SAWDUST · NL · 9m · JUNE 25
VOLCELEST · FRANCE · 15m · JUNE 25
THE LABRADOR CREATIVE ARTS FESTIVAL · NL · 60m · JUNE 28
THE MUSE · NL · 18m · JUNE 27
THE LINES SHE CARRIES · CANADA · 11m · JUNE 27
ME AND THE SPACEMAN · NL · 14m · JUNE 28
FREE FISH · PALESTINE · 23m · JUNE 27
LORRAINE · NL · 15m · JUNE 27
JULIAN AND THE WIND · CANADA · 15m · JUNE 25
AND I WOULD BE BEAUTIFUL · FRANCE · 10m · JUNE 25
SYDNEY · NL · 17m · JUNE 27
HISTORY'S HEADLINES · NL · 17m · JUNE 22
STRIKING OUT THE BOYS · NL · 70m · JUNE 28
CANDLES · UK · 13m · JUNE 24
MOTEL GRAND-PRÉ · CANADA · 15m · JUNE 27
FINGER GUNS · NL · 10m · JUNE 26
COYOTES · FRANCE/JORDAN/PALESTINE/UK · 20m · JUNE 25
(FOR ONCE I DREAMED OF YOU) · CANADA · 6m · JUNE 25
THE DRESS · NL · 8m · JUNE 24
LE TOUR DE CANADA · CANADA · 6m · JUNE 28
ROCKS · NL · 6m · JUNE 28
THE SPECTACLE · FRANCE/HUNGARY · 17m · JUNE 25
SULAIMANI · FRANCE · 20m · JUNE 27
FLICKERS · NL · 6m · JUNE 25
OLIVER · NL · 13m · JUNE 26
IF THEY'RE NOT DEAD, THEY'RE STILL ALIVE · NL · 10m · JUNE 27
CASI SEPTIEMBRE · SPAIN · 30m · JUNE 25
PIQUE-NIQUE · CANADA · 9m · JUNE 27
STAGEFRIGHT · NL · 14m · JUNE 28
TECHNOPHOBIC · NL · 8m · JUNE 26
NO MATTER THE WEATHER · CANADA · 15m · JUNE 27
LAST LOVE LETTER · NL · 6m · JUNE 24
UIKSARINGITARA · CANADA · 100m · JUNE 23
BALCONADA · BULGARIA · 8m · JUNE 27
WE WERE THE SCENERY · CANADA/USA · 15m · JUNE 27
JAZZ INFERNAL · CANADA · 16m · JUNE 24
TALENT SHOW · NL · 7m · JUNE 28
PARTRIDGE CLEANING · NL · 5m · JUNE 28
KID ME NOT · CANADA · 6m · JUNE 24
PIMPLE · PORTUGAL · 4m · JUNE 26
BAD NEWS GO TO THERAPY · NL · 6m · JUNE 24
SECOND PLACE · NL · 15m · JUNE 25
MY PLASTIC MOTHER · INDONESIA · 19m · JUNE 25
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE DEVIL · NL · 16m · JUNE 26
BLACK HOLE · NL · 12m · JUNE 25
LYDIA CAMPBELL · NL · 13m · JUNE 28
RADIO HELL · NL · 13m · JUNE 26
HANGASHORE · NL · 87m · JUNE 22
INTERCAMBIO · SPAIN · 14m · JUNE 24
June 22-28, 2026
Nickel Independent Film Festival 2026
June 22–28, 2026 · LSPU Hall · St. John's, NL
Screenings
Hangashore
MON, JUN 22 · 7:00 PM
Hangashore
Hangashore and History's Headlines
Uiksaringitara
TUE, JUN 23 · 7:00 PM
Wrong Husband
From Zacharias Kunuk, director of Atanarjuat The Fast Runner
Intercambio
WED, JUN 24 · 7:00 PM
A Little Tenderness
Seven short films with heart. Presented by Coast 101.1 FM.
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
The Spectacle
THU, JUN 25 · 10:00 PM
The Darkest Timeline
Stunning short films, from the surreal to the all too real
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
Pimple
FRI, JUN 26 · 10:00 PM
Things Get Weird
Twisted tales about darkness lurking beneath the surface. Presented by CNA.
Lorraine
SAT, JUN 27 · 2:30 PM
People's History
Six documentaries about life at the human scale
Pique-nique
SAT, JUN 27 · 7:00 PM
Hope After All
Short films about finding human connection in surprising places. Presented by CBC NL.
