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Apolonia, Apolonia

Art, Music & Photography Documentary Women Directors

Filmed over thirteen years, viewers follow Apolonia Sokol's seemingly storybook life. In a portrait of the vibrant, charismatic force that is Apolonia, in tandem with a remarkable document of the creative interplay between the filmmaker and her subject.

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8:45 pm
Thu Sep 28
SFU Woodwards
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3:45 pm
Sun Oct 01
SFU Woodwards
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Restore Point

Drama Horror & Sci-Fi

Central Europe, 2041. Citizens have the right to be revived from unnatural deaths. When a scientist is murdered and revived through an unstable, outdated backup detective Em Trochinowska pursues her prime suspect, a hacker tied to a Luddite terror cell.

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9:00 pm
Thu Sep 28
The Rio Theatre
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6:15 pm
Sat Oct 07
The Rio Theatre
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Green Border

Drama Human Rights & Social Justice Women Directors

In her seventies Agnieszka Holland has made a ferocious, emotionally charged film about the brutal treatment of refugees arriving over the Polish land border from Belarus. This is a vehement denunciation of resurgent fascism and utterly compelling cinema.

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3:00 pm
Fri Sep 29
Park Theatre
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5:00 pm
Sun Oct 01
Park Theatre
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PIANOFORTE

Art, Music & Photography Documentary

A thrilling glimpse into what it takes to compete in the renowned International Chopin Competition, which takes place every five years and can bestow overnight fame on the victor. This doc conveys the nerves, camaraderie and of course the glorious music.

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3:30 pm
Sat Sep 30
SFU Woodwards
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6:15 pm
Tue Oct 03
International Village 9
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Housekeeping for Beginners

Drama

She never wanted to be a mom, but fate presents Dita (Anamaria Marinca) with her girlfriend's two daughters to raise -- a recipe for chaos, laughter and heartache, all jumbled up together.

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9:00 pm
Sat Sep 30
International Village 9
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3:30 pm
Wed Oct 04
International Village 8
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The Zone of Interest

Drama

Glazer's chilling, scrupulously restrained account of the domestic life of Rudolph Höss (Christian Friedel) and wife Hedwig (Sandra Hüller) never takes over the wall separating their idyllic villa from his work -- the Concentration Camp at Auschwitz.

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9:30 pm
Sat Sep 30
Vancouver Playhouse
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Irena's Vow

Drama Women Directors

In German-occupied Poland, a young woman, Irene Gut Opdyke (Sophie Nélisse) risks her life by hiding 12 Jews in the cellar of a villa where she serves as housekeeper for a Werhmacht officer. But one day, he discovers the truth... Based on a true story.

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6:30 pm
Sun Oct 01
International Village 10
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1:00 pm
Sun Oct 08
International Village 10
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