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This gritty, Bronx-set romance follows two teenagers in love, an unplanned pregnancy, and the poverty that encumbers them. And yet, this is a vivacious, heartwarming work — funny without being frivolous and tender without being sentimental.

Dub legend Mad Professor performs a rare live set celebrating his No Protection Massive Attack remix album’s 30th anniversary – a hypnotic trip into the psychedelic worlds of dub and trip-hop with live visuals from Vancouver artist Saghi Ehteshamzadeh.

Magellan (Gael García Bernal) undertakes a bold expedition to the fabled lands of the East. Upon reaching the islands of the Malayan Archipelago, he becomes obsessed with conquest and conversion, which sparks violent uprisings beyond his control.

From title designer to award-winning producer, Jeremy Dawson has played a role in some of your favourite movies. Join us to hear about his journey through cinema and his collaborations with filmmaking giants like Wes Anderson and Darren Aronofsky.

In a cramped police station in India, an all-woman unit attempts to mediate fractured marriages with warmth, pressure, and limited power. Marriage Cops reveals the fragile, improvised systems women build to survive where the law and tradition fall short.

Fifty years after being separated during the Sixties Scoop, four Cree siblings reunite for the first time on a long weekend trip to Banff. Tasha Hubbard’s sensitive drama relates an emotional and life-affirming story of kinship and belonging.

Can a filmmaker depict the future without AI? Damien Hauser crafts a genre-blending Afro-speculative fable about love, war, and the future of storytelling in a resurrected African kingdom. A micro-budget epic fueled by digital invention and heart.

Ryan (Peter Dreimanis) and Andie (Leah Fay Goldstein) meet in the aftermath of a car crash, forging a friendship that slowly cruises towards something deeper. The film succeeds both as a breezy romance and a poignant reflection on commitment and freedom.

In this fresh, quirky rom-com from director Chandler Levack (I Like Movies, VIFF 2022), a young music critic (Barbie Ferreira) searches for her voice as a writer in Montreal while falling head over feet for two members of the same indie rock band.

Following a car crash that kills her boyfriend, piano student Laura is physically unhurt but emotionally distraught. Following the accident, she finds solace with a local woman who takes her in, but soon finds herself in an eerie, enigmatic family situation.

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In director Nicole Bazuin’s cheeky, stylized documentary, Modern Whore-memoirist Andrea Werhun (Paying for It, VIFF 2024) recounts her experiences as an escort and stripper in Toronto, debunking misconceptions about the world’s oldest profession.

From the indoctrination of youth to increasing surveillance, populist ethno-nationalist and fascist ideologies continue to take root, yet dissent remains at the fore.