This summer, the Sutton School of Art is offering an open-air cinema, creating a memorable collective experience for the region's arts and culture enthusiasts.
In a festive and friendly atmosphere, we invite lovers of the 7th art and their families to come and discover home-grown films and meet the people behind Quebec cinema.
Bring your chairs and blankets, and get ready to enjoy some unforgettable moments under the stars.
Third Nocturnes of the Summer – Outdoor Cinema – Thursday, July 17
The Sutton School of Art is committed to celebrating home-grown talent - to showcasing it - and to providing an opportunity to meet the people behind the local film industry. The evening features original Quebec creations. This free family cinema event is made possible by the Town of Sutton and the Knowlton Film Festival.
6.30pm: Doors open - explore your creativity in the Art Lab, treat yourself to refreshments in the refreshment bar, enjoy the music and visit the Plant Exhibition.
7.00 pm: Musical preview by RaZaRé
8pm: CTRL ALT DELpresented by the Maison des Jeunes de Sutton, teenagers from our community, visual artist Julie Lequin, the Town of Sutton and the Government of Quebec (FR, 5 minutes). A film that deconstructs social networks and depicts our reality - welcome to our teenage minds!
8.15pm: Balade sur la rivière Yamaska Sud-Est, a documentary by Étienne Benoit (FR, 33 minutes) preceded by an interview with Luc Desjarlais, author and fisherman.
9:00 pm: Mlle Bottine, feature film by Yan Lanouette Turgeon (FR s.-t. ANG, 1h59) starring Marguerite Laurence and Antoine Bertrand.
IMPORTANT! For a cosy evening under the stars, don't forget to dress warmly and bring a big blanket.
Final Summer Nocturnes – A festive goodbye – Saturday, August 16th
The Nocturnes of the 2025 summer season are coming to a close. The 2025 Summer Nocturnes come to a memorable close. The Sutton School of Art, with the mandate offered by the Town of Sutton and the Knowlton Film Festival, has pulled out all the stops to bring you a truly unforgettable final Nocturne! One last unforgettable Nocturne!
6.00 pm: Refreshment bar and foodtruck
7.00 pm: Charles Binamé, director, and Pascale Bussières, actress and co-writer, present the film they co-wrote, Eldorado.
7.15pm: Eldorado, a film by Charles Binamé, (FR, s.-t. ANG, 1h45)
It's summer and it's hot in Montreal, and we meet many people: Rita, the nice homeless girl, who moves to Roxan's house, Henriette, who falls in love with her neighbour, Lloyd, the sexual-obsessed radio host, a young couple, Marc and Loulou, whose relationship is in danger because of Loulou's affair with Lloyd, and many more, as the summer becomes hotter and hotter…
A feature film starring Robert Brouillette, Pascale Bussières, James Hyndman, Claude Lamothe, Macha Limonchik, Pascale Montpetit and Isabel Richer.
9.00pm: Pastorale, a short film directed by Francis Leclerc and written by Antoine Corriveau (FR, 17 min)
9.30 pm : Live music performance by Antoine Corriveau. Armed with exceptional songwriting talent, Antoine Corriveau will be presenting solo tracks from his new album, Oiseau de Nuit, a rich and explosive sonic offering. Mordant and offhand, he delivers intense songs that flirt with rock, folk and 90s hip hop. A gripping show of rare intensity, not to be missed.
From Thursday 26 June, the École d'art will be coming alive on Thursday evenings with Les Nocturnes, a series of open-air screenings.
Two facets to discover:
- In collaboration with the Knowlton Film Festival, the evenings of Thursday 26 June and Saturday 16 August will feature auteur films, live music and a number of special guests.
- This year, the family screenings of the Cinéma en plein air de la Ville de Sutton are being held at the École d'art de Sutton as part of the Nocturnes programme. Thursday family evenings (3, 17, 31 July and 7 August) offer a selection of films for young and old to watch under the stars.
2025 Program
Archives 2025
26 JUNE 2025 - Launch evening
In collaboration with the Knowlton Film Festival
Opening night of the Nocturnes: 26 June - Creole country festival
To launch the Nocturnes series and in collaboration with the Knowlton Film Festival, join us for a Creole country party, an event to discover Haitian Creole history and culture.
- 6.30pm: Rebecca Jean on piano and voice, accompanied by percussion
- 7pm: Tasting inspired by the film, prepared by Shandmas
- 8.15pm: Screening of Âme noire, a short film by Martine Chartrand courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada
- 8.30pm: Screening of Le dernier repas, a feature film by Maryse Legagneur
- 10.50pm: Discussion with the director and her guests
Please note: there will be a separate area for children during the screening of the feature film.
Free admission from 8pm for films and discussions
Admission fee for the meal and musical (from 6.30pm)
Archives 2024
July
05
HARVEY
Janice Nadeau
French- subtitled in English
Short film. 9mins
AVRIL ET LE MONDE TRUQUÉ
Franck Ekinci, Christian Desmares
French
Feature-length film. 105mins
Free for under-12s
19
D'ICI, D'AILLEURS
Chadi Bennani
French, Arabic. English subtitles
Short film. 19mins
L'AUDIENCE
Émilie B. Guérette & Peggy Nkunga Ndona
Français, Lingala
Feature-length film. 93mins
August
02
BIRDIE
Alexandre Lefebvre
French- subtitled in English
Short film. 11mins
LES TRICHEURS
Louis Godbout
French
Feature-length film. 90mins
09
RÉCOLTER L'HIVER
Amélie Dussault
French- subtitled in English
Feature-length film. 42mins
FREE EVENT
As part of the Cinéma sous les étoiles festival.
For the full festival programme click here
Thank you to the Town of Sutton for its generous contribution and to Funambules Médias - programming partner
17
CINEMA CAMP FILM
Cinema camp group of The Sutton School of Art
French
Short film
at the Knowlton Film Festival
September
06
LES ROTEUSES
Garance Chagnon-Grégoire
French- subtitled in English
Short film. 13mins
FRANCOEUR: ON ACHÈVE BIEN LES ROCKERS
Virginie Francoeur and Robbie Hart
French- subtitled in English
Feature-length film. 94mins
20
SIMO
Aziz Zoromba
French- subtitled in English
Short film. 23mins
DUNE - PART TWO
Denis Villeneuve
English
Feature-length film. 166mins
Our 2024 partners
