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Relax, Open Your Eyes

Dir. David Ehrenreich
87 min

Confronted with her husband's declining health, Carrie Radomski dedicates herself to building Canada's first cryonics facility in this intimate documentary about hope, conviction, and humanity's enduring quest to overcome death.

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6:00 pm
Fri Oct 02
Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island
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3:15 pm
Tue Oct 06
Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island
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Send the Rain

Dir. Hayley Gray, Kaayla Whachell
94 min

In Kaayla Whachell and Hayley Gray's tender drama Send the Rain, a young Okinawan-Canadian attempts to evacuate her stubborn grandmother from a wildfire zone, forcing both women to confront family history, responsibility, and the pull of home.

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6:00 pm
Fri Oct 02
International Village 10
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3:15 pm
Thu Oct 08
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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Whatcha Want

Dir. Mina Shum
90 min

Whatcha Want, a hip-hop-infused drama from award-winning Vancouverite Mina Shum (Meditation Park), sees a restless trophy wife from Hong Kong rise above her wealthy husband’s infidelity by rekindling her passion for dance.

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6:30 pm
Fri Oct 02
The Park Theatre
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9:00 pm
Wed Oct 07
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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3:30 pm
Sun Oct 11
The Rio Theatre
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Seventeen

Dir. Justin Ducharme
88 min

Seventeen takes us through a rough day in the lives of three Indigenous sex workers, shining a light on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and telling a story of solidarity and love.

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8:45 pm
Fri Oct 02
The Rio Theatre
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3:45 pm
Sun Oct 04
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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9:00 pm
Sun Oct 11
International Village 8
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Short Forum 1: The Scarier One

93 min

The return of scary: fear in all its chilling, suspenseful, and unsettling shades.

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8:45 pm
Fri Oct 02
International Village 8
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10:30 am
Sat Oct 03
International Village 8
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Gasmask

Dir. Harry Cepka
61 min

Part post-apocalyptic fable, part film essay, Harry Cepka's Gasmask is an enigmatic meditation on memory, ritual, and art. Evoking Chris Marker's La Jetée, it asks what remains of cinema after the world that created it has disappeared.

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1:00 pm
Sat Oct 03
International Village 8
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9:15 pm
Thu Oct 08
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Man in Motion: Celebrating Rick Hansen

126 min

Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the Man in Motion World Tour, friends from across the country will join Rick Hansen for the hometown premiere of Man in Motion: The Rick Hansen Story. Following the screening, Rick will be joining us on stage for an extended Q&A.

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2:45 pm
Sat Oct 03
Vancouver Playhouse
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Short Forum 2: Anthropomaxx

112 min

Dogs, frogs, hogs, and more!

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3:15 pm
Sat Oct 03
International Village 8
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10:30 am
Sun Oct 04
International Village 8
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First Comes Love: Nakabingwit

Dir. Joella Cabalu
65 min

An engaging hybrid documentary with a rom-com aesthetic, First Comes Love: Nakabingwit follows Canadian women in the Filipino diaspora as they search for the language to discuss race, privilege, and love with their white romantic partners.

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5:45 pm
Sat Oct 03
SFU Woodwards
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1:30 pm
Wed Oct 07
International Village 10
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3:45 pm
Sat Oct 10
Alliance Francaise
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Short Forum 3: Workers of the World

111 min

The grind of the working class in a system that betrays its promises.

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8:15 pm
Sat Oct 03
International Village 8
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3:30 pm
Sun Oct 04
International Village 8
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Freaks Part II

Dir. Zach Lipovsky, Adam Stein
114 min

Freaks Part II follows Mary and her daughter Chloe as they flee the Abnormal Defence Force through a country where those with powers are hunted and identified through telltale blood-red tears. A tense, emotionally grounded second chapter.

Image: © Kailey Schwerman - Elevation Pictures

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9:15 pm
Sat Oct 03
The Rio Theatre
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6:15 pm
Sun Oct 04
The Park Theatre
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Short Forum 4: Immanence: A Life

111 min

You don’t have to look far; life is beautiful!

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9:00 pm
Sun Oct 04
International Village 8
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1:00 pm
Mon Oct 05
International Village 8
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