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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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What Remains

Dir. Yeşim Ustaoğlu
126 min

Stuck in a big city in a mind-numbing domestic routine, a young poetess finds herself at crossroads when her role as a mother and wife starts to overshadow her identity as an artist.

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9:00 pm
Sun Oct 04
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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12:00 pm
Thu Oct 08
International Village 9
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Family Fears Another Night of Terror

Dir. Cristian Ponce
83 min

Night after night, a family of four is tormented by an unseen presence inside their home — or so it seems. Family Fears Another Night of Terror transforms the aesthetics of a late-night television special into an analogue nightmare.

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9:15 pm
Sun Oct 04
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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4:15 pm
Mon Oct 05
International Village 10
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Gentle Monster

Dir. Marie Kreutzer
114 min

Lea Seydoux gives a formidable performance as a wife and mother whose world falls apart when her husband is investigated for dealing in child pornography in this potent, challenging drama from Corsage director Marie Kreutzer.

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9:15 pm
Sun Oct 04
The Rio Theatre
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Sweet Milk Lake

Dir. Harvey Zielinski
94 min

In Sweet Milk Lake, a trans man is mistaken for his cisgender twin in a darkly comic thriller about deception, gender, and dangerous wish fulfilment.

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9:15 pm
Sun Oct 04
Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island
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3:30 pm
Mon Oct 05
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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1:00 pm
Sat Oct 10
International Village 9
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Bitter Christmas

Dir. Pedro Almodóvar
112 min

Pedro Almodóvar’s latest confection is a mischievously meta mea culpa, a bifurcated comedy about the perils of autofiction: A blocked writer-director borrows liberally from the lives of friends without so much as a by your leave.

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9:30 pm
Sun Oct 04
The Park Theatre
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5:45 pm
Wed Oct 07
Vancouver Playhouse
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6:00 pm
Thu Oct 08
The Rio Theatre
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An Evening with Cristóbal Tapia de Veer

90 min

Join multiple Emmy- and BAFTA-winning composer Cristóbal Tapia de Veer (Smile, The White Lotus) for a rare masterclass exploring his creative process and unique compositional practice.

Image: © Invision AP

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5:30 pm
Mon Oct 05
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Coward

Dir. Lukas Dhont
120 min

With the First World War raging, two young Belgian soldiers develop an explosive chemistry while serving in their company’s theatre troupe . Coward is a reminder that transformative moments of tenderness can occur even amid the darkest circumstances.

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5:45 pm
Mon Oct 05
Vancouver Playhouse
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6:15 pm
Fri Oct 09
The Park Theatre
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6:00 pm
Sun Oct 11
The Park Theatre
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Rose

Dir. Markus Schleinzer
93 min

Claiming to be the heir to a patch of German farmland, a disfigured soldier ignores the townsfolk’s suspicions, cultivates the land, and takes a wife, all while concealing that they were born a woman. Featuring a mesmerizing Sandra Hüller performance.

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6:00 pm
Mon Oct 05
Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island
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6:30 pm
Wed Oct 07
The Park Theatre
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3:00 pm
Fri Oct 09
The Rio Theatre
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The Bryce Lee Story

Dir. Arnold Lim
88 min

A 13-year-old immigrant and aspiring filmmaker falsely claims he's related to Bruce Lee in this Vancouver Island-set film. The Bryce Lee Story is a heartfelt coming-of-age tale about identity, family, and the search for belonging.

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6:00 pm
Mon Oct 05
The Rio Theatre
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3:45 pm
Tue Oct 06
International Village 9
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3:00 pm
Sat Oct 10
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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Le Bonheur

Dir. Agnès Varda
80 min

Often called the most beautiful horror film, Le Bonheur contrasts stunning French summer beauty with emotional devastation. Beneath its idyllic surface lies betrayal and heartbreak, culminating in a shocking finale and powerful feminist commentary.

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6:00 pm
Mon Oct 05
The Cinematheque
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1:00 pm
Sun Oct 11
The Cinematheque
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Worlds Within Worlds: Brandon Tonner-Connolly & Matt Hyland, Production Designers, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

90 min

Production designers Brandon Tonner-Connolly and Matt Hyland dive into their approach to collaboration and how they work with directors like Jane Schoenbrun on I Saw the TV Glow and Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.

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6:30 pm
Mon Oct 05
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