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Case 137

Dir. Dominik Moll
115 min

When a teenage demonstrator is grievously injured by rubber bullets during a frenzied protest in the streets of Paris, an intrepid Internal Affairs investigator must determine whether her fellow officers employed excessive force.

Image: © Fannyde Gouville

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3:30 pm
Sun Oct 05
Alliance Francaise
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Sat Oct 11
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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Sun Oct 12
International Village 10
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3: The peripheral core

Dir. Various
112 min

Shorts from: Brazil, Canada, Japan, Norway, USA.

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9:15 pm
Sun Oct 05
International Village 7
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Mon Oct 06
International Village 7
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Hysteria

Dir. Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay
104 min

When a burned Quran is found on the set of a film, tensions rise between the filmmaker and the refugees recruited as extras for the shoot. As the conflict escalates, a young assistant finds herself drawn into a widening web of paranoia and conspiracy.

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Sun Oct 05
Granville Island Stage
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Tue Oct 07
International Village 10
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Sun Oct 12
International Village 9
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How to Build a Library

Dir. Maia Lekow & Christopher King
101 min

Can a library be decolonized? How to Build a Library follows two visionary women on a quest to restore Nairobi’s McMillan Memorial Library and exorcise its colonial ghosts. A powerful documentary on archives, access, and reclaiming civic space.

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12:15 pm
Mon Oct 06
International Village 9
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Sat Oct 11
International Village 9
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Divine Intervention

Dir. Elia Suleiman
92 min

Palestinian visionary Elia Suleiman is at the height of his powers with this series of deadpan, interconnected, absurdist vignettes about two Palestinian lovers on either side of an Israeli military checkpoint.

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8:45 pm
Mon Oct 06
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Sun Oct 12
The Cinematheque
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WTO/99

Dir. Ian Bell
100 min

An immersive account of 1999’s Battle of Seattle, arranged from thousands of hours of found footage, as nonviolent protests against the WTO were met with police brutality, anticipating present-day American politics, injustice, and consolidation of power.

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Tue Oct 07
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Wed Oct 08
International Village 8
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In the Room

Dir. Brishkay Ahmed
76 min

Brishkay Ahmed's documentary explores the resilience and cultural identity of Afghan women through intimate interviews and archival images. Powerful, urgent, and informative, it reminds us that human rights are fragile and must be fiercely protected.

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Tue Oct 07
SFU Woodwards
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Fri Oct 10
International Village 9
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I Am Revathi

Dir. P. Abhijith
115 min

I Am Revathi offers a deeply personal and intimate glimpse into the life of A. Revathi — trans woman, writer, activist, and theatre artist — amidst the struggles, power, and ongoing fight for dignity and inclusion faced by transgender people in India.

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Tue Oct 07
The Cinematheque
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Wed Oct 08
International Village 8
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CycleMahesh

Dir. Suhel Banerjee
61 min

Suhel Banerjee's documentary blends realism and reconstruction to tell the story of migrant worker Mahesh, who cycled 1,700 kilometres to return home during the COVID lockdown. A poignant look at one of India’s most significant social issues: migration.

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Wed Oct 08
The Cinematheque
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Thu Oct 09
International Village 8
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Seeds

Dir. Brittany Shyne
123 min

Shot over nine years, Brittany Shyne’s Sundance-winning documentary is a tender portrait of Black farming families in the American South. A moving meditation on land, legacy, and the strength it takes to hold on.

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Wed Oct 08
International Village 9
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Thu Oct 09
International Village 10
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Your Touch Makes Others Invisible

Dir. Rajee Samarasinghe
70 min

Rajee Samarasinghe’s poetic debut, Your Touch Makes Others Invisible, blends allegory and testimony from Tamil women in war-torn Sri Lanka. Filmed secretly under military rule, it’s a haunting meditation on grief, survival, and the refusal to forget.

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Thu Oct 09
International Village 9
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Sun Oct 12
The Cinematheque
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Walls – Akinni Inuk

Dir. Sofie Rørdam & Nina Paninnguaq Skydsbjerg
75 min

A Greenlandic woman held in indefinite detention forms a life-changing bond with the filmmaker documenting her case. Walls – Akinni Inuk is a gripping story of survival, systemic injustice, and the quiet freedom found in human connection.

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Thu Oct 09
International Village 8
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Fri Oct 10
International Village 8
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