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Art of the Cut: Matthew Hannam

90 min

Editor Matthew Hannam revisits his process and collaborative approach on his most iconic films including Sean Durkin’s The Iron Claw and Halina Reijn’s Babygirl to Noah Baumbach’s White Noise.

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2:00 pm
Sat Oct 03
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Short Forum 2: Anthropomaxx

112 min

Dogs, frogs, hogs, and more!

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3:15 pm
Sat Oct 03
International Village 8
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10:30 am
Sun Oct 04
International Village 8
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First Comes Love: Nakabingwit

Dir. Joella Cabalu
65 min

An engaging hybrid documentary with a rom-com aesthetic, First Comes Love: Nakabingwit follows Canadian women in the Filipino diaspora as they search for the language to discuss race, privilege, and love with their white romantic partners.

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5:45 pm
Sat Oct 03
SFU Woodwards
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1:30 pm
Wed Oct 07
International Village 10
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3:45 pm
Sat Oct 10
Alliance Francaise
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How We Stand

Dir. Marie Clements
110 min

How We Stand follows three Indigenous sisters separated after their family relocates to Los Angeles under Native American Relocation Program in the 1950s. Twenty years later, they navigate identity, trauma, and very different lives.

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6:15 pm
Sat Oct 03
Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island
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3:00 pm
Sun Oct 04
The Rio Theatre
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3:15 pm
Sun Oct 11
Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island
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Smudge the Blades

Dir. Cody Lightning
96 min

This rousing hockey drama centres on the Treaty 6 Blades, a team of Indigenous youth on a quest for redemption. Blessed with a terrific cast, this is a crowd-pleaser in which victory is about much more than winning the game.

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6:15 pm
Sat Oct 03
The Rio Theatre
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The Ballad From Wednesday to Thursday

Dir. Christoph Otto
79 min

As evening approaches, residents of Cologne gather in bars, cafes, and clubs, talking about everything from immigration, war in the Middle East, feminism, and racial profiling. As the alcohol flows, conversations get louder and opinions looser.

Image: © Montell Taraschewski_Monte Kalk Film

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6:30 pm
Sat Oct 03
The Cinematheque
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3:30 pm
Sun Oct 04
The Cinematheque
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Concrete Land

Dir. Asmahan Bkerat
101 min

Filmed over eight years, Concrete Land follows the Najar family, one of Jordan’s last Afro-Palestinian-Bedouin families, as luxury villas close in on their grazing space outside Amman. Asmahan Bkerat preserves their way of life in the face of erasure.

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8:00 pm
Sat Oct 03
SFU Woodwards
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12:15 pm
Sun Oct 04
Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island
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Short Forum 3: Workers of the World

111 min

The grind of the working class in a system that betrays its promises.

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8:15 pm
Sat Oct 03
International Village 8
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3:30 pm
Sun Oct 04
International Village 8
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Hearing

Dir. Bảo Lê
128 min

Bảo Lê makes a notable entrance with this lush, meticulously composed feature debut that unfolds as a series of film tableaux drawing on moments in the life of a middle-aged mechanic whose work involves installing decibel meters across public spaces.

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8:30 pm
Sat Oct 03
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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3:00 pm
Sun Oct 04
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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MODES 3

89 min

Interior worlds reveal wisdom, intuitive connections, the esoteric, and death. Or is it liberation? A bid to commune with the feminine, other realms, and ghosts.

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9:00 pm
Sat Oct 03
The Cinematheque
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6:30 pm
Sun Oct 11
International Village 8
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Freaks Part II

Dir. Zach Lipovsky, Adam Stein
114 min

Freaks Part II follows Mary and her daughter Chloe as they flee the Abnormal Defence Force through a country where those with powers are hunted and identified through telltale blood-red tears. A tense, emotionally grounded second chapter.

Image: © Kailey Schwerman - Elevation Pictures

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9:15 pm
Sat Oct 03
The Rio Theatre
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6:15 pm
Sun Oct 04
The Park Theatre
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In the Heart of the South

Dir. Nyla Innuksuk
95 min

In the Heart of the South, from the director of Slash/Back, brings North of North co-stars Anna Lambe and Zorga Qaunaq together for a propulsive, psychological meta-thriller about an Inuk multimedia writer possessed by her own narrative.

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9:15 pm
Sat Oct 03
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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3:00 pm
Sun Oct 04
International Village 9
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