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Sat 19 Sep

3:50pm
Late Fame
Based on a novella by Arthur Schnitzler (Eyes Wide Shut) this is a sly, poignant comedy about vanity and art from director Kent Jones, starring Willem Dafoe as a mailman belatedly acclaimed for a book…
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3:50 PM
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4:00pm
A Sad and Beautiful WorldUntil Sep 20
This Lebanese love story chronicles the romance between a level-headed businesswoman and a romantic restauranteur across several decades in wartorn Beirut. It's funny, charming, melancholy and you'll…
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4:00 PM
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5:40 pm
FilipiñanaUntil Sep 27
A luxury golf course in the Philippines is the microcosm for Rafel Manuel's vastly assured feature debut, a striking composed comedy which mixes languid surrealism with pointed political satire. (Dir.…
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5:40 PM
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6:30 pm
Hanging by a WireUntil Sep 23
The Himalayas, Aug 22, 2023: a cable car bearing 8 passengers (six of them schoolkids) is left dangling 900 feet above the ground when two out of three cables snap. This nailbiting documentary…
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6:30 PM
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8:00 pm
Union CountyUntil Sep 24
In this authentically grounded addiction recovery drama, Will Poulter and Noah Centenio are foster brothers trying to get out from their dependence on opioids through a progressive government program…
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8:00 PM
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8:15 pm
The Sun Never SetsUntil Sep 23
At the suggestion of her much older (divorced) boyfriend, Wendy (Dakota Fanning) takes a summer to reevaluate her life and date other people. She's reluctant at first, but then reconnects with an old…
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8:15 PM
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Sun 20 Sep

11:00am
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Tarkovsky's vast and vivid episodic epic tells the story of a Russian monk and painter of religious icons 1400-1428, during the time of the Tartar invasions. (Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky · 183 min)
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11:00 AM
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12:00pm
Hanging by a WireUntil Sep 23
The Himalayas, Aug 22, 2023: a cable car bearing 8 passengers (six of them schoolkids) is left dangling 900 feet above the ground when two out of three cables snap. This nailbiting documentary…
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12:00 PM
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2:00pm
The Sun Never SetsUntil Sep 23
At the suggestion of her much older (divorced) boyfriend, Wendy (Dakota Fanning) takes a summer to reevaluate her life and date other people. She's reluctant at first, but then reconnects with an old…
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2:00 PM
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4:00pm
Notorious
In the first of a new series of collaborations with Vancouver Opera, we explore the affinities between Puccini's Tosca and Hitchcock's classic thriller, Notorious, starring Ingrid Bergman and Cary…
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4:00 PM
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4:15pm
Hanging by a WireUntil Sep 23
The Himalayas, Aug 22, 2023: a cable car bearing 8 passengers (six of them schoolkids) is left dangling 900 feet above the ground when two out of three cables snap. This nailbiting documentary…
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4:15 PM
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6:00 pm
A Sad and Beautiful World
This Lebanese love story chronicles the romance between a level-headed businesswoman and a romantic restauranteur across several decades in wartorn Beirut. It's funny, charming, melancholy and you'll…
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6:00 PM
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6:40 pm
The Sun Never SetsUntil Sep 23
At the suggestion of her much older (divorced) boyfriend, Wendy (Dakota Fanning) takes a summer to reevaluate her life and date other people. She's reluctant at first, but then reconnects with an old…
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6:40 PM
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8:20 pm
American DoctorUntil Sep 27
One of the most powerful documentaries of the year, this puts us smack in the open wound that is Gaza, filtered through the eyes of three American surgeons (of Palestinian, Jewish and Zoroastrian…
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8:20 PM
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8:50 pm
FilipiñanaUntil Sep 27
A luxury golf course in the Philippines is the microcosm for Rafel Manuel's vastly assured feature debut, a striking composed comedy which mixes languid surrealism with pointed political satire. (Dir.…
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8:50 PM
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Tue 22 Sep

11:00am
The Blue Caftan
Richly erotic and deeply moving, Maryam Touzani's queer-themed film takes us to urban Morocco and into the lives of three beautiful souls. Halim is a master tailor; Mina is his loyal wife; Youssef is…
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11:00 AM
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2:15pm
The Sun Never SetsUntil Sep 23
At the suggestion of her much older (divorced) boyfriend, Wendy (Dakota Fanning) takes a summer to reevaluate her life and date other people. She's reluctant at first, but then reconnects with an old…
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2:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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5:00 pm
Hanging by a WireUntil Sep 23
The Himalayas, Aug 22, 2023: a cable car bearing 8 passengers (six of them schoolkids) is left dangling 900 feet above the ground when two out of three cables snap. This nailbiting documentary…
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5:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:00 pm
The Sun Never SetsUntil Sep 23
At the suggestion of her much older (divorced) boyfriend, Wendy (Dakota Fanning) takes a summer to reevaluate her life and date other people. She's reluctant at first, but then reconnects with an old…
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6:00 PM
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7:00 pm
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Tarkovsky's vast and vivid episodic epic tells the story of a Russian monk and painter of religious icons 1400-1428, during the time of the Tartar invasions. (Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky · 183 min)
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7:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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8:10 pm
Union CountyUntil Sep 24
In this authentically grounded addiction recovery drama, Will Poulter and Noah Centenio are foster brothers trying to get out from their dependence on opioids through a progressive government program…
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8:10 PM
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Wed 23 Sep

5:50 pm
The Sun Never Sets
At the suggestion of her much older (divorced) boyfriend, Wendy (Dakota Fanning) takes a summer to reevaluate her life and date other people. She's reluctant at first, but then reconnects with an old…
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5:50 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:10 pm
Union CountyUntil Sep 24
In this authentically grounded addiction recovery drama, Will Poulter and Noah Centenio are foster brothers trying to get out from their dependence on opioids through a progressive government program…
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6:10 PM
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8:00 pm
PULP: What Do You Do For an Encore?
