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Wild Horse Nine

Dir. Martin McDonagh
118 min

Shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, CIA agents Chris (John Malkovich) and Lee (Sam Rockwell) are dispatched to Easter Island by their bureau chief, MJ (Steve Buscemi). There, the longtime partners wrestle with their dark pasts and present conspiracies.

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6:15 pm
Sat Oct 10
Vancouver Playhouse
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Iron Boy

Dir. Louis Clichy
90 min

Iron Boy, a hand-painted animated feature, follows a hardworking preteen farm boy and his sublime flights of fancy as he faces the earthshaking upheavals of growing up in an iron back brace. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes 2026.

Image: © Eddy Cinema, Beside Productions, Regular Production, France 3 Cinema, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, RTBF

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6:30 pm
Sat Oct 10
Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island
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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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6:30 pm
Sat Oct 10
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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3:30 pm
Sun Oct 11
The Cinematheque
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MODES 2

100 min

At the intersection of culture, technology, and capital, a yearning for human connection and the possibility of release endures.

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6:30 pm
Sat Oct 10
International Village 8
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Gabin

Dir. Maxence Voiseux
105 min

Filmed over 10 years, Gabin follows Gabin Jourdel from age 8 to 18 and the animals, schoolwork, chores, and imagined futures that define his youth. As he grows, his adolescence becomes a question of inheritance and choosing one’s own future.

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6:45 pm
Sat Oct 10
International Village 10
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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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7:00 pm
Sat Oct 10
International Village 9
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4:00 pm
Sun Oct 11
International Village 8
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Hear the Yellow

Dir. Banu Sıvacı
104 min

Suna returns to her native Anatolian village for her nephew’s wedding, where the mystery of her sister’s disappearance still looms over the small community. Determined to finally get to the bottom of it, she must reckon with complicated circumstances.

Image: © Anagraffilm

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8:30 pm
Sat Oct 10
The Cinematheque
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Everybody Digs Bill Evans

Dir. Grant Gee
102 min

After taping two of the greatest jazz records in a single day, legendary pianist Bill Evans (Anders Danielsen Lie) stops playing for the first time since childhood. This is the story of what happened next for this incredibly influential and gifted artist.

Image: © Shane O’Connor 2026 Cowtown Pictures, Hot Property

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8:30 pm
Sat Oct 10
SFU Woodwards
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9:00 pm
Sun Oct 11
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Heysel 85

Dir. Teodora Ana Mihai
91 min

This harrowing drama recreates the 1985 European Cup Final in Belgium, when rival football fans clashed before a ball had even been kicked. Teodora Mihal's film captures the hubris, incompetence, and politicking that compounded the escalating chaos.

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8:45 pm
Sat Oct 10
Alliance Francaise
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Jim Queen

Dir. Marco Nguyen, Nicolas Athané
85 min

When far-right activists infect gay influencer Jim Queen with a drug that turns him straight, he must join forces with a closeted follower to cure his ailment. Jim Queen is a film unafraid to skewer gay “body fascism” and bigoted conservatism alike.

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9:00 pm
Sat Oct 10
The Rio Theatre
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The Guest

Dir. Mads Mengel
100 min

This drama explores the conflict between a son and his mentally ill mother, who unexpectedly shows up at his child’s christening party. Full of vivid performances and desperate catharses, The Guest takes us to the point of explosion and beyond.

Image: © Henrik Ohsten

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9:00 pm
Sat Oct 10
Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island
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1:30 pm
Sun Oct 11
International Village 9
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Jaripeo

Dir. Efraín Mojica, Rebecca Zweig
70 min

Efraín Mojica and Rebecca Zweig set their sights on Penjamillo, Michoacán, where the annual Jaripeo — a rodeo of bull riding, drinking, and dust that serves as the town’s public theatre of masculinity — becomes a stage for queer desire.

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9:00 pm
Sat Oct 10
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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