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Screening this week in Nova Scotia: Fright faves & Magic Mike hit the drive-in ⛓️‍💥🪚👻🕺🏼surveillance state horrors & vintage Halloween cartoons come to Wolfville 👁️🎃 and Frankenstein gets a Bride in James Whale’s classic 1935 sequel 🧪💔

Plus! Supernatural scares, alien hijinks, the Haitian roots of the zombie trope, and more new Canadian & international horror at the @hellifaxhorror fest, Oct. 15-18 in Halifax.

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🤡🎈It (1990)

📍Check our pinned monthly calendar for upcoming repertory, art house & indie film screenings! And subscribe at Patreon.com/TheRetroscope for essays, interviews and more in your inbox.

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I have always heard that adage about documentary filmmaking that the creators never really know what story they’re telling until they’re cutting all the footage together, and that was certainly the case for Ree and Meaghan Wright when they were making the film The Last Days of April, which screened Friday night as part of the Atlantic International Film Festival.

We meet April Hubbard at a time in their life when they were feeling extremely lonely and disconnected from the communities that they had spent over a decade previously cultivating in the theatre and circus in Halifax. They have been disabled from birth due to being born with the condition spina bifida, and when they were in Grade 11 they were diagnosed as also having a tethered spinal cord. They are known in their communities as being an ambulatory wheelchair user, but they are also known for their indomitable passion, energy, and advocacy. When I met April it was in their role of volunteer at the Halifax Fringe Festival, and just as I showed up everyday to see my block of shows to review them, April was there every day too- for hours. Later, as Fringe Board Chair, April wasn’t just seeing an array of Fringe shows every day, but they were going home and writing about them too. April was always a welcome voice of recommendations, and someone who spoke up, always first, about the inaccessibility she was facing, or other concerns she had about how disability was being represented (or not at all) in the shows that she was seeing. Shortly after the Covid-19 lockdowns April’s level of daily chronic pain has dramatically increased, and it’s drastically affected her ability to engage in person with all the aspects of arts, culture, and adaptive sport in the city that she loves. The film opens with April discussing coming to the choice of accessing Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), and looking to end her life on her own terms. Read more at the link in bio.
#aiff #documentary #disability #canadianfilm April is in the centre adaptive surfing in the ocean with white waves around them. A number of joyful helpers also surround them in the water.

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Standing ovation for the Atlantic Canada premiere of THE LAST DAYS OF APRIL 🎬

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What does it feel like to share THE LAST DAYS OF APRIL with the Halifax community? 🎬❤️ We asked the team!

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The 46th annual @atlanticfilmfest (AIFF) takes place September 16–23 this year — kicking off tomorrow!

DOC Atlantic members are bringing their films to the big screen throughout the festival. Congratulations to all our members on their screenings!

Mark your calendars, explore the lineup, and discover your next watch while showing some love for our Atlantic filmmakers.

🎟️ Find tickets and screening details at the link in our bio.

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♥️ >>>>>

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The best weekend celebrating your love S&M 🤍

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The Last Days of April follows April Hubbard, a disability advocate living with a tethered spinal cord and chronic pain, who navigates Medical Assistance in Dying. This film documents the intersection of bodily autonomy and systemic barriers, ultimately advocating for a more inclusive and compassionate world.

Upcoming Local Screenings:
- Atlantic International Film Festival - 6pm on Fri, Sept 18 (link in bio for tickets)
- Lunenburg Doc Fest - 4:30pm on Sat, Sept 26
- Parrasboro Film Festival - 3pm on Sun, Oct 4
- Community Screening at Eastern Front Theatre in Dartmouth - Nov 15 (more info to come!)

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Summer 2026 we luv u

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Totally Obsessed and worth the wait.

Ree & Jo - June 25, 2026

The joy and energy celebrating this couple was unhinged in the best way. Happy our paths randomly crossed (again) and got asked to DJ this party! 💕🙌🏾

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WIFT-AT is honoured to present Meaghan and Ree Wright’s documentary THE LAST DAYS OF APRIL at the @atlanticfilmfest!

An intimate and deeply moving portrait of disability, community, and self-determination, the film centres on Halifax advocate and adaptive athlete April Hubbard as she navigates the end of her life through the use of MAiD.

Approaching mortality without reducing life to illness or tragedy, THE LAST DAYS OF APRIL sustains a focus on dignity, bodily autonomy, friendship, and the community Hubbard cultivated to offer a compassionate and locally resonant reflection on what it means to live—and leave—on one’s own terms.

Friday, September 18, 6:00 PM
Cineplex Cinemas Park Lane

🎟️ Tickets on Sale Now - Link in Bio AIFF + WIFT-AT present: The Last Days of April. Directed by Meaghan and Ree Wright. Friday, September 18, 6:00 PM. Cineplex Cinemas Park Lane

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