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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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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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Thu Oct 09
International Village 7
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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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particle dance

Dir. Hiromoto Oka 岡博大
145 min

A poetic tribute to the artistic innovations of Japanese architect Kengo Kuma. particle dance captures the humility and beauty of Kuma’s balancing act between tradition and experimentation, as he seeks to reconnect humans with their natural environment.

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8:45 pm
Wed Oct 08
International Village 8
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12:00 pm
Thu Oct 09
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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The Bora

Dir. Mohammad Esmaeili
85 min

The discovery of a dead body during a mountain expedition unravels a 15-year-old murder mystery linked to the victim’s friend. This sharply scripted arthouse procedural marks a sophisticated spin on the endlessly popular true crime trope.

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8:45 pm
Wed Oct 08
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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1:30 pm
Sun Oct 12
The Cinematheque
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Kokuho

Dir. Sang-il Lee 李相日
174 min

Set after the war in Japan, when the country experienced rapid economic growth, Kikuo is born into a yakuza family. His strange fate leads him to be eventually taken in by a kabuki theater actor. He experiences turbulent times, but his talent as a kabuki actor blossoms.

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9:00 pm
Wed Oct 08
Vancouver Playhouse
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11:15 am
Sun Oct 12
Vancouver Playhouse
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Wrong Husband

Dir. Zacharias Kunuk
100 min

In a remote Arctic village, two young lovers are promised to each other from birth. When the girl’s father suddenly dies, however, her mother remarries a man from another camp, forcing her to leave her betrothed and upsetting the balance of their lives.

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9:00 pm
Wed Oct 08
SFU Woodwards
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Fri Oct 10
SFU Woodwards
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