Fundraising screening of Little Lorraine set for July 30 in western Cape Breton; second show just added

The popularity of Little Lorraine continues, this time in the form of a pair of special fundraising screenings near Mabou. The independent film, directed by Andy Hines and stemming from Adam Baldwin’s 2022 song, Lighthouse in Little Lorraine, will be shown at Strathspey Performing Arts Centre, just south of Mabou on Route 19, on July [...]

The popularity of Little Lorraine continues, this time in the form of a pair of special fundraising screenings near Mabou. The independent film, directed by Andy Hines and stemming from Adam Baldwin’s 2022 song, Lighthouse in Little Lorraine, will be shown at Strathspey Performing Arts Centre, just south of Mabou on Route 19, on July 30, at 3 p.m. (This is a second screening just added, as a 7 p.m. showtime has already sold out.) Tickets are $15 plus service fees and are available on Eventbrite through Strathspey Place until sold out.

Proceeds from both screenings will go to support the inaugural Unama’ki/Cape Breton Film Festival, set to take place Sept. 25-27 at the Inverness County Centre for the Arts. The festival plans on bringing together filmmakers, audiences, artists, and industry professionals for three days of film screenings, panel discussions, workshops, networking opportunities, and community spirit. Attendees planning on seeing Little Lorraine will also have the chance to meet some of the filmmakers from the movie, who will participate in a post-screening discussion about the making of the film, filmmaking in Atlantic Canada, and the importance of supporting regional stories.

“Film has the power to connect people through stories, places, and shared experiences. Creating opportunities for audiences to engage with filmmakers and celebrating local talent is essential to building a vibrant cultural community,” Tamara Deverell, 2026 Academy Award-winning production designer for Frankenstein, and co-chair of the Inverness County Centre for the Arts, said in a statement. “The Unama’ki/Cape Breton Film Festival is an exciting step forward for our region, and I encourage everyone to support this fundraiser and help establish what I believe will become an important annual event for Cape Breton.”

LEADING UP TO FESTIVAL LAUNCH The screenings also marks the first major public event leading up to the launch of the Unama’ki/Cape Breton Film Festival, a new celebration of film, creativity, and storytelling that will showcase local, Indigenous, Atlantic Canadian, and international filmmakers while strengthening the region’s growing creative economy. “Every ticket purchased helps build the foundation for a festival that we hope will become a signature annual cultural event for Unama’ki/Cape Breton,” Bill Culp, film liaison with the Cape Breton Partnership and one of the organizers, said in a statement.

“This is an opportunity to celebrate exceptional filmmaking while investing in the future of arts, culture, tourism, and the creative economy in our communities.” Little Lorraine recently closed out a series of showings at Cineplex Sydney back in June, and again sold out ahead of a free screening this Friday at the Savoy Theatre in Glace Bay at part of that community’s inaugural Harbour Fest.