What's On
Physician, Heal Thyself
One of the world's foremost experts on addiction and trauma, Dr Gabor Maté shares not only his theories, but also his own story: his difficult childhood in Hungary and his long years of therapeutic practice in and around Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision
This new angle on the life and times of Jimi Hendrix gives us the story of the studio he created -- a facility where Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Beyonce, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones would go on to record.
Sugarcane
"Deeply impactful", Sugarcane is an important contribution to the ongoing process of Truth & Reconciliation in this country, a compassionate, sensitive account of the investigation into residential school abuse at Williams Lake, BC.
Santa Sangre
Jodorowsky's unforgettable third film (after El Topo and Holy Mountain--and years trying to get Dune made) is a cavalcade of burning images, a circus of strange.
Fitzcarraldo
Herzog's grandest folly was almost his undoing, but became his greatest triumph. One of cinema's least convincing Irishmen, Klaus Kinski plays Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, who has a dream to bring opera to the Amazon.
Burden of Dreams
This fascinating account of Werner Herzog's struggles in getting Fitzcarraldo made is as good as the original film, and one of the few essential documentaries about filmmaking.
Between the Temples
A cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher (Carol Kane) re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student.
Oliver Hockenhull: FOTO CINE MAMA & I
Filmmaker and artist Oliver Hockenhull presents his latest feature, a radical and inspiring rumination on memory, the technology of photography, cinema, and AI.
Good One
This movie feels like a perfect short story. 17-year-old Sam (Lily Collias) gamely heads out on a camping weekend with her recently remarried dad (James LeGros) and his newly divorced buddy, Matt (Danny McCarthy). They bitch. She absorbs.
Singing Back the Buffalo
Driven to the point of extinction in the 19th century, the buffalo is proving more resilient than once feared. Tasha Hubbard's rhapsodic doc weaves personal reflection, animated tales, observational reportage and gorgeous nature footage.
Ghostlight
A family riven apart by grief finds solace and redemption in an unexpected place...
The Chef & the Daruma
The inventor of the California Roll, chef Hidekazu Tojo helped bring sushi to mainstream popularity through his renowned Vancouver restaurant, Tojo's. The Chef & the Daruma is a mouthwatering film touching on immigration, identity, and reinvention.