Community Magic
The show must go on
A 90-year-old single-screen non-profit cinema in Hamilton, Ontario fights to survive mounting financial pressures, as the staff, volunteers, and patrons who love it reveal what’s at stake when a community’s cultural centre could be lost to history.
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A 90-year-old single-screen non-profit cinema in Hamilton, Ontario fights to survive mounting financial pressures, as the staff, volunteers, and patrons who love it reveal what’s at stake when a community’s cultural centre could be lost to history.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
- Budget
- $1,300
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- Release date
- Jan 22, 2026
- Runtime
- 0h 9m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
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- Country
- Canada
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