Cinema Passport | International Film Series
This series is dedicated to celebrating global culture and international cinema through curated monthly screenings all year long.
Created by the Kamloops Film Society, this dynamic year-round series brings the world to our local screens through a carefully curated selection of international cinema. Each month, Cinema Passport offers our community a unique opportunity to experience diverse perspectives, rich cultural traditions, and powerful storytelling from every corner of the globe.
All films screened in their original language with English subtitles.
Collect a stamp for every film of the Cinema Passport series that you attend in your Cinema Passport, to unlock multiple rewards!
What is the physical Cinema Passport?
It’s a wallet-sized passport where you collect a stamp for every film of the Cinema Passport series that you attend.
- Already have yours? Don’t forget to collect your stamp at showtime!
- Need one? Pick yours up from our Front of House staff when you arrive.
(Note: Attending multiple screenings of the same film? Stamps are strictly limited to one per movie title.)
SEPTEMBER
✈️ CHILE
The Settlers
Chile, early 20th century. José Menéndez, a wealthy landowner, hires three horsemen to mark out the perimeter of his extensive property and open a route to the Atlantic Ocean across vast Patagonia.
The Cinema Passport series is presented in partnership with MUBI, our official distribution partner. Because the series is deeply rooted in community connection, we proudly collaborate with a variety of dedicated local cultural and community organizations, including:
- Association Francophone de Kamloops
- Can-Ital Ladies Society
- Colombo Lodge
- Hispanic Society of Kamloops
- Kamloops Immigrant Services
- Kamloops Japanese Canadian Association,
- Shuswap Immigrant Services Society
- Sim’ya Ukrainian Society
- TRU World
🤝 Partner With Us!
We are always looking for new community partners to help us celebrate global cultures and diverse voices.
Is your organization interested in collaborating?
Send us an email today to get involved!
events@thekfs.ca
JULY 2026
✈️ HONG KONG
The Furious
After Wang Wei’s daughter is kidnapped by a criminal network and he receives no help from the corrupt police, Wei sets out to find her himself. His only ally is Navin, a relentless journalist whose wife has mysteriously disappeared. Fueled by a furious vengeance, the unlikely duo ruthlessly battle the kidnappers in this explosive martial arts showdown.
Featuring a live martial arts showcase from Kamloops Wing Chun
✈️ GERMANY
Silent Friend
In the heart of a botanical garden in a medieval university town in Germany stands a majestic ginkgo tree. This silent witness has observed over a century the quiet rhythms of transformation across three human lives. At three distinct moments across the 20th and 21st centuries, these people — each carrying their own questions and inner struggles — inevitably find themselves drawn into the presence of this tree, full of mystery and meaning.
AUGUST 2026
✈️ JAPAN
The Samurai and the Prisoner
When Lord Murashige rises up against the tyrannical Oda, he finds himself besieged within the walls of his own castle. Isolated, he is confronted with a series of mysterious crimes that shatter the fragile order of his court, plunging the fortress into fear and suspicion. With Oda’s army closing in and a traitor hiding among his ranks, Murashige is forced into an uneasy alliance with Kanbei, a brilliant and dangerous strategist held prisoner in the dungeon, as he must outwit his enemies and uncover the truth before time runs out.
✈️ UKRAINE
U Are the Universe
After the explosion of the Earth, the Ukrainian space trucker Andriy becomes the only human in the Universe until French woman Catherine calls him from the faraway space station. Andriy decides to see her despite all the obstacles.
Presented in partnership with the Sim’ya Ukrainian Society