Always the coolest of the Britpop bands, Jarvis Cocker's Pulp commemorated 40 years of music and friendship with a reunion tour and film, with Sing director Garth Jennings at the helm. (Dir. Garth…
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8:00 PM
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8:15 pm
Hanging by a Wire
The Himalayas, Aug 22, 2023: a cable car bearing 8 passengers (six of them schoolkids) is left dangling 900 feet above the ground when two out of three cables snap. This nailbiting documentary…
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8:15 PM
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Thu 24 Sep

6:30 pm
Union County
In this authentically grounded addiction recovery drama, Will Poulter and Noah Centenio are foster brothers trying to get out from their dependence on opioids through a progressive government program…
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6:30 PM
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7:00 pm
The Second Ascent: An Ultra Trail Running Story + Gary Robbins Q&A
After losing its globally recognized ultra trail running race in Whistler, race director Gary Robbins and his tight-knit team scramble to build a new 100km event in Valemount, a small mountain village…
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7:00 PM
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8:30 pm
The Second Ascent: An Ultra Trail Running Story + Gary Robbins Q&A
After losing its globally recognized ultra trail running race in Whistler, race director Gary Robbins and his tight-knit team scramble to build a new 100km event in Valemount, a small mountain village…
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8:30 PM
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Fri 25 Sep

1:30pm
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
A fateful night in the history of the local fleapit in East Limerick, Ireland, a night when Richard Gere is on screen but the cinema is on its last legs... An Irish Cinema Paradiso, but with lots more…
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1:30 PM
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3:45pm
FilipiñanaUntil Sep 27
A luxury golf course in the Philippines is the microcosm for Rafel Manuel's vastly assured feature debut, a striking composed comedy which mixes languid surrealism with pointed political satire. (Dir.…
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3:45 PM
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7:30 pm
Ryan Oliver Plays John Coltrane + Chasing Trane Documentary
To celebrate the centenary of the great John Coltrane, we're hosting a live performance by saxophonist Ryan Oliver and his quartet, followed by a screening of the definitive documentary, Chasing Trane…
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7:30 PM
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Sat 26 Sep

6:10 pm
American DoctorUntil Sep 27
One of the most powerful documentaries of the year, this puts us smack in the open wound that is Gaza, filtered through the eyes of three American surgeons (of Palestinian, Jewish and Zoroastrian…
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6:10 PM
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8:20 pm
FilipiñanaUntil Sep 27
A luxury golf course in the Philippines is the microcosm for Rafel Manuel's vastly assured feature debut, a striking composed comedy which mixes languid surrealism with pointed political satire. (Dir.…
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8:20 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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Sun 27 Sep

12:30pm
American Doctor
One of the most powerful documentaries of the year, this puts us smack in the open wound that is Gaza, filtered through the eyes of three American surgeons (of Palestinian, Jewish and Zoroastrian…
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12:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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2:40pm
Filipiñana
A luxury golf course in the Philippines is the microcosm for Rafel Manuel's vastly assured feature debut, a striking composed comedy which mixes languid surrealism with pointed political satire. (Dir.…
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2:40 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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5:00 pm
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
A fateful night in the history of the local fleapit in East Limerick, Ireland, a night when Richard Gere is on screen but the cinema is on its last legs... An Irish Cinema Paradiso, but with lots more…
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5:00 PM
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7:00 pm
The Last Picture Shows
Rustin Thompson journeys into the American West on a search for traces of what was once a center of small-town life: the movie theater. Despite the struggles of recent times, he also discovers…
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7:00 PM
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Thu 1 Oct

5:30 pm
All the Lovers in the NightUntil Oct 5
A lonely proofreader's isolated world begins to open through an unlikely friendship with a gentle physics teacher. Based on Mieko Kawakami's acclaimed novel, this luminous drama is a delicate…
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5:30 PM
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5:45 pm
Clarissa
Arie and Chuko Esiri's Clarissa brings Mrs. Dalloway to present-day Lagos, with Sophie Okonedo playing the titular society hostess opposite David Oyelowo, Ayo Edebiri, and India Amarteifio in a…
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5:45 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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5:45 pm
Opening Gala: The Debut
VIFF is honoured to open the festival with this special by-invitation screening of Jesse Eisenberg's The Debut. When meek Mona (Julianne Moore) lands a part in a musical, she fully inhabits her…
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5:45 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:00 pm
The BelovedUntil Oct 10
When Esteban Martínez, an acclaimed director with violent tendences, invites his estranged daughter to star in his latest project, the stage is set for a familial reconnection. But as tensions flare…
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6:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:00 pm
ÁrruUntil Oct 7
Set against the mountains and fjords of northern Norway, Árru follows reindeer herder Maia as a proposed copper mine threatens her Sámi community, forcing her to fight to protect both her community…
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6:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:15 pm
FliesUntil Oct 11
Flies is the story of elderly and embittered Olga, the father and son she accepts as tenants, and the spiritual reawakening they provoke in her. Director Eimbcke plots Olga's shift from battle-axe to…
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6:15 PM
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6:15 pm
MODES 1
Archive and the land reveal other ways of seeing, ensuring that what is meant to endure cannot be erased. (115 min)
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6:15 PM
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6:30 pm
Tender Loving CareUntil Oct 11
Mike Leigh's film depicts the lives of Amy and Rosie, best friends and fellow social workers, who care for the dispossessed with all the strength they have. Sometimes it's funny, tragic, and often…
When
6:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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8:30 pm
JaripeoUntil Oct 10
Efraín Mojica and Rebecca Zweig set their sights on Penjamillo, Michoacán, where the annual Jaripeo - a rodeo of bull riding, drinking, and dust that serves as the town's public theatre of masculinity…
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8:30 PM
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8:30 pm
Shame and Money
Shaban and his wife make their living as dairy farmers in a rural Kosovan village, but when an act of betrayal upends their livelihood, they are forced to move to the capital to make ends meet. As…
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8:30 PM
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9:00 pm
EverytimeUntil Oct 4
Winner of this year's prestigious Un Certain Regard award at Cannes, Sandra Wollner's exquisite debut is a tender drama in which a mother is drawn closer to her youngest daughter and her late…
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9:00 PM
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9:00 pm
Frank & Louis
In a bid to increase his changes at parole, Frank joins an initiative where long-term inmates care for aging prisoners suffering from dementia. But when he meets the elderly Louis, it puts his own…
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9:00 PM
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9:00 pm
