October means Halloween and Sudbury Independent Cinema has some spooky and not-so-spooking events and activities planned for the month.
From classic horror flicks to an all-you-can eat cereal party, the Indie has a busy month planned. Check out the schedule below and hang onto the event calendar above.
Oct. 1, 6:30 p.m.: Community meeting on “Indie 2.0”: get the scoop on work underway to plan Sudbury Indie Cinema’s next home.
Oct. 3-5: Abya Yala Latin American Film Festival: Brings three days of non-stop Latin American films, music and dance. Organized by Sudbury’s own Frames and Frequencies Artist Collective, enjoy film premieres, artist talks, Q&As and Latin American culture. Also, musical performances from Aurel and Emilio Portal. The festival culminates Sunday with a Patricia Cano concert featuring Kevin Barrett and Stephanie Lloyd. For tickets and passes check The Indie’s website.
Oct. 8, 6:30 p.m. #WomenInFilmWednesday: Presents “Casques BleuEs/ A War Movie”. A moderated Q&A will follow the screening with filmmakers Louise Leroux and Richard Blackburn, and UN Peacekeepers Mélanie Beaulac & Martine Le Royer, who are featured in the documentary about Canada’s peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo in an attempt to address sexual assault as a weapon of war.
Oct. 11 & Oct. 25 All-You-Can-Eat Cereal Retro Cartoon Party: Three hours of nostalgic and spooky cartoons with a variety of cereals. PJs welcome!
Oct. 16, 19h-21h: Centre franco-ontarien de folklore presenté: “Lanterna Fabula, Contes et images”. Quand le conte est mis en image! Venez découvrir comment des artistes visuels ont créé des oeuvres visuelles, sur grand écran, pendant qu'un conteur livre son conte. Prix 20,00-25,00$
Oct. 18, Horror Double Feature: Nightmare Nook presents “Tremors” and “The Descent” in a special double feature. Put those hardhats on and turn on your mining lamps because we are heading underground! These subterranean films are turning 35 and 20 so come on to and celebrate these two iconic horror films. First show opens at 7 p.m.
Oct. 19 and Oct. 26, 1 p.m.: Indie Cinema et Carrefour Sudbury presenté “Les Petites Vues: ZARAFA”. Sous un baobab, un vieil homme raconte aux enfants qui l'entourent une histoire : celle de l'amitié indéfectible entre Maki, un enfant de dix ans, et Zarafa, une girafe orpheline, cadeau du Pacha d'Égypte au Roi de France Charles X. Hassan, prince du désert, est chargé par le Pacha de conduire Zarafa jusqu'en France mais Maki, bien décidé à tout faire pour contrarier cette mission et ramener la girafe sur sa terre natale, va les suivre au péril de sa vie.
Oct 25, Haunted Scavenger Hunt: If you dare, meet up on Oct. 25 at 4 p.m. for a spooky haunted scavenger hunt, where contestants will be visiting several haunted spots around Sudbury’s downtown core to collect haunting riddles and stories along the way. Then, head over to The Indie for a 7 p.m. showing of the late 1990s’ found-footage classic “The Blair Witch Project.”
Oct. 29-Nov. 1: Mooncrater Theatre presents “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” with Shadowcast! Don’t dream it: be it, Sudbury — jump to the left. Five electrifying performances of a live cast with the movie on the big screen. Tickets on sale now through the Indie box office online and in-person.
For more information on any of these events, or for tickets, you can visit SudburyIndieCinema.com.