Thursday, March 26
Chef Screening of the Jon Favreau film. 2 pm. Free. Room B. Barbara Frum Library, 20 Covington. 416-395-5440.
Cineforum Lady Of The Pavements (1929) by DW Griffith, 7 pm. Asian Gay Cinema screening: East Palace, West Palace (1996) by Zhang Yuan, 9 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. cineforum.ca.
The Hound Of The Baskervilles Screening the 1939 film. 6 pm. Pwyc. Bata Shoe Museum, 327 Bloor W. batashoemuseum.ca.
WILDsound Feedback Monthly Film Festival Showcase of short films with an audience feedback format. 7-9 pm. Pwyc. RSVP. Carlton Cinema, 20 Carlton. wildsound.ca.
Friday, March 27
The Absurdist Film Festival International filmmakers Dee Yamamoto, Diego Agulló, Eli Elliott and others plus music by local bands. 3-7:30 pm. $5. Smiling Buddha, 961 College. facebook.com/theabsurdistfilmfestival.
Highway Of Tears Matt Smiley’s doc about the murders and disappearances of indigenous women along BC’s Highway 16, followed by discussion. 7:30 pm. Free. Metropolitan Community Church, 115 Simpson. tdndp.ca.
The Voice For Independent Unions Rebel Films screening and discussion featuring Sean Cain’s video about the Canadian Confederation of Unions. 7 pm. $4 sugg. Room 5-280. OISE, 252 Bloor W. socialistaction.ca/rebel.
Saturday, March 28
Cinema For Little Ones Screenings of The Blackbird, Tchou Tchou and more for kids. 4:30 pm. Free. Alliance Française, 24 Spadina Rd. semainefrancotoronto.com.
The Dance Of Words/Les Mots Qui Dansent Doc about young artists who embrace their deaf identity. 5:15 pm. Free. Alliance Française, 24 Spadina Rd. alliance-francaise.ca.
Fawlty Towers Marathon Binge watching of the 70s British comedy series. Noon. Free. Smiling Buddha, 961 College. facebook.com/events/1540177022901461.
A Special Day Italian Film Series presents the film by Ettore Scola. English subtitles. 1-4 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. tpl.ca.
The Salvador Dali Film Fest Screenings 7 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. cineforum.ca.
Sunday, March 29
The Fabric Of Time Screening of the 2007 film by David Priest. 2 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. cineforum.ca.
Filmage: The Story Of Descendents And All Screening of the Matt Riggle & Deedle LaCour documentary about punk drummer Bill Stevenson. 8 pm. Free. Coalition, 282 Augusta. facebook.com/groups/femmedomsundays.
Kid Dracula Screening of FW Murnau’s 1922 silent film set to music from Radiohead’s Kid A and OK Computer. 9 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. cineforum.ca.
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior Dinner and a movie weekly event. 8 pm. $20. Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042.
Prism Prize: The Top Ten See the top 10 Canadian music videos of 2014 followed by the grand prize presentation. 7 pm. $9-$13. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. prismprize.com.
Tinghir-Jerusalem: Echoes From The Mellah Kamal Hachkar’s film about the history of Jewish Berbers in Morocco followed by a talk by speaker Yigal Nizri. 4 and 7:30 pm. $10-$15. Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina. mnjcc.org.
Tuesday, March 31
The Birth Of A Nation Silent 1915 film by DW Griffith with score by Reg Hartt. 7 pm. Cineforum, 463 Bathurst. cineforum.ca.
Monitor 11: South Asian Experimental Film & Video These Monsters Are Real screening of works by Sahej Rahal, Kush Badhwar, Tala Madani, Payal Kapadia, Laleh Khorramian and others. 7:30 pm. $10, stu/srs $5. OCAD U Central Hall, 100 McCaul. savac.net.
Wednesday, April 1
Food On Film: The Gleaners & I Travel writer James Beard and culinary anthropologist Naomi Duguid discuss the 2000 documentary by Agnes Varda. 6:30 pm. $35. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. tiff.net.
Soup & Movie Night: Calendar Girls The film with Helen Mirren and Julie Walters screens at 4 and 7 pm, soup is served at 6 pm. $5. Donway United Church, 230 The Donway West. 416-444-8444, donwaycovenant.com.
WIFT-T Showcase Shorts by Canadian women filmmakers. 7-10 pm. $20. Royal Cinema, 608 College. eventbrite.ca/e/16024740430.
Film Festivals
Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour Screening of films from the Banff Mountain Festival World Tour. Fri & Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 2:30 pm. $25. Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor W. torontobanfffilmfest.org. Mar 27 to 29
Canadian Film Festival Festival of emerging and established filmmakers. Royal Cinema, 608 College. canfilmfest.ca. To Mar 28
Human Rights Watch Film Festival Festival of documentary and feature films on the human struggle. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. ff.hrw.org/toronto. To Apr 2
Reel Artists Film Festival International feature-length and short documentaries that address topics and challenges present in today’s art world. $20-$35, stu/srs $15. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. canadianart.ca/raff. Mar 26 to 28
Water Docs Film Festival Water-themed films celebrate Canada Water Week and World Water Day. $12.50-$15, stu/srs $11-$13, un(der)waged pwyc-$5, festival pass $40-$50. See website for details and schedule. Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas W, and other venues. waterdocs.ca. To Mar 28