Into the Jaws of the Ogre
Having fled Iran for France, filmmaker Mahsa Karampour now reunites with her musician brother in America. Mixing the structure of a road movie with the brashness of a punk anthem, this intimate…
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9:00 PM
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9:15 pm
Jim QueenUntil Oct 10
When far-right activists infect gay influencer Jim Queen with a drug that turns him straight, he must join forces with a closeted follower to cure his ailment. Jim Queen is a film unafraid to skewer…
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9:15 PM
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9:15 pm
Species
Species follows Margot, a young doctor who wakes covered in blood as the pressures of a demanding French ER take a physical toll. As lesions spread across her body, workplace burnout transforms into…
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9:15 PM
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9:30 pm
The Only Living Pickpocket in New YorkUntil Oct 10
A career thief's circumstances grow desperate when he fences valuable merchandise stolen from a vengeful crime family. John Turturro is exquisite as a wiseacre who is typically one step ahead of…
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9:30 PM
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Fri 2 Oct

10:30am
Farruquito: a Flamenco DynastyUntil Oct 5
Legendary flamenco dancer Farruquito struggles to reconcile his past with his family legacy. Revelling in the artistry of Romani music and dance, Farruquito: A Flamenco Dynasty explores family…
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10:30 AM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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10:45am
Linka LinkaUntil Oct 11
Kangdrun's feature debut depicts a twentysomething filmmaker coming to grips with a shameful act she committed in childhood. Moving between past and present, with each main character played by two…
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10:45 AM
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11:30am
Once Upon a Time in HarlemUntil Oct 9
Once Upon a Time in Harlem splices together footage shot by William Greaves in 1972 of a group of Harlem Renaissance luminaries in conversation at Duke Ellington's townhouse. The film is a living…
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11:30 AM
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11:45am
La GradivaUntil Oct 9
Winner of the Grand Prize at Cannes' Critics' Week, Marine Atlan's feature debut follows a class of French high-school students on a trip to Naples. While learning about the ruins of Pompeii by day, a…
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11:45 AM
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1:00pm
Fugs Film!
Originating as a group of New York beatniks, The Fugs' taboo-embracing contempt for social norms made them one of the strangest bands of the 1960s. Fugs Film! is a raucous, irreverent celebration of…
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1:00 PM
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1:00pm
Whispers in May
Whispers in May follows Qihuo and her friends in China's Liangshan Mountains as childhood gives way to womanhood. It blends close observation and scenes of the girls' search with animated fragments of…
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1:00 PM
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1:15pm
A Distant Call
In the South Sulawesi province of Indonesia, Eka, one of the few remaining bissu - spiritual leaders who embody the aspects of all genders - struggles to reconcile their identity with community…
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1:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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2:00pm
The Peril at Pincer PointUntil Oct 11
A hapless sound recordist sails to an island seeking a missing girl and the perfect sound for a monster's roar, but faces a phantom pirate and giant crabs. Handmade and hilarious, The Peril at Pincer…
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2:00 PM
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3:00pm
All the Lovers in the NightUntil Oct 5
A lonely proofreader's isolated world begins to open through an unlikely friendship with a gentle physics teacher. Based on Mieko Kawakami's acclaimed novel, this luminous drama is a delicate…
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3:00 PM
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3:30pm
Heat
Heat explores the unequal realities of a warming planet. Taking a sensory approach to its subject, director Jacqueline Zünd reveals how extreme heat intersects with labour rights, migration, and…
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3:30 PM
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3:30pm
Heysel 85Until Oct 10
This harrowing drama recreates the 1985 European Cup Final in Belgium, when rival football fans clashed before a ball had even been kicked. Teodora Mihal's film captures the hubris, incompetence, and…
When
3:30 PM
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3:30pm
Yellow LettersUntil Oct 10
Derya and Aziz, a theatre couple based in Ankara, are celebrating the premiere of their latest play when they find themselves targeted by state investigations. Their lives change practically…
When
3:30 PM
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3:30pm
ÁrruUntil Oct 7
Set against the mountains and fjords of northern Norway, Árru follows reindeer herder Maia as a proposed copper mine threatens her Sámi community, forcing her to fight to protect both her community…
When
3:30 PM
Where
VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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3:45pm
Into the Jaws of the Ogre
Having fled Iran for France, filmmaker Mahsa Karampour now reunites with her musician brother in America. Mixing the structure of a road movie with the brashness of a punk anthem, this intimate…
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3:45 PM
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5:00 pm
The Last Angel of History
Special 30th anniversary screening of The Last Angel of History, tracing the origins and significance of Afrofuturism, framed by the journey of a time-traveling data thief. With live performance from…
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5:00 PM
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5:15 pm
Fjord
A conservative family faces state scrutiny over their parenting in a progressive Norwegian town. Starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve, Cristian Mungiu's Palme d'Or-winning Fjord is a morally…
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5:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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Elephants in the FogUntil Oct 9
In a remote Nepalese village, Pirati takes charge in the search for a missing girl belonging to her family of third-gender Kinnar women. A densely atmospheric thriller and a moving portrait of an…
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6:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:00 pm
Relax, Open Your Eyes
Confronted with her husband's declining health, Carrie Radomski dedicates herself to building Canada's first cryonics facility in this intimate documentary about hope, conviction, and humanity's…
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6:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:00 pm
Send the Rain
In Kaayla Whachell and Hayley Gray's tender drama Send the Rain, a young Okinawan-Canadian attempts to evacuate her stubborn grandmother from a wildfire zone, forcing both women to confront family…
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6:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:00 pm
The History of ConcreteUntil Oct 11
After attending a workshop on pitching saccharine Hallmark movies, John Wilson tries to apply all the same best practices to his documentary about concrete. Frequently absurd and endlessly…
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6:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:00 pm
The Quiet Applause
This gentle, lyrical film stars Yang Hae-bom as San, an adorable toddler living in the countryside. Her life is peaceful save for the aggressive outbursts of her brother, whose autism has created…
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6:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:00 pm
Trial of Hein
After 14 years on the mainland, Hein returns to the cloistered fishing village where he grew up. But when he arrives, he goes unrecognized. Amid mounting suspicion and hostility, the community holds a…
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6:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:15 pm
Pocket Mirror
Lonely, isolated, and haunted by the possibility her cat has been replaced with a replica, Maisie's closest confidant is an AI chatbot. Pocket Mirror is a striking distillation of modern alienation…
