The 18th annual Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival takes place May 29–June 1, 2024, at the Bus Stop Theatre in Halifax’s North End! Join us for four days of boundary-pushing cinema from Canada and around the world, filmmaker Q+As, panels, parties and more.

Passes and tickets are on sale now! For tickets to individual films, click the titles below.

Please note: While we’ll make every effort to get you in, attendance is first-come, first-served — passes do not guarantee entry to screenings. Thanks for your understanding!

Get your passes here:

HIFF 2024 FILM PROGRAM

 TAUTUKTAVUK

dir. Carol Kunnuk, Lucy Tulugarjuk

OPENING NIGHT FILM • WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 AT 6:30 PM

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PERMIT GARDEN

dir. Jenny Yujia Shi

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 AT 6:30 (SHORT BEFORE TAUTUKTAVUK)

CREATED THROUGH HIFF’S OPEN FIELD GRANT

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DOGLEG

dir. Al Warren

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 AT 9:00 PM

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 LULU KEATING RETROSPECTIVE

THURSDAY, MAY 30 AT 7:00 PM

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 ATLANTIC AUTEURS

SHORTS PROGRAM

THURSDAY, MAY 30 AT 9:00 PM

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THE SWEET EAST

dir. Sean Price Williams

FRIDAY, MAY 31 AT 6:30 PM

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 FORAGERS

dir. Jumana Manna

FRIDAY, MAY 31 AT 9:00 PM

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 THE PEOPLE’S JOKER

dir. Vera Drew

LATE NIGHT SCREENING — FRIDAY, MAY 31 AT 11:00 PM

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 CANADIAN SHORTS

SHORTS PROGRAM

SATURDAY, JUNE 1 AT 11:00 AM

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OPEN-PIT

dir. Felipe Esparza Pérez

SATURDAY, JUNE 1 AT 4:00 PM

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 WHEN ADAM CHANGES

dir. Joël Vaudreuil

SATURDAY, JUNE 1 AT 6:00 PM

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DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD

dir. Radu Jude

SATURDAY, JUNE 1 AT 8:00 PM

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