Film screening: 

The Birds (1963), dir. Alfred Hitchcock
November 12
6 PM | Dome Theatre

Join us for a screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds (1963), programmed in conjunction with Erik Olson: In the Garden.

Erik Olson’s Düsseldorf paintings, shown as part of In the Garden, present an urbanscape 

devoid of human presence, in which animals have taken over the city. Quiet, reflective, and occasionally eerie, foxes, wolves, but also buzzards and parrots take centre stage. In these works, urban parks, once a site of community gathering, become abandoned spaces reclaimed by the non-human, and especially birds, prompting us to reflect on animal presence as a manifestation of our inner lives.

FREE for members. Non-members: $10—your ticket to this screening includes admission to Contemporary Calgary. Our galleries open for viewing prior to attending the program. 

The Birds (1963), dir. Alfred Hitchcock

In English
119 minutes

In Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963), Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren) meets Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor) in a San Francisco pet store, and impulsively follows him to his home in Bodega Bay, bringing a gift of two lovebirds. As their romance begins to develop, the town is suddenly plagued by a series of violent bird attacks, starting at a children's party and escalating into a full-scale assault on the community.