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RATED: G | RUNTIME: 45 min. | STUDIO: Cosmic Pictures | RESERVED SEATING Y/N: No | Now Playing
Jane Goodall – Reasons for Hope, is an uplifting journey around the globe to highlight good news stories that will inspire people to make a difference in the world around them. Jane revolutionized how we view the world around us. Join her on this adventure of inspiration and hope.
RATED: G | RUNTIME: 45 min. | DISTRIBUTOR: SK Films | RESERVED SEATING Y/N: No | Engagement ends Sept. 29
Blue Whales: Return of the Giants takes viewers on a journey of a lifetime to explore the world of the magnificent blue whale, a species rebounding from the brink of extinction. Following two scientific expeditions—one to find a missing population of blues off the exotic Seychelles Islands, the other to chronicle whale families in Mexico’s stunning Gulf of California—the film is an inspirational story that transforms our understanding of the largest animal ever to have lived.
RATED: G | RUNTIME: 40 mins. | DISTRIBUTOR: MacGillivray Freeman Films | RESERVED SEATING Y/N: No | Now Playing
Imagine stepping 50 years into the future and finding smart cities designed to be totally sustainable. Renewable energy is our primary power source, space-based solar power provides solar energy 24 hours a day, everything is recycled, and you travel in individualized pods that run on little or no energy. This isn’t science fiction. Engineers are making plans for a sustainable world right now, and it’s coming to the giant screen!
Wingsuit Flyers: The Science of Flight
RATED: G | RUNTIME: 40 min. | DISTRIBUTOR: K2 Studios | RESERVED SEATING Y/N: No | Now Playing
The quest to fly like a bird, unaided by machine has captured the imagination of humankind as long as we have been gazing upon the world’s natural flyers. Wingsuit flight provides us with the chance to experience what it would be like to fly like a bird. Along with the world’s top wingsuit flyers and with the help of ever evolving wingsuit technology, audiences will be able to take flight from the highest points in Europe, soar over landscapes in Moab that resemble Mars, fly above the Great Barrier Reef and then land on it. The film will feature incredible footage from POV helmet cameras, drones, and specially designed helicopter rigs. From 18000 feet, we will also dive off into principles of flight, aerodynamics and materials engineering.
The Great Salish Heist
RATED: PG | RUNTIME: 96 min | RESERVED SEATING Y/N: Yes | September 11, 18, 25, 30
When First Nations (Native American) objects are removed from burial sites, bad things happen. STEVE JOE (late 40’s), traditional archeologist for the Moquahat people, believes that his misfortune, and the bad luck of his community, are a result of the displacement of sacred artifacts now locked up behind a sophisticated security system in a local museum. Steve and a group of misfits from his Rez break into the museum and reclaim the sacred artifacts that rightfully belong to their people.
The Great Salish Heist will play for a limited engagement as part of the museum’s NDTR events programming. The Great Salish Heist in FREE OF CHARGE but tickets must be reserved in advance. Click tickets button below to reserve your exact seat.
Keepers of the Land
RATED: G | RUNTIME: 29 min | RESERVED SEATING Y/N: No | September 23 – September 30
In the heart of British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest, one Nation is reclaiming the power they held for millennia. As the impacts of colonial exploitation and mismanagement take an increasing toll on their territory, the Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation finds strength in its stories and culture, emerging as a stewardship leader in a new age of reconciliation in Canada. A powerful story of resurgence, the weight of hereditary leadership, and the responsibility they carry into the modern world told through the eyes of elder and hereditary chief Nismuutk, Ernest Mason Jr., and the new young leaders following in his footsteps.
Keepers of the Land will play for a limited engagement as part of the museum’s NDTR events programming. Keepers of the Land is FREE OF CHARGE but tickets must be reserved in advance. Click tickets button below to reserve a ticket. This film is not reserved seating. Arrive early with your advanced ticket to obtain the best seats.
Coming Soon
Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels
RATED: Unrated | RUNTIME: 40 min | RESERVED SEATING Y/N: No | Opens September 30
Explore the Wonders of the World’s Greatest Machine! Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels explores the inner workings of the human body and the incredible breakthroughs in science and bioengineering that are changing the course of human health. Told through the inspiring stories of the people behind these groundbreaking innovations, Superhuman Body will inspire you, move you and empower you – you‘ll be amazed what your superhuman body can do!
RATED: G | RUNTIME: 41 min | DISTRIBUTOR: K2 Studios | RESERVED SEATING: No | CC: Yes | Playing October 16-20* (October 20th screening is in 2D)
Much of life on Earth is connected by a vast, hidden network that we are only just beginning to understand. Out of sight, between the world of plants and animals, another world exists — the kingdom of fungi. From the ancient Tasmanian Tarkine Rainforest to the mystical wilds of China’s Yunnan Province, come search for solutions to some of our planet’s biggest challenges.
RATED: Not Rated* | RUNTIME: 80 min | DISTRIBUTOR: Area23a | RESERVED SEATING: Yes | CC: Yes | Playing October 16, 20
In celebration of its 5th Anniversary, the box office hit Fantastic Fungi, directed by Louie Schwartzberg, is returning to theaters with an enhanced experience in Fantastic Fungi Remastered, which offers audiences an unparalleled viewing experience with enhanced visuals and sound, allowing viewers to immerse themselves fully in the breathtaking beauty and awe-inspiring wonder of the fungal kingdom. Narrated by Brie Larson, Fantastic Fungi is a descriptive time-lapse journey about the magical, mysterious and medicinal world of fungi and their power to heal, sustain and contribute to the regeneration of life on Earth that began 3.5 billion years ago.
*Please note that this film discusses the medicinal and recreational use of certain types of mushrooms. Viewer discretion advised.
Special Q&A at 7:15pm on October 16th.
To help celebrate Fungi Fest at the Royal BC Museum, please join us for a brief talk and Q&A following the film with Dr. Shannon Berch. Dr. Berch has a PhD from Université Laval in fungal taxonomy and ecology. She retired in 2019 from the BC Ministry of Environment and is an Associate Member of the UBC Department of Biology and Faculty of Land and Resource Science. Dr. Berch is a founding member of the South Vancouver Island Mycological Society and the Truffle Association of BC.
RATED: 18A | RUNTIME: 141 min | DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros. Entertainment | RESERVED SEATING: Yes | CC: Yes | Playing October 18-20, 24
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.
Disclaimer: Suitable for viewers 18 years of age or older. Viewers under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. Please be prepared to show ID at the theatre.
RATED: 14A | RUNTIME: 105 min | DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros. Entertainment | RESERVED SEATING: Yes | CC: Yes | Playing October 25-27, 31
Beetlejuice is back! After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia’s life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid, discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened. With trouble brewing in both realms, it’s only a matter of time until someone says Beetlejuice’s name three times and the mischievous demon returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem.
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