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ERASERHEAD XIU XIU

90 min

The Canadian premiere of ERASERHEAD XIU XIU — American experimental rock band Xiu Xiu’s live exploration of the sonic and visual universe of David Lynch’s iconic cult film Eraserhead. A hallucinatory take on the most singular of midnight masterpieces.

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8:30 pm
Tue Oct 06
The Rio Theatre
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Short Forum 6: Archive Lives!

107 min

Before anything becomes archival, it’s lived.

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8:45 pm
Tue Oct 06
International Village 8
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12:30 pm
Wed Oct 07
International Village 8
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Forest High

Dir. Manon Coubia
106 min

High in the northern Alps, three women take turns caring for a mountain lodge as hikers come and go. Divided into three sections, we follow each caretaker as they settle in for their respective season and have their lives touched in different ways.

Image: © The Blue raincoat

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9:00 pm
Tue Oct 06
The Cinematheque
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10:45 am
Wed Oct 07
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Behemoth!

Dir. Tony Gilroy
127 min

In this soul-searching character piece from veteran writer-director Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton; Andor), Pedro Pascal plays Alex, a cellist reevaluating his life choices as he returns home to Los Angeles after an ill-advised love affair.

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9:00 pm
Tue Oct 06
The Park Theatre
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A Long Winter

Dir. Andrew Haigh
117 min

Based on a short story by Colm Toibin and set in the Rockies in the 1950s, the latest from All of Us Strangers director Andrew Haigh is a piercing emotional drama about a family facing hardships over a few months in a cabin far above town.

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9:00 pm
Tue Oct 06
Vancouver Playhouse
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9:15 pm
Wed Oct 07
The Park Theatre
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6:00 pm
Sat Oct 10
The Rio Theatre
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The Tree of Life

Dir. Terrence Malick
139 min

The Tree of Life follows Jack as he reflects on his 1950s Texas childhood and the death of his younger brother. Deeply spiritual and poetic, Malick’s film moves through grief, memory, time, and space. And there are dinosaurs.

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9:00 pm
Tue Oct 06
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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10:30 am
Sun Oct 11
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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17

Dir. Kosara Mitić
105 min

Seventeen-year-old Sara is hiding a big secret during her school trip, but when she witnesses the sexual assault of her best friend, her secret becomes impossible to hide. Kosara Mitić shines a light on the most volatile corners of the teenage experience.

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9:15 pm
Tue Oct 06
International Village 10
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4:00 pm
Thu Oct 08
International Village 10
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Fireflies in the Dark

Dir. Yogesh Lohan
85 min

Three interwoven stories explore survival, resilience, and the human cost of civil conflict against the ethnic violence that erupted in 2023 in Manipur, Northeast India. Yogesh Lohan offers an intimate portrait of lives caught in the strife.

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9:30 pm
Tue Oct 06
International Village 9
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3:15 pm
Wed Oct 07
International Village 9
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A Place of Absence

Dir. Marialuisa Ernst
86 min

A Place of Absence follows the Caravan of Mothers of Missing Migrants along migration routes through Mexico and toward the United States, while tracing the disappearance that shaped the filmmaker’s own family history.

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3:30 pm
Wed Oct 07
International Village 8
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6:00 pm
Sun Oct 11
International Village 9
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Rebecca Horn – the Secret Life of Things

Dir. Claudia Müller
90 min

Rebecca Horn's extraordinary biography is interwoven with her surreal oeuvre. An essential document of one of the 20th century's most influential artists, Rebecca Horn – The Secret Life of Things celebrates the unsung legacy of a pioneering visionary.

Image: © Rebecca Horn

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5:30 pm
Wed Oct 07
International Village 9
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10:45 am
Thu Oct 08
International Village 10
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Agridulce (Bittersweet)

Dir. Frank Pavich
98 min

Four aspiring young musicians in the Dominican Republic find fulfilment in the study of bachata music. Tinged with melancholy but full of joy, Agridulce (Bittersweet) is rooted in hopefulness of a bright future through music.

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6:00 pm
Wed Oct 07
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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10:45 am
Fri Oct 09
International Village 10
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Fruit Gathering

Dir. Aung Phyoe
97 min

Achingly sensual and graced with fine performances, Fruit Gathering depicts embattled desire in a conservative society. Two working-class women fall into a romantic relationship in contemporary Myanmar — but is their love real, or borne of desperation?

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6:00 pm
Wed Oct 07
SFU Woodwards
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1:15 pm
Thu Oct 08
International Village 10
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