Nickel Independent Film Festival
Candles — still C

CANDLES · UK · 13m · JUNE 24

The Labrador Creative Arts Festival — still C

THE LABRADOR CREATIVE ARTS FESTIVAL · NL · 60m · JUNE 28

Partridge Cleaning

PARTRIDGE CLEANING · NL · 5m · JUNE 28

The Muse — still A

THE MUSE · NL · 18m · JUNE 27

Black Hole — still D

BLACK HOLE · NL · 12m · JUNE 25

The Dress — still B

THE DRESS · NL · 8m · JUNE 24

Radio Hell — still B

RADIO HELL · NL · 13m · JUNE 26

Coyotes — still B

COYOTES · FRANCE/JORDAN/PALESTINE/UK · 20m · JUNE 25

Lydia Campbell

LYDIA CAMPBELL · NL · 13m · JUNE 28

Sydney — still A

SYDNEY · NL · 17m · JUNE 27

Finger Guns — still C

FINGER GUNS · NL · 10m · JUNE 26

Volcelest — still C

VOLCELEST · FRANCE · 15m · JUNE 25

Hangashore — still A

HANGASHORE · NL · 87m · JUNE 22

We Were The Scenery — still D

WE WERE THE SCENERY · CANADA/USA · 15m · JUNE 27

Julian and the Wind — still C

JULIAN AND THE WIND · CANADA · 15m · JUNE 25

Me and The Spaceman — still C

ME AND THE SPACEMAN · NL · 14m · JUNE 28

(for once I dreamed of you) — still B

(FOR ONCE I DREAMED OF YOU) · CANADA · 6m · JUNE 25

Flickers — still A

FLICKERS · NL · 6m · JUNE 25

Kid me not — still B

KID ME NOT · CANADA · 6m · JUNE 24

Striking Out The Boys

STRIKING OUT THE BOYS · NL · 70m · JUNE 28

Luz Diabla — still A

LUZ DIABLA · ARGENTINA · 11m · JUNE 26

My Plastic Mother — still D

MY PLASTIC MOTHER · INDONESIA · 19m · JUNE 25

Motel Grand-Pré — still C

MOTEL GRAND-PRÉ · CANADA · 15m · JUNE 27

Pimple — still A

PIMPLE · PORTUGAL · 4m · JUNE 26

Oliver — still D

OLIVER · NL · 13m · JUNE 26

Bad News Go to Therapy — still C

BAD NEWS GO TO THERAPY · NL · 6m · JUNE 24

Le Tour de Canada — still C

LE TOUR DE CANADA · CANADA · 6m · JUNE 28

History's Headlines — still A

HISTORY'S HEADLINES · NL · 17m · JUNE 22

Jazz infernal — still D

JAZZ INFERNAL · CANADA · 16m · JUNE 24

The Lines She Carries (Indigenous Geographic) — still B

THE LINES SHE CARRIES · CANADA · 11m · JUNE 27

Second Place — still C

SECOND PLACE · NL · 15m · JUNE 25

Sulaimani — still B

SULAIMANI · FRANCE · 20m · JUNE 27

Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband) — still A

UIKSARINGITARA · CANADA · 100m · JUNE 23

Technophobic — still B

TECHNOPHOBIC · NL · 8m · JUNE 26

Stagefright

STAGEFRIGHT · NL · 14m · JUNE 28

Balconada — still A

BALCONADA · BULGARIA · 8m · JUNE 27

The exchange — still B

INTERCAMBIO · SPAIN · 14m · JUNE 24

Rocks — still C

ROCKS · NL · 6m · JUNE 28

An Interview With The Devil — still A

AN INTERVIEW WITH THE DEVIL · NL · 16m · JUNE 26

Pique-nique — still C

PIQUE-NIQUE · CANADA · 9m · JUNE 27

And I Would Be Beautiful — still E

AND I WOULD BE BEAUTIFUL · FRANCE · 10m · JUNE 25

Free Fish — still C

FREE FISH · PALESTINE · 23m · JUNE 27

No Matter The Weather — still B

NO MATTER THE WEATHER · CANADA · 15m · JUNE 27

Last Love Letter — still B

LAST LOVE LETTER · NL · 6m · JUNE 24

If they're not dead, they're still alive — still D

IF THEY'RE NOT DEAD, THEY'RE STILL ALIVE · NL · 10m · JUNE 27

Sawdust — still B

SAWDUST · NL · 9m · JUNE 25

The Spectacle — still D

THE SPECTACLE · FRANCE/HUNGARY · 17m · JUNE 25

Lorraine — still B

LORRAINE · NL · 15m · JUNE 27

Casi Septiembre — still B

CASI SEPTIEMBRE · SPAIN · 30m · JUNE 25

June 22-28, 2026

Nickel Independent Film Festival 2026

June 22–28, 2026 · LSPU Hall · St. John's, NL

↓ PROGRAM PDF▶ PLAY GAME

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Screenings

Hangashore

Hangashore

MON, JUN 22 · 7:00 PM

Hangashore

Hangashore and History's Headlines

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Wrong Husband

Uiksaringitara

TUE, JUN 23 · 7:00 PM

Wrong Husband

From Zacharias Kunuk, director of Atanarjuat The Fast Runner

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A Little Tenderness

Intercambio

WED, JUN 24 · 7:00 PM

A Little Tenderness

Seven short films with heart. Presented by Coast 101.1 FM.

