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Anatomy of a Fall

Action & Suspense Award Winners Drama Women Directors

When Samuel is found dead outside his alpine cabin it's clear he fell from the attic. But did he jump, or was he pushed? Justine Triet became only the third woman to win the the Palme d'Or at Cannes, for this thoroughly engrossing courtroom drama.

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6:00 pm
Sat Sep 30
Vancouver Playhouse
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9:00 pm
Tue Oct 03
Vancouver Playhouse
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Float

Romance Women Directors

The summer before college, a city girl finds herself in Tofino, alienated by the local beach culture—that is, until she falls for the charming local lifeguard, which throws her carefully planned future into question.

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Sat Sep 30
The Rio Theatre
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1:00 pm
Mon Oct 02
International Village 10
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Four Little Adults

Comedy Drama Women Directors

Upon learning of her husband's year long affair, Juulia proposes an open marriage free of secrets. As a polyamory guide becomes their bible, Juulia falls in love with someone new, filling their journey in polyamory with love, compassion, and compromise.

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Sat Sep 30
SFU Woodwards
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12:45 pm
Mon Oct 02
Park Theatre
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Animal

Drama LGBTQIA2S+ Women Directors

Residents of a Greek island prepare for fellow European tourists seeking the best summer experience their modest earnings can buy, the "animatuers" at the local hotel resort dust off their shiny costumes and dance to keep the masses entertained.

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6:15 pm
Sat Sep 30
The Cinematheque
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6:00 pm
Fri Oct 06
Vancity Theatre
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Just the Two of Us

Action & Suspense Drama Women Directors

Beginning as a sunny romance, this film slowly, subtly becomes a defiant feminist drama. When Blanche meets Greg at a seaside party, she’s quickly won over by his confidence and charm, but once they’re married, he reveals a much darker side.

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Sat Sep 30
Park Theatre
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Park Theatre
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Vancouver Playhouse
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My Animal

Action & Suspense Drama Horror & Sci-Fi Women Directors

Outcast teen hockey goalie Heather has it rough: she's a closeted lesbian with an alcoholic mum and something far worse than the usual menstrual cycle. This full-blooded creature feature weds the classic werewolf mythos with its own sapphic sensibility.

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6:15 pm
Sat Sep 30
International Village 9
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Mon Oct 02
International Village 9
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Hello Dankness

Art, Music & Photography Comedy Documentary Women Directors

In the finest tradition of MAD Magazine, found footage from classic US film and television is combined to create a fictitious American neighborhood, reflecting modern American life from 2016 - 2021 in a wildly unconventional and absurdist satire.

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Sat Sep 30
Vancity Theatre
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Mon Oct 02
The Cinematheque
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Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person

Comedy Drama Horror & Sci-Fi Women Directors

Meet Sasha, the world’s most compassionate young vampire. Her family is at their wits' end with her refusal to embrace their lethal traditions and threaten to cut her off -- until she meets a brooding boy hoping to end his life, and strikes a unique deal.

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Sat Sep 30
The Rio Theatre
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Mon Oct 02
International Village 9
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Valley of Exile

Drama Women Directors

Early in the Syrian war, two sisters escape to a refugee camp in Lebanon. Shot in an actual refugee settlement, this is a deeply felt exploration of family within the extremes of war, and a bold testament to the strength and resilience of refugee women.

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9:15 pm
Sat Sep 30
International Village 10
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9:00 pm
Sun Oct 01
International Village 8
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The Braid

Drama Women Directors

Laetitia Colombani's assured, involving adaptation of her own best-selling novel weaves together three stories of female perseverance across three continents, in India, Italy, and Canada. This is a strongly acted movie with a big emotional pay-off.

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11:30 am
Sun Oct 01
Park Theatre
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Tue Oct 03
International Village 9
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The Teachers' Lounge

Action & Suspense Drama Women Directors

When a grade 6 student is accused of theft, idealistic young math teacher Ms Nowak decides to set up a sting to find the true culprit... with disastrous results. This buzzy Berlin film festival title is an ethics master class.

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12:30 pm
Sun Oct 01
Vancouver Playhouse
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3:30 pm
Thu Oct 05
SFU Woodwards
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Joonam

Documentary Women Directors

Sierra Urich embarks on a personal quest to make sense of her mixed-race Iranian identity, interviewing her grandmother, Behjat, with her mother, Mitra, as translator. This delightful doc will make you laugh out loud and bring tears to your eyes.

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1:00 pm
Sun Oct 01
International Village 10
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