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A Good Child

Dir. Ong Kuo Sin
105 min

A drag queen estranged from his family returns home to care for his ailing mother, only to confront buried family wounds and an unexpected chance at healing.

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5:45 pm
Mon Feb 16
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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Family Matters

Dir. Pan Ke-Yin
99 min

Spanning 24 years, challenges of identity, fertility struggles, debt and duty are faced by a Taiwanese family as they discover what truly holds them together.

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8:00 pm
Mon Feb 16
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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Cold War

Dir. Pawel Pawlikowski
89

This month's Talking Pictures screening (coffee and cookies on the house!) is a Polish love story about a musical director who falls under the spell of a singer while on a Communist-sponsored mission to package native folk songs for the social good.

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11:00 am
Tue Feb 17
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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It Was Just an Accident

Dir. Jafar Panahi
105 min

Having offered some late-night assistance to a stranger in the wake of an auto accident, a mechanic grows convinced that he recognizes the supposed stranger’s voice as that of his torturer during a grueling prison spell.

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1:00 pm
Wed Feb 18
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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5:50 pm
Wed Mar 04
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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5:15 pm
Thu Mar 12
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Mr. Nobody Against Putin

Dir. David Borenstein & Pavel Talankin
90 min

Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary, and Special Jury Prize Winner, Sundance, 2025, this exposé shot by a Russian primary teacher shows how the Putin propaganda machine works to militarize children.

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6:00 pm
Fri Feb 13
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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3:15 pm
Wed Feb 18
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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3:30 pm
Sat Feb 21
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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Train Dreams

Dir. Clint Bentley
104 min

A lovely, ruminative movie set in the Pacific Northwest in the first half of the last century. Robert (Joel Edgerton) is a lumberjack, a taciturn man who comes to appreciate the life slipping between his fingers.

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3:30 pm
Wed Feb 18
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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The Choral

Dir. Nicolas Hytner
113 min

Yorkshire, 1916. Dr Henry Guthrie (Ralph Fiennes) is entrusted with the role of chorus master — despite his suspicious ties with Germany. As conscription papers arrive, the community is thrown into chaos, but music proves a worthy distraction.

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12:30 pm
Thu Feb 19
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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1:00 pm
Mon Feb 23
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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H is for Hawk

Dir. Philippa Lowthorpe
114 min

Based on naturalist Helen MacDonald's memoir (scripted by Emma Donoghue), H is for Hawk follows Helen (Claire Foy), who, after the sudden death of her father embarks on an intense relationship... with a goshawk.

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1:00 pm
Thu Feb 19
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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5:00 pm
Fri Feb 20
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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3:00 pm
Mon Feb 23
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All That's Left of You

Dir. Cherien Dabis
145 min

Jordan's submission for the Academy Awards, All That's Left of You makes the most of its epic format to chronicle seven decades of Palestinian history while tracking the psychological impact of cycles of exile and oppression on three generations.

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2:50 pm
Thu Feb 19
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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2:00 pm
Fri Feb 20
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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8:30 pm
Thu Feb 26
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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2026 Oscar® Shorts (Live Action)

Dir. Various
119 min

This year's contenders in the Live Action category include comedies, drama, an experimental musical, and a dystopian fantasy; films from the UK and the US, France and Israel.

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1:30 pm
Fri Feb 20
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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1:00 pm
Sat Feb 21
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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5:00 pm
Sun Feb 22
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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2026 Oscar® Shorts (Animated)

Dir. Various
83 min

The nominees for Best Animated Short Film include The Girl Who Cried Pearls, a fable from Canadian filmmakers Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, narrated by Colm Feore.

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4:10 pm
Fri Feb 20
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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11:00 am
Sat Feb 21
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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12:30 pm
Sun Feb 22
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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2026 Oscar® Shorts (Documentary)

Dir. Various
157 min

Don't come to the program of Oscar®-nominated documentary shorts for escapism. But let's talk about the Canadian contender, Perfectly a Strangeness, featuring an abandoned observatory and three donkeys. More of this, please.

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7:30 pm
Fri Feb 20
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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Sat Feb 21
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4:00 pm
Tue Feb 24
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