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The Godfather

Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
175 min

A family saga in more senses than one, Francis Coppola's enthralling gangster opus aims to chronicle the American experience through the twentieth century. It is both a success story and a study of moral corruption.

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1:30 pm
Thu Aug 14
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight

Dir. Embeth Davidtz
98 min

Embeth Davidtz adapts Alexandra Fuller's memoir of growing up in Rhodesia as it transformed into post-colonial Zimbabwe in 1980. Lexi Venter is astonishing as the feral child at its centre.

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3:30 pm
Thu Aug 14
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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6:00 pm
Fri Aug 15
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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Samia

Dir. Yasemin Şamdereli
102 min

Despite growing up in Mogadishu, Somalia, during the civil war, Samia Yusuf Omar persists in her dream of becoming an Olympic athlete and competes in Beijing, 2008 -- with London, 2012 next on her agenda. Based on a true story.

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5:15 pm
Thu Aug 14
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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In the Mood for Love

Dir. Wong Kar-wai
107 min

Wong Kar-wai's most acclaimed and popular film is a love story about two neighbours (Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung) who are drawn together by the long absences of their respective spouses + a newly released short companion piece from 2001.

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5:30 pm
Thu Aug 14
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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7:50 pm
Thu Aug 14
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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3:30 pm
Fri Aug 15
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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Dancing Home

Dir. Wang Cheng Yi
90 min

In 2015 internationally acclaimed Paiwan choreographer Bulareyaung Pagarlava returned to his hometown and established a new dance company for indigenous youth, rooted to nature and ancient tradition. This is their story.

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7:30 pm
Thu Aug 14
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Folktales

Dir. Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady
106 min

Pasvik Folk High School in Norway provides a very special gap year education. Located in the far north, it teaches arctic survival skills (bushcraft and hunting) and dog sledding (mushing).

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1:30 pm
Fri Aug 15
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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6:10 pm
Sat Aug 16
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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12:00 pm
Sun Aug 17
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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Materialists

Dir. Celine Song
116 min

Celine Song's follow-up to Past Lives is a witty and good-looking romantic comedy with a female eye, unafraid to broach more serious themes.

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3:45 pm
Fri Aug 15
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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3:40 pm
Sat Aug 16
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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4:45 pm
Sun Aug 17
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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Sweet Angel Baby

Dir. Melanie Oates
96 min

Everybody likes Eliza. But nobody really knows her. When her social media alter ego is exposed, the entire town is scandalized...

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6:20 pm
Fri Aug 15
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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2:45 pm
Sun Aug 17
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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Wed Aug 20
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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Paprika

Dir. Satoshi Kon
90 min

A device capable of transmitting dreams falls into the wrong hands in this dazzling anime meta-movie from visionary filmmaker Satoshi Kon. The imagery here is never less than overwhelming; it's probably the greatest scifi movie of our times.

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8:15 pm
Fri Aug 15
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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4:20 pm
Tue Aug 19
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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6:10 pm
Fri Aug 22
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley

Dir. Amy Berg
106 min

Oscar-nominated documentarian Amy Berg resurrects the tragic story of the sublime singer Jeff Buckley, whose 1994 record Grace is one of the greatest albums of the modern era.

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8:30 pm
Fri Aug 15
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Sat Aug 16
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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Sun Aug 17
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Melancholia

Dir. Lars von Trier
135 min

Lars von Trier squares up to the end times with this grandly luxuriant but surprisingly punky sci-fi, set in an imposing country mansion house, where Justine (Kirsten Dunst) blows up what's supposed to be the happiest day of her life.

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2:30 pm
Sat Aug 16
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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5:00 pm
Sun Aug 17
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Oscar Peterson Centenary Tribute: Triology Plays Peterson

Dir. Daryl Duke
180 min

Celebrates Oscar Peterson's centenary with an evening of Canadian jazz and film. Triology — Jodi Proznick (bass), Bill Coon (guitar) and Miles Black (piano) — pays tribute to the legendary Oscar Peterson, followed by cult thriller The Silent Partner.

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7:30 pm
Sat Aug 16
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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