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An Incomplete Calendar

Dir. Sanaz Sohrabi
77 min

A forgotten vinyl record from Venezuela becomes Sanaz Sohrabi's guide through interlocking histories of oil, Iran, music, and political memory in An Incomplete Calendar.

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6:00 pm
Sat Oct 03
International Village 8
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12:15 pm
Sun Oct 04
International Village 10
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How We Stand

Dir. Marie Clements
107 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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3:00 pm
Mon Oct 05
International Village 9
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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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Nina Roza

Dir. Geneviève Dulude-De Celles
103 min

Mihail, a contemporary art expert, has been living in Montreal since he left Bulgaria with his daughter almost thirty years ago. When he is commissioned to authenticate the work of an 8-year-old painting prodigy, he returns to Bulgaria for the first time.

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8:30 pm
Sat Oct 03
International Village 10
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2:45 pm
Sun Oct 04
International Village 10
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6:00 pm
Sat Oct 10
Alliance Francaise
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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 brings North of North co-stars Anna Lambe and Zorga Qaunaq back together for a propulsive, psychological meta-thriller about an Inuk multimedia writer possessed by her own narrative that carves deep into themes of appropriation.

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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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Run Terry Run

Dir. Sean Menard
108 min

Through unseen footage from family archives, Run Terry Run explores Terry Fox’s legacy not only as a beloved hero, but as a flesh-and-blood person armed with a fierce determination and an unyielding vision of a better future.

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1:45 pm
Sun Oct 04
Vancouver Playhouse
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5:30 pm
Mon Oct 05
International Village 9
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Ceremony

Dir. Banchi Hanuse
84 min

Powerful and evocative, Ceremony follows the disappearance of the ooligan in Bella Coola, revealing a story of cultural survival, environmental stewardship, and the enduring relationship between the Nuxalk Nation and the land.

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5:45 pm
Sun Oct 04
SFU Woodwards
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1:00 pm
Tue Oct 06
International Village 10
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12:00 pm
Sat Oct 10
Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island
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Clubfoot

Dir. Nathan Donovan
70 min

An adopted teen and his friend coerce a younger adoptee to go for a drive out to the countryside — but things turn violent. With a fragmented structure and unresolved questions, Clubfoot reflects the uncertainty and isolation that often follow adoption.

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6:00 pm
Sun Oct 04
The Cinematheque
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2:45 pm
Mon Oct 05
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney

Dir. Matthew Rankin
105 min

Using era-appropriate visuals, ironically deployed music, and copious archival footage, Matthew Rankin tells the story of Brian Mulroney’s rise to power. This is Canadian history as you’ve never seen it before — amusing and dismaying in equal measure.

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6:15 pm
Sun Oct 04
The Rio Theatre
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9:15 pm
Tue Oct 06
Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island
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8:30 pm
Sun Oct 11
Alliance Francaise
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