Junction North International Documentary Film Festival 2025

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162 Mackenzie St

Greater Sudbury, ON P3C 4X8, Canada

Join us in Sudbury for the region's largest dedicated documentary film festival. 

All film selections have been announced as well as the full festival schedule, with screening times.


For descriptions of all films, Visit out WEBPAGE.

Junction North brings a non-stop schedule of some of the world's most provocative and meaningful stories over 4 days to Northern Ontario. The year's outstanding documentary features from Hot Docs, Berlin, RIDM, and Sundance, including Oscar-nominated and shortlisted titles are sprinkled among discoveries by Junction North's programming team. Most features have at least a Northern Ontario Premiere status, but we'll be hosting some World Premieres too!

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Full Festival Pass
$100
Your Festival Pass will guarantee your access to all Junction North festival screenings, as long as you present yourself with festival issued badge to the venue box office 15 min. ahead of the scheduled screening time. Unclaimed seats will go to the rush line at 10 min. ahead of a screening. Your festival pass also entitles you to passholder specials with participating downtown partners such as eateries, shops, other services and events.

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Thurs. 8:30pm: IF AN OWL CALLS YOUR NAME
$12.50
Join us for the Northern Ontario premiere.
Fri. 4pm: INTERCEPTED
$12.50
Join us for this special festival screening of this Berlin and RIDM winner set in Ukraine.
Fri. 7pm: THE LAST REPUBLICAN
$15
Join us for the Northern Ontario premiere.
Fri. 9pm: SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ÉTAT
$12.50
Join us for the Northern Ontario premiere of Oscar-nominee for Best Documentary Feature..
Sat. 3:30pm: UNION
$12.50
Join us for this special screening of Oscar-shortlisted film for Best Documentary Feature.
Sat. 7:15pm: NO OTHER LAND
$15
RUSH TICKETS ONLY! Join us for the Northern Ontario premiere of Oscar-winner for Best Documentary Feature 2025.
Sat. 9:15pm: GRAND THEFT HAMLET
$12.50
Join us for the Winner of Grand Jury Award at SXSW & Winner of Audience Award at VIFF.
Sun. 12pm: STANDING ABOVE THE CLOUDS
$12.50
Join us for the Northern Ontario premiere of this Hot Docs winner.
Sun. 2:30pm: SUGARCANE
$12.50
Join us for thIs special screening of Oscar-nominee for Best Feature Documentary 2025.
Sun. 4:45pm: EVERY LITTLE THING
$12.50
Join us for the Northern Ontario premiere of this Sundance 2024 winner. This is also the festival's closing feature.
Thurs 12pm: WHITE SCHOOL BLACK MEMORIES
$12.50
This feature doc is in-competition.
Thurs 2pm: "SURVIVING" Shorts Programme
$12.50
These short and mid-length docs are in-competition.
Thurs 4pm: Artist Talk and Screening Blaise Harrison
Free
Blaise, based in Paris France, will share his doc HARMONIE, followed by a discussion of his current Sudbury-based project INLAND.
Fri. 11:45am: "LEGACY" Shorts Programme
$12.50
These short and mid-length docs are in-competition.
Fri. 1:45pm: "ANSWERING THE CALL' Shorts Film Programme
$12.50
These short and mid-length docs are in-competition.
Sat. 10am: I AM GITXSAN
$12.50
This feature doc is in-competition. It is preceded by the short , also in-competition, ECHOES ON THE WATER.
Sat 12:15pm: MIDSUMMER IN PRANGLI
$12.50
This feature doc is in-competition.
Sat. 2:15pm: SPIRITUS: THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE DOUGH ...
$12.50
This feature doc is in-competition.
Opening Thurs 6:30: ARTHUR ERICKSON-BEAUTY BETWEEN THE LINES
$15
RUSH SEATING ONLY! Join us for the Northern Ontario premiere and festival evening opening feature. ***A line up for RUSH TICKETS may form outside the cinema 30 min ahead of the screening. Tickets from no-shows will be made available as rush tickets 10 min. ahead of the scheduled start time. ***

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FESTIVAL PATRON
$200
Your fabulous name acknowledged on the big screen through-out the festival. One VIP Pass with access to: all festival events from festival screenings to industry workshop. Reserved Patron seating in theatre held until showtime. Most importantly, your patronage will unlock 10 free tickets to community members who otherwise may not attend.

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