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Vanguard VIFF series

Vanguard | VIFF 2022

Rising international talents bring their singular visions to the screen.

Image: Harvest Moon, VIFF 2022

Harvest Moon

Dir. Amarsaikhan Baljinnyam
90 min

A delightfully tender drama following a man returning to his native village to tie up loose family ends, where he strikes up an unlikely friendship with a 10-year-old orphan boy determined to claim his place in the vast Mongolian grasslands.

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Know Your Place

Dir. Zia Mohajerjasbi
118 min

Running an important errand across south Seattle, two teenagers become aware that their rapidly gentrifying city is slowly forcing out people of colour like themselves. An Emerald City odyssey that investigates identity, responsibility, and community.

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The Locust

Dir. Faeze Azizkhani
79 min

With her semi-autobiographical screenplay finally going into production, Hanieh must now contend with the nonplussed cast's cutting remarks. This filmmaker's tragicomic living hell is fueled by anarchic energy, palpable anxiety, and biting humour.

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Moja Vesna

Dir. Sara Kern
77 min

Ten-year-old Moja has her hands full taking care of her pregnant sister Vesna and their grief-stricken father, all reeling from the sudden loss of their mother. A stirring debut by Cannes Cinéfondation alumna Sara Kern.

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Nightsiren

Dir. Tereza Nvotová
109 min

A young woman shows up in a remote Slovakian mountain village looking for answers about her tragic family past, but her arrival sparks vicious rumours, resurrecting old superstitions that reveal a troubled family history.

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Other Cannibals

Dir. Francesco Sossai
95 min

Fausto and Ivan are making important preparations. Both are careful to maintain boundaries and honour their side of the arrangement. Except they keep postponing the main event. That’s understandable, as it involves taking a human life.

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Tortoise Under the Earth

Dir. Shishir Jha
95 min

Centering on the story of a young couple trying to come to terms with the loss of their daughter, Tortoise Under the Earth positions an intimate story of loss against the backdrop of cultural and environmental devastation caused by uranium mining.

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The Uncle

Dir. David Kapac & Andrija Mardešić
104 min

In the 1980s Balkan countryside, a family prepares for the arrival of their uncle, who will inspect every detail of the Christmas presentation. They eat turkey, sing, watch family videos, and open presents. But something is amiss.

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