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Whatcha Want

Dir. Mina Shum
90 min

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 her passion for dance.

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10:00 am
Fri Oct 09
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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3:30 pm
Sun Oct 11
The Rio Theatre
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James McNeill Whistler

Dir. David Bickerstaff
90 min

One of America’s greatest artists, James McNeill Whistler fashioned his life as a work of art in its own right. James McNeill Whistler looks beyond his famous portraits and self-styled “nocturnes” to dive into the true depths of Whistler’s legacy.

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10:30 am
Fri Oct 09
International Village 8
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Agridulce (Bittersweet)

Dir. Frank Pavich
98 min

Four aspiring young musicians in the Dominican Republic find fulfilment in the study of bachata music. Tinged with melancholy but full of joy, Agridulce (Bittersweet) is rooted in hopefulness of a bright future through music.

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10:45 am
Fri Oct 09
International Village 10
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Let Them Be Seen

Dir. Nolitha Refilwe Mkulisi
74 min

Let Them Be Seen is an absurdist portrait of the town of Tapoleng in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, moving through churches, spaza shops, and a Jam Alley re-enactment to document a village reshaping faith and community in post-apartheid life.

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11:30 am
Fri Oct 09
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Yugo Goes to America

Dir. Filip Grujić, Aleksa Borković
87 min

In Yugo Goes to America, millennials from Belgrade drive a Yugo — Yugoslavia’s notoriously unreliable vehicle — from New York to Los Angeles. Their freewheeling road trip traces the car’s volatile history alongside the breakup of Yugoslavia itself.

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12:00 pm
Fri Oct 09
International Village 9
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6:00 pm
Sat Oct 10
SFU Woodwards
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Elephants in the Fog

Dir. Abinash Bikram Shah
108 min

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 embattled but resilient community.

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12:30 pm
Fri Oct 09
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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115 min

Archive and the land reveal other ways of seeing, ensuring that what is meant to endure cannot be erased.

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1:15 pm
Fri Oct 09
International Village 8
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Who Moves America

Dir. Yael Bridge
87 min

Who Moves America follows UPS teamsters through their 2023 contract negotiations. Director Yael Bridge turns meetings, rallies, votes, and everyday conversations into a clear-eyed portrait of solidarity and building power.

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1:30 pm
Fri Oct 09
International Village 10
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The Wind's Thirst

Dir. Alejandro Valbuena
86 min

In The Wind’s Thirst, three Indigenous Wayuu guardians confront mining and energy corporations exploiting Colombia’s La Guajira desert to defend their water, sacred sites, and right to remain.

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1:45 pm
Fri Oct 09
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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All the Lovers in the Night

Dir. Yukiko Sode
139 min

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 meditation on loneliness, intimacy, and self-discovery.

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2:15 pm
Fri Oct 09
Vancouver Playhouse
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8:45 pm
Sun Oct 11
International Village 10
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Lali

Dir. Sarmad Sultan Khoosat
116 min

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 contemporary Pakistani cinema.

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2:30 pm
Fri Oct 09
Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island
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The Dreamed Adventure

Dir. Valeska Grisebach
164 min

In Valeska Grisebach’s subtle, gripping crime drama, archaeologist Vesna (Yana Redeva) unearths more than she bargained for when she returns to the southern Bulgarian town of her youth, running afoul of local gangsters in the process.

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2:30 pm
Fri Oct 09
SFU Woodwards
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5:30 pm
Sat Oct 10
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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