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6:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:30 pm
Birds of WarUntil Oct 6
Told through phone videos, voice notes, texts, and news footage, Birds of War documents the love story of Lebanese journalist Janay Boulos and Syrian activist Abd Alkader Habak as their connection…
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6:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:30 pm
Iron BoyUntil Oct 10
Iron Boy, a hand-painted animated feature, follows a hardworking preteen farm boy and his sublime flights of fancy as he faces the earthshaking upheavals of growing up in an iron back brace. Winner of…
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6:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:30 pm
Whatcha WantUntil Oct 11
Whatcha Want, a hip-hop-infused drama from award-winning Vancouverite Mina Shum (Meditation Park), sees a restless trophy wife from Hong Kong rise above her wealthy husband's infidelity by rekindling…
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6:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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8:15 pm
That Shadow Fading
Samuel Urbina's feature debut is a quiet, deeply affecting mother and son drama following Sol, a single mother about to become an empty nester as her son Junior prepares to move to Lima upon…
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8:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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8:45 pm
A Bit of LightUntil Oct 11
A Bit of Light follows a doctor who plans to end his life following his arrest and the closure of his practice. The film ultimately asks what might reconnect a person to life when faith in…
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8:45 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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8:45 pm
I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning
Having navigated every rite of passage together, five childhood friends now find themselves drifting apart. Clio Barnard conspires with a stellar ensemble to bring these richly detailed, fascinatingly…
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8:45 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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8:45 pm
SeventeenUntil Oct 11
Seventeen takes us through a rough day in the lives of three Indigenous sex workers, shining a light on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and telling a story of solidarity and love. (Dir. Justin Ducharme…
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8:45 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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8:45 pm
Short Forum 1: The Scarier One
The return of scary: fear in all its chilling, suspenseful, and unsettling shades. (93 min)
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8:45 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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8:45 pm
Where the River Begins
This immersive, hypnotic film follows an Indigenous mother and daughter on a journey from the slums of Bogotá to their true home in the jungle, joined by a young gang member with an especially urgent…
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8:45 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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9:00 pm
Club Kid
A hedonistic New York club promoter gets an unexpected wake-up call when the 10-year-old son he never knew existed enters his life. Jordan Firstman's charming, funny debut Club Kid is an offbeat story…
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9:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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9:00 pm
Flesh and Fuel
Étienne lives a solitary existence as a truck driver for French company, his love life consisting of anonymous sex with men in empty parking lots. But after a passionate encounter with a Polish truck…
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9:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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9:00 pm
Lali
Lali explores the turbulent union of Zeba and Sajawal, two wounded souls bound by fate, through a compelling visual language, rich symbolism, and emotional depth. A distinctive and significant work of…
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9:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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9:15 pm
Congo Boy
Congo Boy is a deeply moving coming-of-age drama about Robert, a 17-year-old Congolese refugee in the Central African Republic balancing school, odd jobs, and the care of his four younger siblings…
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9:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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9:15 pm
MODES 2
At the intersection of culture, technology, and capital, a yearning for human connection and the possibility of release endures. (100 min)
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9:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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9:15 pm
The Debut
In Jesse Eisenberg's utterly outlandish yet emotionally honest sendup of the theatre world, a meek novice (Julianne Moore) is cast in a local musical and falls under the sway of the "biggest name in…
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9:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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9:30 pm
MUTEK x VIFF Live
MUTEK and VIFF join forces for an unforgettable evening of live audiovisual performance and electronic music featuring legendary electro duo Dopplereffekt, Montreal-based DJ Honeydrip, and Vancouver's…
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9:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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Sat 3 Oct

10:30am
Short Forum 1: The Scarier One
The return of scary: fear in all its chilling, suspenseful, and unsettling shades. (93 min)
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10:30 AM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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11:00am
That Shadow Fading
Samuel Urbina's feature debut is a quiet, deeply affecting mother and son drama following Sol, a single mother about to become an empty nester as her son Junior prepares to move to Lima upon…
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11:00 AM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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11:45am
Gabin
Filmed over 10 years, Gabin follows Gabin Jourdel from age 8 to 18 and the animals, schoolwork, chores, and imagined futures that define his youth. As he grows, his adolescence becomes a question of…
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11:45 AM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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12:00pm
Frank & Louis
In a bid to increase his changes at parole, Frank joins an initiative where long-term inmates care for aging prisoners suffering from dementia. But when he meets the elderly Louis, it puts his own…
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12:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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12:00pm
Iron BoyUntil Oct 10
Iron Boy, a hand-painted animated feature, follows a hardworking preteen farm boy and his sublime flights of fancy as he faces the earthshaking upheavals of growing up in an iron back brace. Winner of…
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12:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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12:00pm
The Story of Documentary Film - The 2010s & 2020sUntil Oct 11
In The Story of Documentary Film - The 2010s & 2020s, Mark Cousins follows nonfiction into phones, GoPros, YouTube, TikTok, live streams, and feeds to look at bodily autonomy, surveillance, racism…
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12:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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1:00pm
Gasmask
Part post-apocalyptic fable, part film essay, Harry Cepka's Gasmask is an enigmatic meditation on memory, ritual, and art. Evoking Chris Marker's La Jetée, it asks what remains of cinema after the…
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1:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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1:00pm
Vengeance Is Mine
Michael Roemer's Vengeance Is Mine follows Jo, a troubled young woman returning to her Rhode Island hometown to confront childhood wounds. An attempt to confront one family's past gradually becomes…
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1:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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2:00pm
Art of the Cut: Matthew Hannam