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Love, Almost

Casi Septiembre

THU, JUN 25 · 7:00 PM

Love, Almost

Short films exploring the space between what the heart wants and what the heart gets

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The Darkest Timeline

The Spectacle

THU, JUN 25 · 10:00 PM

The Darkest Timeline

Stunning short films, from the surreal to the all too real

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DIY Sci-Fi Screening

FRI, JUN 26 · 7:00 PM

DIY Sci-Fi Screening

A ten-day challenge to create a sci-fi short and have it shown at the Nickel

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Things Get Weird

Pimple

FRI, JUN 26 · 10:00 PM

Things Get Weird

Twisted tales about darkness lurking beneath the surface. Presented by CNA.

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People's History

Lorraine

SAT, JUN 27 · 2:30 PM

People's History

Six documentaries about life at the human scale

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Hope After All

Pique-nique

SAT, JUN 27 · 7:00 PM

Hope After All

Short films about finding human connection in surprising places. Presented by CBC NL.

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Labrador in Focus

The Labrador Creative Arts Festival

SUN, JUN 28 · 2:30 PM

Labrador in Focus

New Films from the Big Land

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Striking Out the Boys

Striking Out The Boys

SUN, JUN 28 · 7:00 PM

Striking Out the Boys

World Premiere of this feature documentary about groundbreaking local baseball player Jaida Lee

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Other Events

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Major Funders

ArtsNL · Canada Council for the Arts · Newfoundland and Labrador · Picture NL · Telefilm Canada · Government of Canada · City of St. John’s

Festival Sponsors

College of the North Atlantic · CBC NL · Pope Productions · ACTRA Newfoundland · Coast 101.1 FM Classic Hits · Fogfest · NLDGC · IATSE Local 709 · St. John's International Women's Film Festival · Lawnya Vawnya · NIFCO · The Battery Cafe · Bluedrop ISM · Sheilagh O'Leary · St. John's Storytelling Festival · Breakwater Books

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The Nickel Independent Film Festival is officially underway, and while the feature length offerings tend to receive the

The Nickel Independent Film Festival is officially underway, and while the feature length offerings tend to receive the most spotlight, the myriad of short films on display here should not go unnoticed. Check out five short films you should watch at Nickel at the link in our bio.

BEHOLD the Nickel 2026 Horoscopes! 🦄 LIBRA to PISCES Films from the 26th Nickel and glimpses at the month ahead. (For

BEHOLD the Nickel 2026 Horoscopes! 🦄 LIBRA to PISCES Films from the 26th Nickel and glimpses at the month ahead. (For ARIES to VIRGO see other post)

BEHOLD the Nickel 2026 Horoscopes! 🦄 ARIES to VIRGO Films from the 26th Nickel and glimpses at the month ahead. (For

BEHOLD the Nickel 2026 Horoscopes! 🦄 ARIES to VIRGO Films from the 26th Nickel and glimpses at the month ahead. (For LIBRA to PISCES see next post)

The Nickel Independent Film Festival kicked off its first night with a screening of Hangashore, a “moody, atmospheric th

The Nickel Independent Film Festival kicked off its first night with a screening of Hangashore, a “moody, atmospheric thriller steeped in seafaring folklore and superstition.” Hangashore won Best Feature at Fog Fest and the DGC Ontario Award for Best Director at the Canadian Film Festival. The Muse spoke to the director, writer, and editor of the film Justin Oakey, following the screening.

We made a wee web game! Just a chill way to explore and get familiar with some of the films showing at the festival this

We made a wee web game! Just a chill way to explore and get familiar with some of the films showing at the festival this week. Play it at nickelfestival.com/game Have fun!

Wanted to share this heads up that tonight's screening of HANGASHORE at 7pm is SOLD OUT! There might be a handful of ti

Wanted to share this heads up that tonight's screening of HANGASHORE at 7pm is SOLD OUT! There might be a handful of tickets released at the door before the show, but right now it's looking pretty darn tight. Thanks everyone for their support! <3

Notes

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THE DIY SCI-FI 2026 FILMS

JUN 24, 2026

THE DIY SCI-FI 2026 FILMS

Nickel 2026 HoroscopeS

JUN 24, 2026

Nickel 2026 HoroscopeS

Oliver — a Q&A with Andrew Strickland

JUN 19, 2026

Oliver — a Q&A with Andrew Strickland

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