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The Other

Dir. Joy Sela
100 min

Filmed from 2017-2024, including post October 7 and during the subsequent war, Joy Sela's documentary is an inspiring testament to how human beings -- even in the worst circumstances -- can transcend difference to forge connection and understanding.

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2:20 pm
Fri Jun 20
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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4:40 pm
Sun Jun 22
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7:30 pm
Mon Jun 23
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The Heiress

Dir. William Wyler
115 min

Olivia de Havilland won the Oscar for playing Catherine, a shy and insecure young woman who blossoms under the courtship of handsome gentleman caller Morris (Montgomery Clift). Her wealthy father, Ralph Richardson, looks on with severe skepticism.

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4:00 pm
Fri Jun 20
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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2:00 pm
Sun Jun 22
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8:20 pm
Tue Jun 24
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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The Ballad of Wallis Island

Dir. James Griffiths
99 min

An odd couple comedy laced with lovely songs this is one of those little gems that don't come around very often. Charles wants to reunite his favourite band, and after winning the lottery he has the means to do it, whether they're ready or not.

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4:30 pm
Fri Jun 20
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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8:30 pm
Fri Jun 20
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2:20 pm
Sun Jun 22
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#Skoden

Dir. Damien Eagle Bear
75 min

Pernell Bad Arm was a man, and much more than the provocative meme (captioned #Skoden: Let's go then) which went viral about a decade ago. Damien Eagle Bear gives us a warm and respectful portrait of the man he knew.

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6:20 pm
Fri Jun 20
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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1:15 pm
Sat Jun 21
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8:40 pm
Sun Jun 22
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Angela's Shadow

Dir. Jules Arita Koostachin
93 min

When a socialite visits her nanny’s remote reserve, she discovers her Cree ancestry and delves into her new-found spiritual traditions to save herself and her newborn baby from her husband’s psychotic, and purity-obsessed racism.

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8:15 pm
Fri Jun 20
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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7:30 pm
Sat Jun 21
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6:45 pm
Sun Jun 22
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The Great Salish Heist

96 min

From the director of Sweet Summer Pow Wow, The Great Salish Heist is a scrappy indie Ocean's 11 with bags of charm and some authentic things to say about cultural colonialism. (Free relaxed screenings for National Indigenous Peoples Day.)

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1:30 pm
Sat Jun 21
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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5:30 pm
Sat Jun 21
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again

Dir. Lyana Patrick
91 min

In the face of environmental destruction, two Nations fight to restore their river and a way of life.

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3:00 pm
Sat Jun 21
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Sweet Summer Pow Wow

Dir. Darrell Dennis
92 min

After the local hit The Great Salish Heist, writer-director Darrell Dennis proves his versatility with this charming love story about two young people who meet cute on BC's Pow Wow circuit. Her mom wants her to become a lawyer, but Jinny loves to dance...

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3:30 pm
Sat Jun 21
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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7:45 pm
Sat Jun 21
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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A Place in the Sun

Dir. George Stevens
122 min

George (Montgomery Clift) takes a job in his uncle's firm. But before he can break into the family's charmed inner circle and fall in love with socialite Angela (Elizabeth Taylor), he becomes embroiled with a factory girl (Shelley Winters).

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4:20 pm
Sun Jun 22
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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5:50 pm
Tue Jun 24
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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A Streetcar Named Desire

Dir. Elia Kazan
122 min

"I don't want realism. I want magic!" declares Blanche du Bois, the tragic heroine who meets her nemesis in her sister's husband, Stanley Kowalski, in Tennessee Williams' great play. Brando's performance as Stanley is a turning point in American acting.

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2:00 pm
Wed Jun 25
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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8:30 pm
Sat Jun 28
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5:30 pm
Sun Jun 29
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On the Waterfront

Dir. Elia Kazan
108 min

Marlon Brando's definitive performance as Terry Malloy, a New York dockworker (and once a promising boxer) who loses faith in his union and his smarter but corrupt older brother Charlie (Rod Steiger) after a whistleblower is murdered.

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6:00 pm
Wed Jun 25
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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5:30 pm
Thu Jun 26
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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Stories of Our Lives

Dir. Jim Chuchu
138 min

Stories of Our Lives (62 mins) documents personal stories of lovers, fighters and rebels and the community histories that characterize the queer experience in Kenya. This is preceded by the touching and resonant 38-minute Nigerian love story, Ìfé.

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6:30 pm
Wed Jun 25
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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6:30 pm
Mon Jun 30
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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