Editor Matthew Hannam revisits his process and collaborative approach on his most iconic films including Sean Durkin's The Iron Claw and Halina Reijn's Babygirl to Noah Baumbach's White Noise. (90…
When
2:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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2:30pm
Shame and Money
Shaban and his wife make their living as dairy farmers in a rural Kosovan village, but when an act of betrayal upends their livelihood, they are forced to move to the capital to make ends meet. As…
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2:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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2:30pm
Trial of Hein
After 14 years on the mainland, Hein returns to the cloistered fishing village where he grew up. But when he arrives, he goes unrecognized. Amid mounting suspicion and hostility, the community holds a…
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2:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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2:30pm
We Are All StrangersUntil Oct 7
Anthony Chen tells the soulful story of a father and son in contemporary Singapore, each of whom gets married for very different reasons. This is a film about the human cost of poverty - poignant…
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2:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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2:45pm
EverytimeUntil Oct 4
Winner of this year's prestigious Un Certain Regard award at Cannes, Sandra Wollner's exquisite debut is a tender drama in which a mother is drawn closer to her youngest daughter and her late…
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2:45 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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2:45pm
Man in Motion: Celebrating Rick Hansen
Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the Man in Motion World Tour, friends from across the country will join Rick Hansen for the hometown premiere of Man in Motion: The Rick Hansen Story. Following…
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2:45 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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3:00pm
The Quiet Applause
This gentle, lyrical film stars Yang Hae-bom as San, an adorable toddler living in the countryside. Her life is peaceful save for the aggressive outbursts of her brother, whose autism has created…
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3:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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3:15pm
Short Forum 2: Anthropomaxx
Dogs, frogs, hogs, and more! (112 min)
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3:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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3:30pm
FliesUntil Oct 11
Flies is the story of elderly and embittered Olga, the father and son she accepts as tenants, and the spiritual reawakening they provoke in her. Director Eimbcke plots Olga's shift from battle-axe to…
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3:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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3:30pm
Once Upon a Time in HarlemUntil Oct 9
Once Upon a Time in Harlem splices together footage shot by William Greaves in 1972 of a group of Harlem Renaissance luminaries in conversation at Duke Ellington's townhouse. The film is a living…
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3:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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3:45pm
Birds of WarUntil Oct 6
Told through phone videos, voice notes, texts, and news footage, Birds of War documents the love story of Lebanese journalist Janay Boulos and Syrian activist Abd Alkader Habak as their connection…
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3:45 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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3:45pm
I Understand Your Displeasure
This intense realist drama stars Sabine Thalau as Heike, the underpaid, stressed-out manager of a cleaning crew. The non-professional actor portrays the hardship of labour so well that every breath…
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3:45 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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5:00 pm
The KLF: 23 Seconds to Eternity
VIFF presents the collected films and music videos of one of the most enigmatic and iconoclastic electronic bands of the 90s: The KLF. Preceded by a live AV performance from Vancouver electronic duo…
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5:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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5:30 pm
Heysel 85Until Oct 10
This harrowing drama recreates the 1985 European Cup Final in Belgium, when rival football fans clashed before a ball had even been kicked. Teodora Mihal's film captures the hubris, incompetence, and…
When
5:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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5:45 pm
A Girl UnknownUntil Oct 8
In this tender, compassionate drama, we see the hardships endured by a young girl adopted in the early 1980s during China's one-child policy. As a teenager in the 90s, she's still fighting to find a…
When
5:45 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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5:45 pm
First Comes Love: NakabingwitUntil Oct 10
An engaging hybrid documentary with a rom-com aesthetic, First Comes Love: Nakabingwit follows Canadian women in the Filipino diaspora as they search for the language to discuss race, privilege, and…
When
5:45 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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5:45 pm
Take Me HomeUntil Oct 7
Liz Sargent's film stars her sister Anna, who plays a woman quite like her real self: thirty something, cognitively disabled, and utterly vivacious. Exploring one unique family and the hardships it…
When
5:45 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:00 pm
An Incomplete Calendar
A forgotten vinyl record from Venezuela becomes Sanaz Sohrabi's guide through interlocking histories of oil, Iran, music, and political memory in An Incomplete Calendar. (Dir. Sanaz Sohrabi · 77 min)
When
6:00 PM
Where
VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:00 pm
The Diary of a ChambermaidUntil Oct 7
Radu Jude adapts Octave Mirbeau's classic (and much-filmed) novel in a uniquely Jude fashion, with our oppressed chambermaid prodded by her smug employers to star in a production of... Diary of a…
When
6:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:15 pm
How We StandUntil Oct 11
How We Stand follows three Indigenous sisters separated after their family relocates to Los Angeles under Native American Relocation Program in the 1950s. Twenty years later, they navigate identity…
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6:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:15 pm
MinotaurUntil Oct 11
Russia, 2022. While contending with the fallout of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a corporate executive tries to insulate his home life from the consequences of the war. But when he discovers that…
When
6:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:15 pm
Smudge the Blades
This rousing hockey drama centres on the Treaty 6 Blades, a team of Indigenous youth on a quest for redemption. Blessed with a terrific cast, this is a crowd-pleaser in which victory is about much…
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6:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:30 pm
FatherlandUntil Oct 8
Nobel laureate Thomas Mann returns to postwar Germany alongside his fiercely loyal daughter Erika. Winner of Best Director at Cannes, Paweł Pawlikowski's drama is a piercing study of complicity…
When
6:30 PM
Where
VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:30 pm
The Ballad From Wednesday to Thursday
As evening approaches, residents of Cologne gather in bars, cafes, and clubs, talking about everything from immigration, war in the Middle East, feminism, and racial profiling. As the alcohol flows…
When
6:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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8:00 pm
Concrete Land
Filmed over eight years, Concrete Land follows the Najar family, one of Jordan's last Afro-Palestinian-Bedouin families, as luxury villas close in on their grazing space outside Amman. Asmahan Bkerat…
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8:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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8:00 pm
Farruquito: a Flamenco DynastyUntil Oct 5
Legendary flamenco dancer Farruquito struggles to reconcile his past with his family legacy. Revelling in the artistry of Romani music and dance, Farruquito: A Flamenco Dynasty explores family…
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8:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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8:15 pm
