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Reelout’s theme for 2023 is “Better Together”: come out for 76 short and feature-length narratives and documentaries from 15 different countries including special spotlights on Trans Cinema and on the Islamic Republic of Iran!

A film by David Lynch. An aspiring actress seeking fame in the City of Angels comes upon a strange woman battling amnesia after a car crash. Together they set out to uncover the mysterious strangers’ identity.

The film that solidified Jack Nicholson’s star persona. An oil-rig worker is beckoned home by his father’s illness and must reckon with his own upbringing.

Palestinian queer activists conspire to sabotage the Eurovision song contest in Jericho. Their method? Secure the collaboration of Buddy and Pedro, Toronto’s famous naked gay penguins…

A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by two teenagers and a group of psychics.

The breakthrough effort from New Hollywood auteur Peter Bogdanovich: teen friends Sonny, Duane and Jacy stumble into adulthood in the dying town of Anarene, Texas in 1951.

The perfect movie for Valentines Day! Bursting with imagination, Amélie is not like any other girl. One day, she discovers that her goal in life is to fix up other people’s troubles by influencing their destinies.

See the beloved French romantic comedy Amélie, followed by a special three-course meal inspired by the film at Olivea Restaurant!

Stunning new 4K restoration! Two master warriors (Chow Yun Fat and Michelle Yeoh) are faced with their greatest challenge when the treasured Green Destiny sword is stolen. A young aristocrat (Zhang Ziyi) prepares for an arranged marriage, but soon reveals her superior fighting talents and her deeply romantic past. As each warrior battles for justice, […]

Do nothing. Stay and fight. Leave. A group of women in an isolated Mennonite religious colony in Bolivia struggles to reconcile their faith with a series of sexual assaults committed by the colony’s men.

Tommy Wiseau’s misguided masterpiece subverts the rules of filmmaking with boundless enthusiasm. Audience participation encouraged!

The 2023 Kingston Canadian Film Festival will be running fully in-person March 2-5, 2023 in downtown Kingston, Ontario! Catch the best Canadian films of the year, special guests, parties, and lots more. The lineup is announced Thursday February 2 and tickets go on sale Monday February 6.