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The Pirogue

Dir. Moussa Touré
87 min

When offered the chance to lead one of the many Senegalese pirogues bound for Europe via the Canary Islands, Baye Laye reluctantly accepts the job, knowing full-well the many perils that lie ahead.

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8:30 pm
Wed Feb 12
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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6:15 pm
Sun Feb 16
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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Conclave

Dir. Edward Berger
120 min

When the Pope dies, Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) must orchestrate the election of a successor. This deeply satisfying Vatican thriller features newcomer Carlos Diehz in a key supporting role, Cardinal Benitez.

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1:30 pm
Thu Feb 13
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Intercepted

Dir. Oksana Karpovych
93 min

Juxtaposing shots of scarred Ukranian landscapes, bombed out roads and buildings, with intercepted phone conversations between Russian soldiers and their loved ones back home, this is a powerful, chilling study in the brutalizing effect of war.

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6:10 pm
Thu Feb 13
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Mother of George

Dir. Andrew Dosunmu
107 min

Following their joyous wedding, complications arise for a Nigerian couple living in Brooklyn when they're unable to conceive a child - a problem that devastates their family, defies cultural expectations, and leads the wife to make a shocking decision.

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8:30 pm
Thu Feb 13
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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8:10 pm
Sun Feb 16
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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Mongrels

Dir. Jerome Yoo
111 min

Like Riceboy Sleeps, Jerome Yoo's debut feature is a beguiling, introspective film looking back on the Korean immigrant experience in the Canadian hinterland, here split across three chapters, each with a distinct visual aesthetic.

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1:00 pm
Fri Feb 14
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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4:40 pm
Sat Feb 15
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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5:15 pm
Sun Feb 16
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Brief Encounter

Dir. David Lean
87 min

Considered one of the greatest British films ever made, this evergreen love story plays like In the Mood for Love, 1945 edition, with Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson instead of Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung, and Rachmaninoff instead of Nat King Cole.

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5:30 pm
Fri Feb 14
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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3:15 pm
Sun Feb 16
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Dancing on the Moon: Fleischer Cartoon Valentines

Dir. Max Fleischer & Dave Fleischer
60 min

In this specially curated package of vintage family-friendly cartoons from the 1920s and 30s by animation pioneer Max Fleischer the emphasis is on love and romance. Featuring Betty Boop & Bimbo the dog, Popeye the Sailor Man et al.

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5:45 pm
Fri Feb 14
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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7:10 pm
Fri Feb 14
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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11:30 am
Sat Feb 15
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Doctor Zhivago

Dir. David Lean
197 min

This Valentine Day, wrap yourself in David Lean's epic, all-star love story, set against the tumult of the Russian Revolution. With Maurice Jarre's haunting score, Omar Sharif as the soulful doctor/poet, and Julie Christie as his soul-mate Lara.

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7:30 pm
Fri Feb 14
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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5:00 pm
Sat Feb 15
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Paying For It

Dir. Sook-Yin Lee
85 min

Talk about a hall of mirrors! Sook-Yin Lee wittily adapts the graphic novel of the same name by her ex-boyfriend, Canadian cartoonist Chester Brown, about the end of their relationship Brown's subsequent decision to start paying for sex.

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8:50 pm
Sat Feb 15
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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7:45 pm
Sun Feb 16
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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9:00 pm
Mon Feb 17
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Les Enfants du Paradis (Children of Paradise)

Dir. Marcel Carné
190 min

The crowning glory of classical French cinema, this sumptuous melodrama brings to life the early 19th century Boulevard du Crime in Paris, where popular audiences for mime shows and carnival rub shoulders with wealthy patrons of classical theatre.

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11:00 am
Sun Feb 16
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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6:30 pm
Tue Feb 18
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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The Inheritance

Dir. Ephraim Asili
102 min

The inheritance is a house in Philadelphia bequeathed to Julian by his grandmother. He asks his girlfriend Gwen to move in, and next thing he knows there's an entire collective, The House of Ubutu, a commune that will be a safe space for Black folk.

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3:30 pm
Sun Feb 16
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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6:30 pm
Mon Feb 24
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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James and the Giant Peach

Dir. Henry Selick
139 min

Join us for BC Family Day for a classic family matinee with more! Enjoy face painting, making bug antennae headbands, and peachy concession snacks before our screening of Disney's James and the Giant Peach.

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11:00 am
Mon Feb 17
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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