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Remaining Native

Dir. Paige Bethmann
87 min

Teenager Ku Stevens runs toward his dreams while retracing the path of his great-grandfather’s escape from an "Indian boarding school". An impressive, urgent debut from Paige Bethmann about memory, endurance, and what it truly means to remain Native.

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8:15 pm
Tue Oct 07
International Village 9
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3:30 pm
Wed Oct 08
Granville Island Stage
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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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8:30 pm
Tue Oct 07
The Cinematheque
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12:00 pm
Wed Oct 08
International Village 8
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Franz

Dir. Agnieszka Holland
127 min

Veteran Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland takes the bull by the horns to craft a Kafka biopic that's Kafkaesque and then some, artfully layering scenes from Kafka's life and works along with ironic present-day footage for a truly surreal counterpoint.

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8:45 pm
Tue Oct 07
Vancouver Playhouse
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3:30 pm
Sat Oct 11
Granville Island Stage
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The Mastermind

Dir. Kelly Reichardt
110 min

Noting the laughably low security at the local art museum, an unemployed dreamer clumsily orchestrates a less-than-daring heist that leaves him in possession of four modestly valuable paintings, but no clue as to what to do next.

Image: © 2025 Mastermind Movie Inc

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8:45 pm
Tue Oct 07
Granville Island Stage
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5:45 pm
Thu Oct 09
Vancouver Playhouse
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Our Hero, Balthazar

Dir. Oscar Boyson
91 min

A wealthy student's performative online videos put him on a collision course with an online troll, who may be planning an act of mass violence. Oscar Boyson's film is a searing examination of youth disaffected by the internet and driven to destruction.

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6:00 pm
Wed Oct 08
The Rio Theatre
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9:30 pm
Sat Oct 11
International Village 10
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The Sparrow in the Chimney

Dir. Ramon Zürcher & Sylvan Zürcher
117 min

Preparations are afoot for an extravagant celebration. But as the house fills up, tensions mount and it becomes a veritable pressure cooker of familial strife. Ramon Zürcher delivers precise formal play and acute psychological mystery.

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6:00 pm
Wed Oct 08
The Cinematheque
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Fiume o Morte!

Dir. Igor Bezinović
112 min

The Croatian city of Rijeka rediscovers its own past in this delightfully unconventional hybrid documentary about Italian poet and proto-fascist Gabriele D’Annunzio, who seized the city known in Italian as Fiume in 1919.

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6:00 pm
Wed Oct 08
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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1:00 pm
Thu Oct 09
International Village 8
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Last Night in Taipei

Dir. Cheng-Chui Kuo 郭承衢
87 min

Cheng-Chui Kuo’s drama is a lively, bittersweet ode to love and friendship. Following four friends through a night of drinking, reminiscence, and revelation, the film explores love and its discontents while paying tribute to Taipei.

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6:15 pm
Wed Oct 08
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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3:15 pm
Thu Oct 09
International Village 10
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6: City slickin’

Dir. Various
113 min

Shorts from: Canada, France, Jordan, Spain, USA.

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6:30 pm
Wed Oct 08
International Village 7
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3:00 pm
Thu Oct 09
International Village 7
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Visual Architect: Frederick Elmes on Four Decades of Cinematic Collaboration

90 min

Legendary cinematographer Frederick Elmes has spent decades helping to define the visual language of directors like David Lynch and Jim Jarmusch. Don't miss this opportunity to hear about the craft behind some of cinema’s most unforgettable moments.

Image: © Vague Notion

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6:30 pm
Wed Oct 08
SFU Woodwards
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La Grazia

Dir. Paolo Sorrentino
133 min

Hot from opening the Venice Film Festival, this is a serious ethical drama from director Paolo Sorrentino and his long-serving collaborator, actor Toni Servillo, who plays a fictional Italian President wrestling with a moral dilemma.

Image: © Andrea Pirrello

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8:30 pm
Wed Oct 08
Granville Island Stage
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2:00 pm
Fri Oct 10
Vancouver Playhouse
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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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8:45 pm
Wed Oct 08
The Cinematheque
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11:00 am
Thu Oct 09
International Village 8
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