2026 Sunset Kino Film Festival | July 2 Screening

Join us on July 2 at 8:30 PM for the second screening in our Sunset Kino film series, featuring The Dam by Ali Cherri. The outdoor avant-garde film festival Sunset Kino returns to Gairloch Gardens for four weeks of film under the summer sky.

As the sun sets over Lake Ontario, experience a curated program of films and video works by Canadian and international artists in one of Oakville’s most beautiful outdoor settings.

This year’s festival launches with a special program of films by exhibiting artist Ali Cherri, presented in dialogue with his solo exhibition To Fall, Patiently .

Exploring the theme In Ruins , this opening program offers a rare opportunity to experience Cherri’s substantial body of film and video work, reflecting on the artist’s profound understanding of the relationship between humans and land, and his penetrating ability to represent history.

All films are screened outdoors in Gairloch Gardens. Please dress appropriately and bring seating and blankets. With inclement weather, screenings will be indoors in the Studio, adjacent to the Gallery. Program Details Film by Ali Cherri Programmed by Séamus Kealy The Dam , 2022 (84 mins) Sudan, near the Merowe dam.

Maher works in a traditional brickyard fed by the waters of the Nile. Every evening, he secretly wanders off into the desert to build a mysterious construction made of mud. While the Sudanese people rise to claim their freedom, his creation starts to take a life of its own. Image: 1.

Film still from The Dam , directed by Ali Cherri, 2022.

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