2024 Season

In our 17th year Cinematheque is back with exciting new series capturing our mission of bringing essential works of cinema art to Calgary.

We operate as a year-round season, with shows every two weeks. Our Contemporary World Cinema series will continue, as will our partnership with the public library.

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Art by Kara Mains

nuclear horror: america x japan

On March 1, 1954, the United States of America detonated the world's first hydrogen bomb in the Castle Bravo test at Bikini Atoll. It is the most powerful thermonuclear detonation executed by the United States. Radioactive fallout permeated the surrounding area, affecting islanders as well as the crew of a Japanese fishing boat. This escalation in destructive capability reignited fears about the dangers of nuclear power throughout the world.


Previously programmed

The Sweet East (2023)

The Sweet East (2023)

A high school senior from South Carolina gets her first glimpse of the wider world, picturesque cities and woods of the Eastern seaboard on a class trip to Washington, D.C.


Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (2023)

Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (2023)

True to form, Golden Bear winner Radu Jude, sets his absurdist comedic drama in two parts. In a dizzying landscape, cinema, capitalism and technology meet the political sociology of the post totalitarian digital world.

Chemistry: Italian Style

The Calgary Cinematheque, in collaboration with the Calgary Italian Cultural Centre, invites you to experience three of the most celebrated works from one of the greatest and unparalleled cinematic duos: Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni.