Smithers Alternative Film Society

11/14/2025

Dec 14 Sentimental Value (Norway) Comedy/Drama 2h
After the death of their mother, two sisters confront their father, a once-famous but now almost forgotten film director, who abandoned the family and is trying to revive his artistic legacy. Highly rated and winner of a number of film awards.

Sunday, December 14th at 5PM at the Roi Theatre

11/14/2025

Nov 30 I’m Still Here (Brazil) Drama 2h 15m PG13
Profoundly moving. I’m Still Here balances the personal and political, with characters so vivid you won’t want to leave them. Set in Brazil under the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. Winner of academy award for best foreign film.

Sunday, November 30th at 5PM at the Roi Theatre

10/17/2025

This Sunday, October 19th at 5PM at the Roi Theatre!

Oct 19 at 5PM at the Roi Theatre.

Meet the Barbarians (France) Comedy 1h 42m

Meet the Barbarians is about a small French village that votes in favor of welcoming a family of refugees. A sharp, heartfelt comedy about identity, prejudice, and the messy realities of integration. Meet The Barbarians tackles the subject with warmth, humour, and grace.

10/17/2025

5:00 pm November 2 - at Roi Theatre

Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight (South Africa) Drama 1h 40m R
The story of a child in a white farming family in Rhodesia living through the turmoil and social upheaval as the truce between the landowners and farm workers fractures. A film with thorny themes, fierce intelligence and wonderful performances.

09/30/2025

Oct 19 at 5PM at the Roi Theatre.

Meet the Barbarians (France) Comedy 1h 42m

Meet the Barbarians is about a small French village that votes in favor of welcoming a family of refugees. A sharp, heartfelt comedy about identity, prejudice, and the messy realities of integration. Meet The Barbarians tackles the subject with warmth, humour, and grace.

09/30/2025

Fall 2025 Smithers Alternative Film Series starts again this Sunday, October 5th
5:00 pm at the Roi Theatre.

Oct 5 The Quiet Girl (Ireland) Drama 1h 36m PG13
The Quiet Girl is about a young girl in rural Ireland, who is sent away to live with relatives for the summer. This beautiful film has won over 30 awards. A small intimate film with a moving narrative. The setting is magnificent and the acting superb.e

04/20/2025

5:00 pm Roi Theatre - Hard Truths (UK) Comedy/Drama 1h 37m R
A fierce, compassionate and often darkly humorous look at the love for those we call family and the challenges of grappling with grief and disappointment. Hard Truths is set in contemporary London and follows Pansy, a depressed and critical woman, and her relationship with her cheerful sister. Winner of many best actress awards and nominated for many best international film awards.

04/03/2025

April 6 Santosh (India/UK) Drama 2h 5m R
Santosh is a 2024 Hindi-language crime drama set in rural north India. It is about a 28-year-old widow who takes her late husband's job as a police officer and has to investigate the case of a young girl's murder. Named one of the top 5 international films of 2024 by the National Board of Review and selected as the UK's entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.

01/29/2025

Feb 2 Universal Language (Canada) Comedy/Drama 1h 29m
The film blends seemingly unrelated stories of Massoud, a tour guide in Winnipeg, and Matthew, who travels home to visit his mother. Stories of displacement, grief, friendship and family open like cracks in the ice in a remarkably humanist tale. The film won prizes at the Melbourne, Cannes, Toronto, and Vancouver film festivals and is Canada’s submission for the 97th Academy Awards.