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Short Forum 10: Are the Kids Alright?

106 min

The future kinda depends on it.

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9:00 pm
Sat Oct 10
International Village 8
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1:15 pm
Sun Oct 11
International Village 8
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Flesh and Fuel

Dir. Pierre Le Gall
90 min

Étienne lives a solitary existence as a truck driver for French company, his love life consisting of anonymous sex with men in empty parking lots. But after a passionate encounter with a Polish truck driver, his steady routine is thrown out of gear.

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9:15 pm
Sat Oct 10
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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The Difficult Bride

Dir. Rubaiyat Hossain
87 min

The Difficult Bride follows Zaineen, a young woman preparing for her marriage. Through a blend of feminist social commentary, psychological horror, and surreal imagery, the film explores female desire, fear, and the weight of societal expectations.

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9:15 pm
Sat Oct 10
International Village 9
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NAZA

Dir. Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
80 min

NAZA is a codeword euphemistically used by Israeli intelligence to indicate the number of civilians it expects will be killed in an airstrike. This chilling documentary exposes the policy and process of state-sanctioned mass killings.

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9:15 pm
Sat Oct 10
The Park Theatre
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The Beloved

Dir. Rodrigo Sorogoyen
135 min

When Esteban Martínez, an acclaimed director with violent tendences, invites his estranged daughter to star in his latest project, the stage is set for a familial reconnection. But as tensions flare, questions about his intentions rise to the surface.

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9:30 pm
Sat Oct 10
Vancouver Playhouse
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Yasha

Dir. Naghi Nemati
88 min

Yasha follows Hana, a young teacher in desperate need of money for her son's life-saving operation. Sidestepping melodrama, Naghi Nemati offers a compelling portrait of a strong woman fighting against impossible odds.

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9:30 pm
Sat Oct 10
International Village 10
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1:00 pm
Sun Oct 11
International Village 10
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The Tree of Life

Dir. Terrence Malick
139 min

The Tree of Life follows Jack as he reflects on his 1950s Texas childhood and the death of his younger brother. Deeply spiritual and poetic, Malick’s film moves through grief, memory, time, and space. And there are dinosaurs.

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10:30 am
Sun Oct 11
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Tenor: My Name Is Pati

Dir. Rebecca Tansley
104 min

Exploring the humble origins of renowned Samoan opera singer Pene Pati, Tenor: My Name is Pati is a charming underdog story about devotion to music and pursuing your dreams.

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10:30 am
Sun Oct 11
International Village 10
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Sometimes, I Imagine Them All at a Party

Dir. Daniela Magnani Hüller
91 min

Fourteen years ago, Daniela Magnani Hüller survived an attempted femicide by a schoolmate. Now a filmmaker, she revisits the events surrounding that fateful incident, creating a moving collage of interviews, personal recollections, and archival material.

Image: © Bildersturm

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10:45 am
Sun Oct 11
International Village 8
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Queen at Sea

Dir. Lance Hammer
121 min

An academic is pitted against her stepfather in a moral crisis over the care of her mother, who lives with dementia. Winner of the Silver Bear Jury Prize and Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance at the 2026 Berlinale.

Image: © Seafaring

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11:15 am
Sun Oct 11
Vancouver Playhouse
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Light Pillar

Dir. Xu Zao
90 min

Xu Zao’s mellow, melancholy film follows a bottom-tier employee at a decaying film studio as he gets pulled into an online obsession. Mixing animation with live action, this is a whimsical satire and a lament for the pre-digital world.

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11:15 am
Sun Oct 11
International Village 9
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The Story of Documentary Film – The 2000s

Dir. Mark Cousins
117 min

The Story of Documentary Film – The 2000s enters a decade shaped by 9/11, war, fear, and politics. Through films such as The Cove and Grizzly Man, these chapters trace the documentary medium's encounter with modernity as it begins to unravel.

Image: © Iraq in Fragments, 2006, dir. James Longley, USA, Daylight Factory Typecast-Pictures

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11:30 am
Sun Oct 11
SFU Woodwards
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