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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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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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The Loneliest Man in Town

Dir. Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel
86 min

Vienna-based Al Cook plays a fictionalized version of himself in this poignant deadpan portrait of a bluesman at a crossroads. A beguiling minor-key medley of melancholy and nostalgia that draws you fully into its thrall.

Image: © Vento Film

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6:00 pm
Wed Oct 07
International Village 10
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4:00 pm
Fri Oct 09
International Village 10
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Nowhere to Lay My Eyes

Dir. Hong Sangsoo
72 min

VIFF mainstay Hong Sang-soo returns with the story of a daughter, her estranged mother, and the step-family she's never met. Hong's visual style is unadorned as ever — all the better to highlight the strangeness of human interaction.

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6:15 pm
Wed Oct 07
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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3:30 pm
Fri Oct 09
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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6:30 pm
Sun Oct 11
SFU Woodwards
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Aanikoobijigan [Ancestor/Great-Grandparent/Great-Grandchild]

Dir. Adam Khalil, Zack Khalil
80 min

In Aanikoobijigan, Indigenous repatriation specialists work to bring the remains and funerary objects of Ancestors home from institutional collections. This is a film shaped by memory, dignity, and a duty of care.

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6:30 pm
Wed Oct 07
The Cinematheque
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4:15 pm
Fri Oct 09
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Short Forum 7: War at Home

107 min

Truly, no one is safe until everyone is safe.

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8:00 pm
Wed Oct 07
International Village 8
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1:30 pm
Thu Oct 08
International Village 8
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Crocodile

Dir. The Critics, Pietra Brettkelly
101 min

In Crocodile, a group of young, self-taught filmmakers turn Kaduna's streets, homes, and residents into the raw materials of sci-fi cinema. This Tribeca Viewpoints winner examines filmmaking as a means to overcome a city's constraints.

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8:15 pm
Wed Oct 07
International Village 9
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10:45 am
Sat Oct 10
International Village 8
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Prosecution

Dir. Faraz Shariat
113 min

When a young German prosecutor of Korean origin is attacked, she suspects a racist conspiracy and pursues the truth in defiance of her superiors. Prosecution is a film for our moment: a thriller that confronts the far-right head-on.

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8:30 pm
Wed Oct 07
The Cinematheque
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10:30 am
Thu Oct 08
International Village 8
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Lust

Dir. Ralitza Petrova
77 min

Ralitza Petrova follows her Golden Leopard–winning debut with an emotionally textured drama about a middle-aged prison psychologist whose carefully managed routine unravels when she must travel to Bulgaria to settle her late, estranged father’s affairs.

Image: © Aporia Filmworks_Screening Emotions

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8:30 pm
Wed Oct 07
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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6:30 pm
Thu Oct 08
The Cinematheque
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The Difficult Bride

Dir. Rubaiyat Hossain
87 min

The Difficult Bride follows Zaineen, a young woman preparing for her marriage. Through a blend of feminist social commentary, psychological horror, and surreal imagery, the film explores female desire, fear, and the weight of societal expectations.

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3:15 pm
Thu Oct 08
Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island
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9:15 pm
Sat Oct 10
International Village 9
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