La GradivaUntil Oct 9
Winner of the Grand Prize at Cannes' Critics' Week, Marine Atlan's feature debut follows a class of French high-school students on a trip to Naples. While learning about the ruins of Pompeii by day, a…
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8:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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8:15 pm
Short Forum 3: Workers of the World
The grind of the working class in a system that betrays its promises. (111 min)
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8:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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8:30 pm
Hearing
Bảo Lê makes a notable entrance with this lush, meticulously composed feature debut that unfolds as a series of film tableaux drawing on moments in the life of a middle-aged mechanic whose work…
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8:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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8:30 pm
Nina RozaUntil Oct 10
Mihail, a contemporary art expert, has been living in Montreal since he left Bulgaria with his daughter almost thirty years ago. When he is commissioned to authenticate the work of an 8-year-old…
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8:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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8:30 pm
TAKKUUK
Arctic Indigenous artists reckon with culture, colonialism, and a rapidly changing world in this visually explosive film, featuring a hypnotic Bicep score. With live performances from Inuit…
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8:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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9:00 pm
MODES 3
Interior worlds reveal wisdom, intuitive connections, the esoteric, and death. Or is it liberation? A bid to commune with the feminine, other realms, and ghosts. (89 min)
When
9:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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9:15 pm
Freaks Part II
Freaks Part II follows Mary and her daughter Chloe as they flee the Abnormal Defence Force through a country where those with powers are hunted and identified through telltale blood-red tears. A…
When
9:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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9:15 pm
In the Heart of the South
In the Heart of the South, from the director of Slash/Back, brings North of North co-stars Anna Lambe and Zorga Qaunaq together for a propulsive, psychological meta-thriller about an Inuk multimedia…
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9:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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9:15 pm
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
When his wife passes suddenly, a devout assassin (Mahershala Ali) is thrust into single parenthood and set on a collision course with a far-right faith leader (John Cho) and his militia. A dizzyingly…
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9:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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9:30 pm
I Play Rocky
In 1975, a broke, unknown actor named Sylvester Stallone bet everything on the screenplay he wrote - with himself attached to star. I Play Rocky tells the improbable story behind one of Hollywood's…
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9:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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Yellow LettersUntil Oct 10
Derya and Aziz, a theatre couple based in Ankara, are celebrating the premiere of their latest play when they find themselves targeted by state investigations. Their lives change practically…
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9:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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Sun 4 Oct

10:30am
Short Forum 2: Anthropomaxx
Dogs, frogs, hogs, and more! (112 min)
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10:30 AM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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11:00am
The Story of Documentary Film - The 2010s & 2020sUntil Oct 11
In The Story of Documentary Film - The 2010s & 2020s, Mark Cousins follows nonfiction into phones, GoPros, YouTube, TikTok, live streams, and feeds to look at bodily autonomy, surveillance, racism…
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11:00 AM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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11:00am
Tender Loving CareUntil Oct 11
Mike Leigh's film depicts the lives of Amy and Rosie, best friends and fellow social workers, who care for the dispossessed with all the strength they have. Sometimes it's funny, tragic, and often…
When
11:00 AM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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A Girl UnknownUntil Oct 8
In this tender, compassionate drama, we see the hardships endured by a young girl adopted in the early 1980s during China's one-child policy. As a teenager in the 90s, she's still fighting to find a…
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12:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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12:15pm
An Incomplete Calendar
A forgotten vinyl record from Venezuela becomes Sanaz Sohrabi's guide through interlocking histories of oil, Iran, music, and political memory in An Incomplete Calendar. (Dir. Sanaz Sohrabi · 77 min)
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12:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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12:15pm
Concrete Land
Filmed over eight years, Concrete Land follows the Najar family, one of Jordan's last Afro-Palestinian-Bedouin families, as luxury villas close in on their grazing space outside Amman. Asmahan Bkerat…
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12:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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12:30pm
A Wish Come True: The Making of Obsession with Producer Haley Johnson
Producer Haley Johnson takes us behind the making of one of the year's most culturally impactful films, Obsession. (90 min)
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12:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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12:45pm
Where the River Begins
This immersive, hypnotic film follows an Indigenous mother and daughter on a journey from the slums of Bogotá to their true home in the jungle, joined by a young gang member with an especially urgent…
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12:45 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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1:00pm
Close-Up
Kiarostami's Close-Up blurs documentary and fiction through the story of Hossein Sabzian, who impersonates filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf. The film questions what "real" means on screen while creating an…
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1:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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1:00pm
I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning
Having navigated every rite of passage together, five childhood friends now find themselves drifting apart. Clio Barnard conspires with a stellar ensemble to bring these richly detailed, fascinatingly…
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1:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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1:45pm
Run Terry Run
Through unseen footage from family archives, Run Terry Run explores Terry Fox's legacy not only as a beloved hero, but as a flesh-and-blood person armed with a fierce determination and an unyielding…
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1:45 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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2:45pm
Nina RozaUntil Oct 10
Mihail, a contemporary art expert, has been living in Montreal since he left Bulgaria with his daughter almost thirty years ago. When he is commissioned to authenticate the work of an 8-year-old…
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2:45 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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3:00pm
Hearing
Bảo Lê makes a notable entrance with this lush, meticulously composed feature debut that unfolds as a series of film tableaux drawing on moments in the life of a middle-aged mechanic whose work…
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3:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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3:00pm
How We StandUntil Oct 11
How We Stand follows three Indigenous sisters separated after their family relocates to Los Angeles under Native American Relocation Program in the 1950s. Twenty years later, they navigate identity…
