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We are a student community group working to create a space for accessible cinema in Peterborough!

The Trent Film Society is a student and community group, established in 1969 and funded by a levy on full-time undergraduate students at Trent, working to create a space for cinema in Peterborough through free, public, curated film screenings. We hold film screenings at Artspace Gallery on Aylmer St (an accessible space), every week during the regular school term. Screenings are open to everyone,

not just students, and there is never an admission charge. Feel free to contact Trent Film Society's directors, Amy Jane, Alex, and Tumelo for information, or to make suggestions.

09/06/2026

"I don't want to survive. I want to live."�

This TUESDAY, we’re packing up our coolers and blasting off into the stars with Andrew Stanton’s animated sci-fi classic, WALL-E (2008).

�Seven hundred years in the future, Earth has been abandoned and left as a massive, desolate garbage dump. The only one left to clean up the mess is a quirky, hopelessly romantic waste-collecting robot named WALL-E, who spends his solitary days compacting trash, listening to old jazz, and hoarding interesting trinkets. But his quiet routine is turned completely upside down when a sleek, mysterious reconnaissance probe named EVE arrives from space on a classified mission. Smitten, WALL-E follows her across the stars, sparking a wild adventure that might just change the fate of humanity forever.�

Roll on down to join us in the Lecture Hall at Sadleir House on September 8th. We’ll start our hand-picked preshow at 7PM with the film following shortly after, alongside cozy cinema seating and free snacks to keep your batteries fully charged.�

As always, TFS screenings are FREE and OPEN to all!�

09/01/2026

You found us! Trent Film Society is pleased to announce our first slate of the 2026/27 school year: Lost & Found… Are these film selections completely random or was it ordained by fate?

If you’re just discovering us, our screenings (which are FREE and OPEN to ALL) begin at 7pm every Tuesday in Sadleir House ‘s newly upgraded Film Library and Lecture Hall. We start with a curated pre-show reel, and end with a post-show discussion — neither of which are mandatory but attendance is highly recommended. We want everyone to feel included in the experience all the way through with FREE snacks and FREE freshly popped popcorn (but you are more than welcome to bring your own snacks and non-alcoholic beverages)!

We hope to see you soon, don’t get lost!

04/25/2026

Screening this week…. 𝙈𝙞𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙧

Andrei Tarkovsky’s mirror is a beautiful blend of memories, dreams and poetry; all used to create a semi-autobiographical film of the acclaimed director.

Told in a non-linear fashion, the movie follows a man as he reflects on his childhood and his relationship with his mother, showing us fragments of his past and also present, while alternating between visual styles.

Come join us this Tuesday, April 28th
📍Sadleir House, Lecture Hall.
🕚 Screening: 7:00pm
Free and open to all!

04/12/2026

To fall in love with every woman who shows you the least bit of attention… This Tuesday, we’re continuing our Forget Me Not slate with Michel Gondry’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004).

Starring legendary actors Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet, alongside the equally legendary Kirsten Dunst, Elijah Wood, and Mark Ruffalo!

After a long overdue breakup, Clementine (Kate Winslet) undergoes a procedure to erase memories of her former boyfriend, Joel (Jim Carrey), from her mind. When Joel discovers that Clem is going to extremes to forget their relationship, he undergoes the same procedure and slowly begins to forget the woman that he dearly loved.

How happy is the blameless vestal's lot! / The world forgetting, by the world forgot / Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! / Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd.

As always, we will be waiting for you in The Lecture Hall at (751 George St.) on April 14th at 7:00pm. All TFS screenings are FREE & OPEN to all, to both the general public and the student body!

04/04/2026

In this world, there is an invisible magic circle. There’s an inside and an outside. Some people are inside. We’d like you to step outside.

This April, the Trent Film Society presents a slate for those who cherish their memories deeply, those who know they will live on as long as someone remembers their essence. While this slate regards memory, and it is important not to forget those who came before us; the first Studio Ghibli film without the big three (Miyazaki, Takahata, and Suzuki) is not surprising given that the students have such incredible masters. The “new” generation of directors who went on to found Studio Ponoc do not disappoint. Though the seasoning is different, the taste is just about the same.

Young, socially avoidant Anna visits her eccentric aunt and uncle Oiwa in the countryside of Hokkaido for the summer. While exploring, she stumbles upon an old marsh house, and a mysterious girl who is most strangely familiar. Struggling to find her place, Anna finally feels at home with Marnie. But the summer can’t go on forever. “When Marnie Was There” is an ode to nostalgic summers in that space between childhood and adulthood, this film is the feeling of a cool breeze on a humid day.

As always, we will be waiting for you at (751 Gerorge St.) on April 7th at 7:00pm.
All TFS screenings are FREE & OPEN to ALL!

04/02/2026

They love me, they love me not. This is Forget Me Not. Trent Film Society is pleased to bring you a slate of films formed from the petals of memory in bloom. Bring friends, bring joy, bring all that reminds you spring is just around the corner.

All of our screenings are FREE and OPEN to ALL! We provide snacks but feel free to bring your own. As always we start our short curated preshow at 7PM before launching into our feature film, then close with a hearty discussion of the presentation.

You can find us in the depths of in the Lecture Hall where we screen films every Tuesday evening. We would be delighted if you join us this April for some memorable moments!

eternalsunshineofthespotlessmind caché2005 mirror1975

03/29/2026

Screening this week…. 𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨

Road trip? Yes
Art project? Also yes

Filmmaker Agnès Varda teams up with photographer JR to meet strangers across France and capture their experiences through public art. This playful collaboration is a very moving depiction of how the mundane can be beautiful and how ordinary people, when truly seen, can become nothing less than art.

Come join us this Tuesday, March 31st
📍Sadleir House, Lecture Hall.
🕚 Screening: 7:00pm

It’s open and 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 to all!

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Peterborough, ON

Opening Hours

8pm - 11pm

Website

https://linktr.ee/trentfilmsociety

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