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Fiume o Morte!

Dir. Igor Bezinović
112 min

The Croatian city of Rijeka rediscovers its own past in this delightfully unconventional hybrid documentary about Italian poet and proto-fascist Gabriele D’Annunzio, who seized the city known in Italian as Fiume in 1919.

VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema International Village 8

Follies

Dir. Eric K. Boulianne
101 min

After two kids and 16 years of marriage, François and Julie decide to open up their relationship in a bid to rekindle their dwindling sex life. A painfully hilarious and brutally honest depiction of love, sex, and intimacy.

International Village 9 The Rio Theatre
Foreigner
Foreigner film image; woman creepily leaning into another woman

Foreigner

Dir. Ava Maria Safai
83 min

An Iranian teenager who recently immigrated to Canada is desperate to make friends at her new high school. Pressured to dye her hair blonde, she unleashes a demonic force rooted within her. A humourous coming-of-age horror from Ava Maria Safai.

The Rio Theatre International Village 10
Franz
Franz film image; man sitting stiffly at a dining table

Franz

Dir. Agnieszka Holland
127 min

Veteran Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland takes the bull by the horns to craft a Kafka biopic that's Kafkaesque and then some, artfully layering scenes from Kafka's life and works along with ironic present-day footage for a truly surreal counterpoint.

Vancouver Playhouse Granville Island Stage
Free Leonard Peltier
Free Leonard Peltier film image; people protesting in the street with banners and signs

Free Leonard Peltier

Dir. Jesse Short Bull & David France
110 min

Leonard Peltier spent nearly 50 years in prison for a crime he says he didn’t commit. This searing, award-winning documentary revisits his case and the fight for his freedom — exposing a justice system built to punish resistance and erase Indigenous voices.

International Village 9 International Village 8
From Intimate to Infinite With Writer, Creator Jenny Lumet
people in sci-fi starship uniforms walking across an alien planet

From Intimate to Infinite With Writer, Creator Jenny Lumet

90 min

From Rachel Getting Married to Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Jenny Lumet is a master storyteller. She's forged a unique path, building a career that champions diverse voices and crafts deeply human stories. Join us as she shares her journey.

The Rio Theatre

Fucktoys

Dir. Annapurna Sriram
106 min

AP is a young sex worker in need of cash and a baby lamb to sacrifice after multiple psychics tell her she's cursed. Fucktoys is a pastel-coloured femme punk freak-out and neo-camp retelling of The Fool's Journey.

The Rio Theatre International Village 10

Gazelle

Dir. Nadir Saribacak & Samy Pioneer (Selman)
103 min

Yakup, a Turkish music teacher seeking political asylum in New York, is trying to keep his head above water as he navigates the US immigration system and lays the ground to bring his wife and daughter abroad.

VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema International Village 8

God Will Not Help

Dir. Hana Jušić
137 min

At the turn of the 20th century, a Chilean woman shows up in a remote Croatian community of shepherds, claiming to be the widow of the family’s eldest son. Deeply buried tensions start to surface among the distrustful clan.

Image: © Kinorama

VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema

Half Moon: Kinan Azmeh

Dir. Frank Scheffer
92 min

Syrian musician Kinan Azmeh questions how art and music can adequately confront the tragedy of war in this introspective documentary. A profound and celebratory meditation on art’s ability to build solidarity, community, and hope in the world.

International Village 8 The Cinematheque
Hemela
Hemela film image; woman in a kitchen sorting through a box of herbs

Hemela

Dir. Pirouz Nemati
72 min

Hemela is a tender documentary celebrating resilience and cultural memory in a diasporic community. Through food, laughter, and tradition, Pirouz Nemati crafts a luminous portrait of a woman whose everyday life radiates extraordinary warmth and joy.

International Village 8
Hidden Tremors
Hidden Tremors film image; surprised-looking man lying on the ground with a light shining on him

Hidden Tremors

Dir. P.G. Sreekanth
81 min

Set against the fragile landscape of Kanjirappally, Hidden Tremors explores a family's quiet struggle amidst climate-induced displacement. The film captures the fragile balance between people and ecosystem — and the emotional dislocation that follows.

The Cinematheque International Village 8