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3:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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3:00pm
In the Heart of the South
In the Heart of the South, from the director of Slash/Back, brings North of North co-stars Anna Lambe and Zorga Qaunaq together for a propulsive, psychological meta-thriller about an Inuk multimedia…
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3:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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3:00pm
Clarissa
Arie and Chuko Esiri's Clarissa brings Mrs. Dalloway to present-day Lagos, with Sophie Okonedo playing the titular society hostess opposite David Oyelowo, Ayo Edebiri, and India Amarteifio in a…
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3:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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3:15pm
Take Me HomeUntil Oct 7
Liz Sargent's film stars her sister Anna, who plays a woman quite like her real self: thirty something, cognitively disabled, and utterly vivacious. Exploring one unique family and the hardships it…
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3:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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3:30pm
Everytime
Winner of this year's prestigious Un Certain Regard award at Cannes, Sandra Wollner's exquisite debut is a tender drama in which a mother is drawn closer to her youngest daughter and her late…
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3:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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3:30pm
Short Forum 3: Workers of the World
The grind of the working class in a system that betrays its promises. (111 min)
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3:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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3:30pm
The Ballad From Wednesday to Thursday
As evening approaches, residents of Cologne gather in bars, cafes, and clubs, talking about everything from immigration, war in the Middle East, feminism, and racial profiling. As the alcohol flows…
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3:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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3:45pm
SeventeenUntil Oct 11
Seventeen takes us through a rough day in the lives of three Indigenous sex workers, shining a light on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and telling a story of solidarity and love. (Dir. Justin Ducharme…
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3:45 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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5:00 pm
Paper Tiger
An engineer and his brother fall prey to a dangerous mob scheme in 1986 Queens. James Gray's Paper Tiger is a tense crime drama about family, loyalty, and the price of ambition. Starring Adam Driver…
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5:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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5:45 pm
CeremonyUntil Oct 10
Powerful and evocative, Ceremony follows the disappearance of the ooligan in Bella Coola, revealing a story of cultural survival, environmental stewardship, and the enduring relationship between the…
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5:45 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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5:45 pm
Our Mr. Matsura
Part of the first wave of Japanese immigrants to the United States, Frank Matsura's photographs in Okanogan County created a regional legacy that endures a century later. Our Mr. Matsura is a joyful…
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5:45 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:00 pm
Clubfoot
An adopted teen and his friend coerce a younger adoptee to go for a drive out to the countryside - but things turn violent. With a fragmented structure and unresolved questions, Clubfoot reflects the…
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6:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:00 pm
RADIOHEART: The Drive and Times of DJ Kevin Cole
Featuring a scintillating soundtrack of tunes going back to the '70s, RADIOHEART is a heartwarming celebration of one of the greatest radio DJs, Kevin Cole, whose musical tastes and influence are…
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6:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:00 pm
School for DefectorsUntil Oct 8
School for Defectors is an intimate and quietly uplifting documentary that follows a group of 20 teenagers, children of North Korean defectors, as they adjust to life and education at Jangdaehyun…
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6:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:15 pm
Freaks Part II
Freaks Part II follows Mary and her daughter Chloe as they flee the Abnormal Defence Force through a country where those with powers are hunted and identified through telltale blood-red tears. A…
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6:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:15 pm
Ba's Book
A TIFF Docs world premiere and Cannes Docs award winner, Ba's Book follows Vietnamese-Canadian filmmaker Ashley Duong as she brings her father's memoir to Vietnam and recreates it with her family…
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6:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:15 pm
Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian MulroneyUntil Oct 11
Using era-appropriate visuals, ironically deployed music, and copious archival footage, Matthew Rankin tells the story of Brian Mulroney's rise to power. This is Canadian history as you've never seen…
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6:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:15 pm
Nous, L'orchestre De Paris
Philippe Béziat's documentary offers an unprecedented look at the Orchestre de Paris and the camaraderie of its 120 members. A jubilant ode to the transcendence of classical music. (Dir. Philippe…
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6:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:30 pm
I Understand Your Displeasure
This intense realist drama stars Sabine Thalau as Heike, the underpaid, stressed-out manager of a cleaning crew. The non-professional actor portrays the hardship of labour so well that every breath…
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6:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:30 pm
A Fire There
Winner of the Special Jury Award at Visions du Réel, A Fire There follows three teenage friends in rural Georgia as adulthood arrives. Marlene Edoyan's finely observed film redefines coming of age as…
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6:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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8:00 pm
Kelly Moran
A live performance by acclaimed pianist, producer, and composer Kelly Moran, charting unconventional sonic pathways through classical, avant-garde, and electronic sound. With opening live AV set from…
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8:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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8:15 pm
All of a Sudden
An eldercare manager (Virginie Efira) forms a life-changing bond with a terminally ill playwright (Tao Okamoto) in Ryûsuke Hamaguchi's All of a Sudden, a tender, philosophically rich meditation on…
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8:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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8:15 pm
Roid
Roid follows Sadhu, a solitary man who marries a mysterious young woman from a distant village. But when her behaviour disrupts the quiet rhythm of Sadhu's life, he decides to abandon her - only for…
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8:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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8:30 pm
Last Movies
What would film history look like reorganized around the last movies various cultural figures watched before they died? Last Movies embraces this simple concept to offer a deliberately skewed and…
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8:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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8:30 pm
Nobody's Violence
In Denis Côté's atmospheric dystopian drama, a taciturn woman facilitating euthanasia requests begins to question her purpose after crossing paths with an enigmatic man. (Dir. Denis Côté · 118 min)
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8:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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8:30 pm
Paris Paris
Three undocumented men from different backgrounds navigate Paris's luminous metropolis in this stirring drama of dislocation. Gorgeously composed and often humorous, Paris Paris questions what it…