The Labrador Creative Arts Festival
SUN, JUN 28 · 2:30 PM
Labrador in Focus
New Films from the Big Land
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
Other Events
- MON, JUN 229:00 PM
Reception
EventWith DJ Corey Clocksy
LSPU Hall
- TUE, JUN 235:30 PM
In Conversation
EventChristian Sparkes in conversation with Justin Oakey
LSPU Cox & Palmer Second Space
- WED, JUN 245:30 PM
In Conversation
EventMary Walsh, Santiago Guzman and Ruth Lawrence in conversation
LSPU Cox & Palmer Second Space
- THU, JUN 255:30 PM
In Conversation
EventAllison White and Melanie Oates in conversation with Jamie Miller
LSPU Cox & Palmer Second Space
- FRI, JUN 261:00 PM
Page to Performance Film Lab
WorkshopBack by popular demand! A hands-on workshop from multi award-winning local filmmaker Ruth Lawrence designed to bring screenwriters, directors, and actors of all experience levels together to experiment, and bring short script scenes to life. The lab serves as a mentored workspace for local filmmakers to freely connect and create. Writers can bring a short 2–3 page scene, or arrive early to use a provided prompt. Actors will stretch their skills with new characters, and directors can practice interpreting scripts and collaborating with talent in real-time. 1pm-4pm. Free but registration required — send an email to info@nickelfestival.com.
LSPU Cox & Palmer Second Space
- FRI, JUN 265:30 PM
Filmmaker Social
EventLSPU Hall
- SAT, JUN 271:00 PM
Making Your First "Real Money" Short Film
WorkshopWorkshop by filmmakers Michael Peers and Yasmine Majchrzak. Free
LSPU Cox & Palmer Second Space
- SAT, JUN 275:30 PM
In Conversation
EventDana Puddicombe and Mike Fardy in conversation with Matt Wright
LSPU Cox & Palmer Second Space
- SAT, JUN 279:00 PM
Reception and Karaoke
EventWith Karaoke hosted by Jamie Miller
LSPU Hall
- SUN, JUN 281:00 PM
Crash Course in 16Mm Film
WorkshopHands-on workshop by Pique-Nique writer-director Jérémy Gagnon. Free
LSPU Cox & Palmer Second Space
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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Second screening i got for @nickelfestival This one was HEAVY. I got goosebumps many times watching these films. A showcase of how bad things can go and a close reminder that the real horrors are the ones that lurk in our present.
Two local short films, "Black Hole" by Brianna Russell and "Flickers" by Alexa Jane Jerrett are screening on the night of "The Darkest Timeline" Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 10:00 PM at the @nickelfestival
VOLCELEST (15 min) plays Thursday, June 25 at 10pm at Nickel as part of The Darkest Timeline shorts program. Director Eric Briche follows a young ermine driven from the winter wilderness by hunger as she takes refuge at an isolated farm — where her arrival threatens the fragile existence of those who live there. A beautiful, brutal, wordless French animated fable about survival, territory, and uneasy coexistence. See nickelfestival.com for tickets and more info.
(FOR ONCE I DREAMED OF YOU) (6 min) plays Thursday, June 25 at 10pm at Nickel as part of The Darkest Timeline shorts collection. Director Kate Solar drifts through poetry, landscape, and the fragile space where an image seems to breathe, fade, and begin to disappear. Shot on 16mm at Film Farm in Ontario and re-photographed by flashlight contact-printing — a meditative work that treats film itself as a living, decaying thing. See nickelfestival.com for tickets and more info.
THE SPECTACLE (17 min) plays Thursday, June 25 at 10pm at Nickel as part of The Darkest Timeline shorts program. Director Bálint Kenyeres trains his lens on a young Roma boy who is dressed, handled, and pushed briefly into public view, as the adults around him turn his visibility into something exploitative and fleeting. World premiered in official competition at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. See nickelfestival.com for tickets and more info.
COYOTES (20 min) plays Thursday, June 25 at 10pm at Nickel as part of The Darkest Timeline shorts collection. Director Said Zagha follows a Palestinian surgeon's late-night drive home as a routine commute through a deserted West Bank road pulls her into a tightening web of coercion, surveillance, and danger. A tense political thriller with outstanding performances by Maria Zreik and Ali Suliman. Selected for the 2025 Berlinale Shorts competition. See nickelfestival.com for tickets and more info.
