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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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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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La Gradiva

Dir. Marine Atlan
145 min

Winner of the Grand Prize at Cannes’ Critics’ Week, Marine Atlan's feature debut follows a class of French high-school students on a trip to Naples. While learning about the ruins of Pompeii by day, a different kind of education takes place at night.

Image: © Films du poisson, Bibi Film TV, Arte France Cinema

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11:45 am
Sun Oct 11
Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island
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9:00 pm
Sun Oct 11
Vancouver Playhouse
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Le Bonheur

Dir. Agnès Varda
80 min

Often called the most beautiful horror film, Le Bonheur contrasts stunning French summer beauty with emotional devastation. Beneath its idyllic surface lies betrayal and heartbreak, culminating in a shocking finale and powerful feminist commentary.

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1:00 pm
Sun Oct 11
The Cinematheque
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Everytime

Dir. Sandra Wollner
123 min

Winner of this year’s prestigious Un Certain Regard award at Cannes, Sandra Wollner’s exquisite debut is a tender drama in which a mother is drawn closer to her youngest daughter and her late daughter’s boyfriend as they make sense of a shared tragedy.

Image: © The Barricades Panama Film, Gregory Oke

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1:00 pm
Sun Oct 11
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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Roid

Dir. Mejbaur Rahman Sumon
109 min

Roid follows Sadhu, a solitary man who marries a mysterious young woman from a distant village. But when her behaviour disrupts the quiet rhythm of Sadhu's life, he decides to abandon her — only for her to reappear, again and again.

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1:30 pm
Sun Oct 11
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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The Story of Documentary Film – The 2010s & 2020s

Dir. Mark Cousins
181 min

In The Story of Documentary Film – The 2010s & 2020s, Mark Cousins follows nonfiction into phones, GoPros, YouTube, TikTok, live streams, and feeds to look at bodily autonomy, surveillance, racism, borders, and truth after vérité.

Image: © Fire of Love, 2022, dir. Sara Dosa, Canada, USA, Sandbox Films, Cottage M, Intuitive Pictures, National Geographic Documentary Films

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2:30 pm
Sun Oct 11
SFU Woodwards
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