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Life After

Dir. Reid Davenport
99 min

What happened to Elizabeth Bouvia? Reid Davenport investigates the disabled woman’s legacy and public disappearance, reframing the assisted-dying debate into a fight for the right to live. Winner of the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award at Sundance.

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Lights in the Dusk

Dir. Aki Kaurismäki
77 min

At once both funny and sad, Lights in the Dusk repurposes the cinematic language of film noir and gangster flicks to create a wholly singular proletarian satire of late-stage capitalism. This is Kaurismäki at his most angry and most tender.

The Cinematheque

Little Trouble Girls

Dir. Urška Djukić
90 min

A remote Slovenian convent is the backdrop of Urška Djukić’s lush and seductive debut that sees an all-girl school choir decamp for a weekend-long retreat, where 16-year-old Lucija experiences important awakenings.

VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema Alliance Francaise Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
Living the Land
Living the Land film image; woman adjusting a boy's headpiece while in a grassy field

Living the Land

Dir. Huo Meng
132 min

Huo Meng’s film folds a grand historical reckoning into the story of one rural family in 1990s China. Visually rich and finely detailed in its human portraiture, this is a moving, elegiac work.

Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only International Village 9
Lovely Day
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Lovely Day

Dir. Philippe Falardeau
120 min

It’s Alain’s wedding day, and nothing is going to plan. Brimming with personality, this nonlinear comedy of errors from celebrated Québécois director Philippe Falardeau is a splendid adaptation of Alain Farah’s novel, Mille secrets mille dangers.

Alliance Francaise Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only Granville Island Stage

Lucky Lu

Dir. Lloyd Lee Choi
103 min

Inhabiting the back alleys and dangerous streets of New York City, this gripping, deeply humane film stars Chang Chen as Lu, a delivery driver in a race against time to raise money for his family.

SFU Woodwards Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only

Ma - Cry of Silence

Dir. The Maw Naing
74 min

This bracing political drama tells the story of female sweatshop workers in Myanmar and their courageous struggle for justice. It’s a dark, unflinching work, in which the depiction of oppression is meant to spark outrage and action.

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Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo)

Dir. Joel Alfonso Vargas
101 min

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.

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Mad Professor: Live AV in Dub
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Mad Professor: Live AV in Dub

90 min

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.

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
Making It Happen With Jeremy Dawson, Producer: From Aronofsky to Anderson
The Grand Budapest Hotel film image; 4 people in a bright red elevator

Making It Happen With Jeremy Dawson, Producer: From Aronofsky to Anderson

90

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.

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Marriage Cops
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Marriage Cops

Dir. Shashwati Talukdar & Cheryl Hess
80 min

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.

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Meadowlarks
Meadowlarks film image; a small group in warm jackets gathered in a forest

Meadowlarks

Dir. Tasha Hubbard
91 min

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.

SFU Woodwards International Village 9 Alliance Francaise