You know summer is on its way when a wave of colourful balls adorns the skies over the Village. The arrival of the serpentine strings of spheres, created by landscape architect Claude Cormier, kicks off four months of public art, a pedestrian-only Sainte-Catherine East and a must-see film series, co-organized by LSTW.
We are pleased to unveil this year’s open-air program of international movies, in partnership with the Aires Libres festival. Twelve diverse offerings, screened weekly from June to August at dusk in the Parc de l’espoir at the corners of Sainte-Catherine Street East and Panet.
Drop by the Village this summer to revisit short, feature and documentary films and web series that have marked our communities over the past two decades, along with fresh creations that are breaking new ground.
LSTW x Aires Libres Movies Nights 2017
Weekly screenings at dusk from June to August
Parc de l’Espoir at the corners of Sainte-Catherine and Panet in Montreal
June 6
Feature
Bound
Directors: Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski
United States (1996)
June 13
Documentary
Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four
Director: Deborah Esquenazi
United States (2016)
June 20
Feature
But I’m a Cheerleader
Director: Jamie Babbit
United States (1999)
June 27
Massimadi Night
Presented by Arc-en-ciel d’Afrique
July 4
Documentary
Before Stonewall
Directors: Greta Schiller and Robert Rosenberg
United States (1984)
July 11
Feature
Pays
Director: Chloé Robichaud
Canada (2016)
July 18
LGBTQ+ Youth Night
Presented by La Coalition Montréalaise des groupes jeunesse LGBT
July 25
Documentary
Major!
Director: Annalise Ophelian
United States (2015)
August 1
Web series
Féminin/Féminin (Season 1)
Director: Chloé Robichaud
Canada (2014)
August 8
Short Film Night
August 15
Feature
Almost Adults
Director: Sarah Rotella
Canada (2016)
August 22
Documentary
Edie and Thea: A Very Long Engagement
Directors: Susan Muska and Gréta Ólafsdottir
United States (2009)
In case of rain, screenings will be moved to the Thursday night. Visit the Lez Spread the Word Facebook page for more details.
About d’Aires Libres
Aires Libres is a public art event that takes place from May to September on a pedestrian-only Sainte-Catherine Street East, between Saint-Hubert and Papineau.