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Kikuyu Land

Dir. Andrew H. Brown, Bea Wangondu
93 min

Kikuyu Land follows Mr. Mungai’s struggle to reclaim family land taken during the colonial era. Through personal stories and archival research, the film explores the enduring impact of land dispossession in Kenya.

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10:30 am
Sat Oct 10
International Village 9
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6:30 pm
Sun Oct 11
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Crocodile

Dir. The Critics, Pietra Brettkelly
101 min

In Crocodile, a group of young, self-taught filmmakers turn Kaduna's streets, homes, and residents into the raw materials of sci-fi cinema. This Tribeca Viewpoints winner examines filmmaking as a means to overcome a city's constraints.

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10:45 am
Sat Oct 10
International Village 8
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The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

Dir. Noah Segan
88 min

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 everyone but now finds himself behind the eight ball.

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11:00 am
Sat Oct 10
Vancouver Playhouse
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Yo (Love Is a Rebellious Bird)

Dir. Anna Fitch, Banker White
78 min

Winner of the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution at this year's Berlinale, Anna Fitch and Banker White’s exuberant documentary combines vérité interviews with a playful mix of puppetry, collage, and insect actors to memorialize a friend.

Image: © Mirabel Pictures

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11:00 am
Sat Oct 10
International Village 10
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Ceremony

Dir. Banchi Hanuse
84 min

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 Nuxalk Nation and the land.

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12:00 pm
Sat Oct 10
Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island
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12:00 pm
Sun Oct 11
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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No Good Men

Dir. Shahrbanoo Sadat
103 min

Naru, the sole camerawoman at a major Kabul newsroom, is convinced that there are “no good men” left in Afghanistan. But partnered with the station’s star reporter in the leadup to the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, her outlook starts to shift.

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12:00 pm
Sat Oct 10
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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9:00 pm
Sun Oct 11
Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island
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The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony

Dir. Habiba Nosheen
92 min

The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony follows a group of young female gymnasts in Pakistan's Machar Colony, a highly conservative fishing settlement. Habiba Nosheen's deeply empathetic documentary is a celebration of girlhood, resilience, and self-expression.

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12:00 pm
Sat Oct 10
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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6:00 pm
Sun Oct 11
Alliance Francaise
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Vengeance Is Mine

Dir. Michael Roemer
118 min

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 entangled with another family's dysfunction.

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1:00 pm
Sat Oct 10
The Cinematheque
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Idda

Dir. Irene Dionisio
89 min

Childhood friends Adele and Sofia reconnect after years apart. Vowing to finally complete their long-planned climb to Mount Etna, the two set out on a strenuous journey up the Sicilian mountainside, where their friendship will be tested and redefined.

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1:00 pm
Sat Oct 10
SFU Woodwards
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Sweet Milk Lake

Dir. Harvey Zielinski
94 min

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.

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1:00 pm
Sat Oct 10
International Village 9
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Closure

Dir. Michał Marczak
106 min

In Closure, Michał Marczak follows Daniel, a father searching the Vistula River after his teenage son disappears from Warsaw’s Gdański Bridge. Resisting true-crime spectacle, this is a film questions whether hope can sometimes keep you trapped.

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9:00 pm
Fri Oct 09
International Village 10
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1:15 pm
Sat Oct 10
International Village 10
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Short Forum 9: Big Time Sensuality

116 min

Explorations of desire and intimacy serve both pain and pleasure.

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9:30 pm
Fri Oct 09
International Village 8
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Sat Oct 10
International Village 8
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