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8:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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8:45 pm
Light PillarUntil Oct 11
Xu Zao's mellow, melancholy film follows a bottom-tier employee at a decaying film studio as he gets pulled into an online obsession. Mixing animation with live action, this is a whimsical satire and…
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8:45 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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9:00 pm
Short Forum 4: Immanence: A Life
You don't have to look far; life is beautiful! (111 min)
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9:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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9:00 pm
What Remains
Stuck in a big city in a mind-numbing domestic routine, a young poetess finds herself at crossroads when her role as a mother and wife starts to overshadow her identity as an artist. (Dir. Yeşim…
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9:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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9:15 pm
Sweet Milk LakeUntil Oct 10
In Sweet Milk Lake, a trans man is mistaken for his cisgender twin in a darkly comic thriller about deception, gender, and dangerous wish fulfilment. (Dir. Harvey Zielinski · 94 min)
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9:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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9:15 pm
Family Fears Another Night of Terror
Night after night, a family of four is tormented by an unseen presence inside their home - or so it seems. Family Fears Another Night of Terror transforms the aesthetics of a late-night television…
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9:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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9:15 pm
Gentle Monster
Lea Seydoux gives a formidable performance as a wife and mother whose world falls apart when her husband is investigated for dealing in child pornography in this potent, challenging drama from Corsage…
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9:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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9:30 pm
Bitter ChristmasUntil Oct 8
Pedro Almodóvar's latest confection is a mischievously meta mea culpa, a bifurcated comedy about the perils of autofiction: A blocked writer-director borrows liberally from the lives of friends…
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9:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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10:30am
Our Mr. Matsura
Part of the first wave of Japanese immigrants to the United States, Frank Matsura's photographs in Okanogan County created a regional legacy that endures a century later. Our Mr. Matsura is a joyful…
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10:30 AM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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10:45am
Farruquito: a Flamenco Dynasty
Legendary flamenco dancer Farruquito struggles to reconcile his past with his family legacy. Revelling in the artistry of Romani music and dance, Farruquito: A Flamenco Dynasty explores family…
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10:45 AM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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12:00pm
All the Lovers in the Night
A lonely proofreader's isolated world begins to open through an unlikely friendship with a gentle physics teacher. Based on Mieko Kawakami's acclaimed novel, this luminous drama is a delicate…
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12:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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12:15pm
Pocket Mirror
Lonely, isolated, and haunted by the possibility her cat has been replaced with a replica, Maisie's closest confidant is an AI chatbot. Pocket Mirror is a striking distillation of modern alienation…
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12:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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12:30pm
Light PillarUntil Oct 11
Xu Zao's mellow, melancholy film follows a bottom-tier employee at a decaying film studio as he gets pulled into an online obsession. Mixing animation with live action, this is a whimsical satire and…
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12:30 PM
Where
VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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1:00pm
Short Forum 4: Immanence: A Life
You don't have to look far; life is beautiful! (111 min)
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1:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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1:15pm
A Fire There
Winner of the Special Jury Award at Visions du Réel, A Fire There follows three teenage friends in rural Georgia as adulthood arrives. Marlene Edoyan's finely observed film redefines coming of age as…
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1:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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2:45pm
Clubfoot
An adopted teen and his friend coerce a younger adoptee to go for a drive out to the countryside - but things turn violent. With a fragmented structure and unresolved questions, Clubfoot reflects the…
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2:45 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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3:00pm
Smudge the Blades
This rousing hockey drama centres on the Treaty 6 Blades, a team of Indigenous youth on a quest for redemption. Blessed with a terrific cast, this is a crowd-pleaser in which victory is about much…
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3:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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3:30pm
Congo Boy
Congo Boy is a deeply moving coming-of-age drama about Robert, a 17-year-old Congolese refugee in the Central African Republic balancing school, odd jobs, and the care of his four younger siblings…
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3:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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3:30pm
Sweet Milk LakeUntil Oct 10
In Sweet Milk Lake, a trans man is mistaken for his cisgender twin in a darkly comic thriller about deception, gender, and dangerous wish fulfilment. (Dir. Harvey Zielinski · 94 min)
When
3:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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4:00pm
Ba's Book
A TIFF Docs world premiere and Cannes Docs award winner, Ba's Book follows Vietnamese-Canadian filmmaker Ashley Duong as she brings her father's memoir to Vietnam and recreates it with her family…
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4:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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4:15pm
Family Fears Another Night of Terror
Night after night, a family of four is tormented by an unseen presence inside their home - or so it seems. Family Fears Another Night of Terror transforms the aesthetics of a late-night television…
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4:15 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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5:30 pm
An Evening with Cristóbal Tapia de Veer
Join multiple Emmy- and BAFTA-winning composer Cristóbal Tapia de Veer (Smile, The White Lotus) for a rare masterclass exploring his creative process and unique compositional practice. Image: ©…
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5:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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5:30 pm
Run Terry Run
Through unseen footage from family archives, Run Terry Run explores Terry Fox's legacy not only as a beloved hero, but as a flesh-and-blood person armed with a fierce determination and an unyielding…
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5:30 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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5:45 pm
CowardUntil Oct 11
With the First World War raging, two young Belgian soldiers develop an explosive chemistry while serving in their company's theatre troupe . Coward is a reminder that transformative moments of…
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5:45 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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6:00 pm
RoseUntil Oct 9
Claiming to be the heir to a patch of German farmland, a disfigured soldier ignores the townsfolk's suspicions, cultivates the land, and takes a wife, all while concealing that they were born a woman.…
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6:00 PM
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VIFF Centre, 1181 Seymour St · Downtown
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