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Afterpiece

Dir. Keane T.K. Wong 王德健 王
112 min

This wry, twisty theatrical farce stars Stephen Fung as a playwright, actor, and director who writes a play based on his own past. His rich ex-lover wants to co-star, but our hero has found a sexy new actress, and he’s got a plan to get her the part…

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3:15 pm
Sun Oct 11
International Village 10
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Ana, En Passant

Dir. Fernanda Salgado
90 min

Fernanda Salgado makes an elegant feature debut with this lyrical animated drama about a young Black woman returning to her late grandmother’s native town in Brazil to make sense of distant memories and her family’s legacy.

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3:30 pm
Sun Oct 11
The Cinematheque
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Whatcha Want

Dir. Mina Shum
90 min

Whatcha Want, a hip-hop-infused drama from award-winning Vancouverite Mina Shum (Meditation Park), sees a restless trophy wife from Hong Kong rise above her wealthy husband’s infidelity by rekindling her passion for dance.

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3:30 pm
Sun Oct 11
The Rio Theatre
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Nuisance Bear

Dir. Gabriela Osio Vanden, Jack Weisman
90 min

Winner of the highly coveted Sundance Grand Jury Prize for Documentary, Nuisance Bear follows a polar bear through Churchill, Manitoba, where the town profits from bears as spectacle while treating their arrival as a problem.

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3:30 pm
Sun Oct 11
Alliance Francaise
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The Flight

Dir. Soran Mardookhi
97 min

The Flight follows three Iranian-Canadian families seeking justice after Flight PS752 was shot down, offering a compassionate and forceful tribute to grief, resilience, and community advocacy.

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3:45 pm
Sun Oct 11
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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Midnight Momo

Dir. Tenzin Yeshi
83 min

Kunga, a waiter at a Queens momo shop, finds himself trapped in a loop of the final minutes of his shift. Midnight Momo is a frenetic, distinctly Tibetan American indie comedy that puts a working-class spin on the Buddhist cycle of suffering and rebirth.

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3:45 pm
Sun Oct 11
International Village 9
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WOLF

Dir. Christian Cargill
88 min

Narrated by Tilda Swinton, WOLF contrasts the chaotic wilderness of musician Patrick Wolf’s early career with his current cultivation of a more contemplative life. This is a tender portrait of an artist rediscovering himself to prevail against the odds.

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4:00 pm
Sun Oct 11
International Village 8
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Afterlives

Dir. Kevin B. Lee
88 min

An immersive, essayistic documentary, Afterlives examines the effects of violent spectacle via propaganda, refusing reductive answers or cliched responses to questions about extremism, justice, and art.

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4:00 pm
Sun Oct 11
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Tender Loving Care

Dir. Mike Leigh
107 min

Mike Leigh’s film depicts the lives of Amy and Rosie, best friends and fellow social workers, who care for the dispossessed with all the strength they have. Sometimes it's funny, tragic, and often it's balancing both, this is a work of humble compassion.

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6:00 pm
Sun Oct 11
Vancouver Playhouse
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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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6:00 pm
Sun Oct 11
International Village 9
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Look Back

Dir. Kore-eda Hirokazu
100 min

Schoolgirls Fujina and Kyomoto find success creating manga together, until one day a rift occurs… Taking us from triumph through tragedy and out the other side, Look Back has all the grace and tenderness director Kore-eda Hirokazu is famous for.

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6:00 pm
Sun Oct 11
Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island
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Coward

Dir. Lukas Dhont
120 min

With the First World War raging, two young Belgian soldiers develop an explosive chemistry while serving in their company’s theatre troupe. Coward is a reminder that transformative moments of tenderness can occur even amid the darkest circumstances.

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6:00 pm
Sun Oct 11
The Park Theatre
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