Free films, first-come, first-wowed!

Gems from the NFB collection

After the Holidays, continue your family get-togethers or round up some friends and come see recent gems from the NFB collection on the big screen in Montreal. Every Thursday starting January 9, we’re presenting five free public screenings at the NFB’s Alanis Obomsawin Theatre in the heart of the Quartier des Spectacles. No reservations required, but seating is limited. See you there!

Each film will be shown in English and French, in their original version or with subtitles.

All screenings begin at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30).

No reservations.

Accessible to persons with reduced mobility.

**Co-presented with the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership**

Thursday February 6 – Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story

Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee, 2024

Length: 99 min

Original English version with French subtitles.

A lost R&B star who eclipsed Etta James and Little Richard, trans soul singer Jackie Shane blazed an extraordinary trail with an unbreakable commitment to her truth. Forty years after vanishing from public view, this 20th century icon finally gets her second act.

The documentary will be preceded by the short film Oscar (Marie-Josée St-Pierre, 2016, 12 min)