

    Join us for a free screening of Stray Dog In as part of our Monday Director Spotlight Series. The film was released in 1949. The screening will take place in our auditorium, starts at 6:00PM and is free to attend.

    Note: The film is intended for a mature audience. 122 minutes. In Japanese with English subtitles.