The Hometown Screening series includes a variety of free, public screenings, funded by the City of North Bay’s Event Hosting Fund. Each presentation (film or tv episode) was filmed/produced in or around North Bay and is a celebration of our area's local talent, with some of North Bay's prominent locations featured on the big screen!
FREE to attend all screenings! 7:00 pm start on all dates
July 22: "Made for TV" Showcase
The Made for TV Showcase will be screening the first episode of each of the following series, followed by a live Q&A:
Saint City Sparrows
(10min, Comedy, 14+)
The jaded leaders of an all-girls program struggle, fall and flail while trying to help their Sparrows spread their wings.
Road to Convocation: North Bay
(19min, Sports, G)
Students on Nipissing University's Basketball team share their highs and lows on the road to convocation
Sound Trippers: North Bay
(9m50s, Music, 14+)
Host and musician Samanta Izquierdo Jarrin dives into the world of music and entertainment, exploring North Bay's hidden talents
Geri Atrick 4 Mayor
(6m54s, satirical political comedy, 14+)
The show follows the drag persona Geri Atrick—created by real-life North Bay personality Jason McLennan—as she enters a hotly contested mayoral race.
Sept 29: Animation Showcase
Details TBD
Oct 14: Purgatory Jack
(101m, Thriller, Graphic Content)
Purgatory Jack is a neo-noir mystery thriller set in the afterlife, following a private detective working on a new case. He has to help a pop star find her mother who committed suicide twenty years earlier.
Dec 6: Joy to the World
(87m, Romance)
Joy to the World - a famous lifestyle writer must maintain her carefully crafted image when TV cameras arrive for Christmas dinner. Her plan to have her best friend pose as her spouse leads to unexpected feelings and revelations.