OUTDOOR FILM EXPERIENCE PRESENTS
"CANADIAN COMEDY, EH?"
AT THE PUBLIC GARDENS
We are excited to announce our first OFE double feature!
On August 11, come out to the Public Gardens for the main course of MEATBALLS, then wash it down with STRANGE BREW – it’s the perfect Canadian comedy pairing!
JUNE - AUGUST 2017
The 18th annual Outdoor Film Experience is thrilled to be presenting at the historic Public Gardens this year! Along with our nation’s sesquicentennial anniversary, it is also the 150th birthday of the Public Gardens, and what better way to celebrate than with Canadian Comedy, Eh? Once a month this summer, we'll be projecting a Canadian comedy favourite on our 30-foot inflatable screen at the beautiful Public Gardens through June, July and August.
This year, the Outdoor Film Experience is honoured to partner with our friends at Feed Nova Scotia for the first time. As we’ve always been proud to say, these screenings are free for our community, but this year we’d like to give a little more. We ask that any of our patrons that are able to, to please bring a food donation.
In addition, we are excited to return to two of our beloved OFE venues around HRM! We have a Tall Ships-themed screening on the Halifax Waterfront’s Tall Ships Quay (near the Halifax Seaport Farmer’s Market) hosted by the Halifax Seaport and Waterfront Development, and two screenings at the Pondside Amphitheatre at Dartmouth Crossing, sponsored by The Village Shops at Dartmouth Crossing.
SEE OUR FULL 2017 PROGRAM BELOW!
OFE AT THE PUBLIC GARDENS
THE GRAND SEDUCTION
Friday, July 21, 2017
Where: Halifax Public Gardens
When: 9:00 PM
Runtime: 115 minutes
Rating: PG
The small harbor of Tickle Cove is in dire need of a doctor so that the town can land a contract to secure a factory which will save the town from financial ruin. Village resident Murray French (Brendan Gleeson) leads the search, and when he finds Dr. Paul Lewis (Taylor Kitsch) he employs - along with the whole town - tactics to seduce the doctor to stay permanently.
DOUBLE FEATURE:
MEATBALLS & STRANGE BREW
Friday, August 11, 2017
Where: Halifax Public Gardens
When: 8:30 PM
MEATBALLS
Runtime: 93 minutes
Rating: PG
Tripper (Bill Murray) is the head counselor at a budget summer camp called Camp Northstar. In truth, he's young at heart and only marginally more mature than the campers themselves. Tripper befriends Rudy (Chris Makepeace), a loner camper who has trouble fitting in. As Tripper inspires his young charges to defeat rival Camp Mohawk in the annual Olympiad competition, Rudy plays matchmaker between Tripper and Roxanne (Kate Lynch), a female counselor at Northstar.
STRANGE BREW
Runtime: 90 minutes
Rating: PG
Something is rotten at the Elsinore Brewery. Bob and Doug Mackenzie (Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas) help the brewery founder's daughter Pam (Lynne Griffin) regain the brewery founded by her recently-deceased father. But to do so, they must confront the suspicious brew master and two teams of vicious hockey players.
OFE ACROSS HRM
MOANA
Saturday, July 15, 2017
Where: Pondside Amphitheatre, Village Shops at Dartmouth Crossing
When: 9:00 PM
Runtime: 107 minutes
Rating: PG
Moana Waialiki is a sea voyaging enthusiast and the only daughter of a chief in a long line of navigators. When her island's fishermen can't catch any fish and the crops fail, she learns that the demigod Maui caused the blight by stealing the heart of the goddess, Te Fiti. The only way to heal the island is to persuade Maui to return Te Fiti's heart, so Moana sets off on an epic journey across the Pacific.
THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS
Friday, July 28, 2017
Where: Tall Ships Quay, Halifax Waterfront
When: 8:30 PM
Runtime: 88 minutes
Rating: PG
Pirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year Award. The quest takes Captain and his crew from the shores of Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London.
THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE
Saturday, August 12, 2017
Where: Pondside Amphitheatre, Village Shops at Dartmouth Crossing
When: 8:30 PM
Runtime: 104 minutes
Rating: PG
There are big changes brewing in Gotham City, and if he wants to save the city from The Joker's hostile takeover, Batman may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up.
Unfortunately, outdoor film screenings are sometimes cancelled due to rain or excessive wind but every effort is made, according to current and forecasted weather conditions, to make each screening happen.
Screening cancellations will be announced by 5PM, the day of the screening, here on our website as well as our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts. We will also do our best to let local media outlets know so that they can get the message out to the public. Weather updates and cancellations can also be heard by tuning into 101.3 Virgin Radio. Unless communicated, cancelled films will not be re-scheduled.