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The annual Vancouver International Film Festival showcases exceptional cinema in one of the world’s most beautiful cities. Our spectacular roster includes some of the best cinema from around the globe and includes features, documentaries, and shorts.

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The Prowler

Dir. Joseph Losey

92 min

Film Studies

Written by an already-blacklisted Dalton Trumbo and directed by a soon-to-be blacklisted Joesph Losey, this creepy noir thriller stars Van Heflin as a venal cop with an eye for the main chance. Intro by Mike Archibald.

Mon Nov 24

VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema

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Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk

Dir. Sepideh Farsi

113 min

A joyous and heartrending introduction to 25-year-old Palestinian photographer and artist Fatma Hassona, living under siege in Gaza.

Mon Nov 24, Tue Nov 25, Fri Nov 28, Wed Dec 03

VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre

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Peter Hujar's Day

Dir. Ira Sachs

76 min

Ben Whishaw is extraordinary in this conjuring trick of a movie from Ira Sachs (Passages), a minimalist masterpiece recreating a conversation between New York photographer Hujar and writer Linda Rosenkrantz in 1974.

Mon Nov 24, Tue Nov 25, Wed Nov 26, Thu Nov 27, Fri Nov 28, Sat Nov 29, Wed Dec 03

VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre

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Jay Kelly

Dir. Noah Baumbach

130 min

Festival Encores

In Noah Baumbach's wise and witty comedy, George Clooney plays Jay Kelly, a world-famous movie star touring Europe with his friend and manager, Ron (Adam Sandler). Faced with nagging dissatisfaction, Jay starts to ask himself some tough questions.

Mon Nov 24, Tue Nov 25, Wed Nov 26, Thu Nov 27, Fri Nov 28, Sat Nov 29, Sun Nov 30, Mon Dec 01, Tue Dec 02, Thu Dec 04

VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema

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