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The Ivy

Dir. Ana Cristina Barragán
98 min

Azucena seeks to reconnect with her 18-year-old son, Julio, whom she abandoned at an orphanage after giving birth to him at age 13. The pull is undeniable as the two find their way back into each other's lives, but unresolved issues loom.

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6:00 pm
Thu Oct 02
International Village 7
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10:45 am
Sat Oct 04
International Village 8
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3:15 pm
Tue Oct 07
International Village 10
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The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo

Dir. Diego Céspedes
104 min

Set in the Chilean desert, this 80s drama centers on a commune of queer outcasts, including 11-year-old Lidia and her mother. When her mom's abusive ex-lover reappears in their lives with tragic consequences, the group decides to fight back.

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6:00 pm
Thu Oct 02
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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9:00 pm
Fri Oct 10
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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A Poet

Dir. Simón Mesa Soto
120 min

When embittered poet Oscar Restrepo takes a job at a local high school, he meets Yurlady, a talented student from a poor background. Seeking to help her cultivate her art, he draws her into the poetry world — to disastrous and comedic results.

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6:15 pm
Thu Oct 02
International Village 10
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1:15 pm
Fri Oct 03
International Village 8
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12:15 pm
Tue Oct 07
International Village 9
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Little Trouble Girls

Dir. Urška Djukić
90 min

A remote Slovenian convent is the backdrop of Urška Djukić’s lush and seductive debut that sees an all-girl school choir decamp for a weekend-long retreat, and 16-year-old Lucija experience important awakenings.

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6:15 pm
Thu Oct 02
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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3:30 pm
Sat Oct 04
Alliance Francaise
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3:15 pm
Tue Oct 07
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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Fantasy

Dir. Kukla
98 min

Sina, Jasna, and Mihrije are three best friends navigating the challenges of young adulthood in contemporary Ljubljana. Their world is blown wide open when they meet Fantasy, a mysterious trans woman with much feminine wisdom.

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8:30 pm
Thu Oct 02
International Village 8
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3:30 pm
Wed Oct 08
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Dracula

Dir. Radu Jude
170 min

A bawdy (and then some) deconstruction of Romania's most potent IP, Radu Jude parodies the use of AI in filmmaking with his trademark acidic humour. It's about six films in one, and there's something to offend everyone.

Image: © Silviu Gheție

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8:30 pm
Thu Oct 02
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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11:00 am
Sat Oct 04
International Village 10
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Late Shift

Dir. Petra Volpe
92 min

A nurse finds herself pushed to the brink as she attempts to maintain order over one high-pressure night in a Swiss hospital’s surgical ward. Petra Volpe’s drama unfolds at an exhilarating pace and instils a deep sense of admiration for its heroine.

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8:30 pm
Thu Oct 02
Granville Island Stage
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3:30 pm
Fri Oct 03
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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6:15 pm
Wed Oct 08
International Village 9
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Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo)

Dir. Joel Alfonso Vargas
101 min

This gritty, Bronx-set romance follows two teenagers in love, an unplanned pregnancy, and the poverty that encumbers them. And yet, this is a vivacious, heartwarming work — funny without being frivolous and tender without being sentimental.

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8:45 pm
Thu Oct 02
International Village 9
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4:00 pm
Sat Oct 04
International Village 9
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2:45 pm
Fri Oct 10
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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Night Stage

Dir. Filipe Matzembacher & Marcio Reolon
117 min

Love becomes an act of defiance when a queer actor and a closeted politician discover a mutual fetish for public sex in the streets of Porto Alegre. A steamy, slow-burn erotic thriller with a dreamy neo-noir aesthetic.

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8:45 pm
Thu Oct 02
The Rio Theatre
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9:00 pm
Fri Oct 10
International Village 8
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Orphan

Dir. László Nemes
132 min

Set in Hungary in the late 50s, the latest from Son of Saul director László Nemes is a piercingly vivid immersion into the angst of a young man confronted by a stranger who claims to be his father, a lie his mother seems prepared to accept.

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8:45 pm
Thu Oct 02
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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6:30 pm
Sat Oct 04
International Village 9
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Calle Malaga

Dir. Maryam Touzani
116 min

Seventy-nine-year-old María Ángeles lives independently in Tangier's Spanish quarter. When her daughter pressures her into selling her apartment, she refuses to give in, finding in her old age a new resilience and an unexpected romantic connection.

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9:00 pm
Thu Oct 02
SFU Woodwards
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3:15 pm
Sat Oct 04
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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The Great North

Dir. Jenn Nkiru
52 min

Jenn Nkiru’s The Great North transforms Manchester into a portal of memory, labour, and resistance, where red brick echoes with diasporic histories. A radical, rhythmic debut rooted in Afro-surrealism and ancestral recall.

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9:00 pm
Thu Oct 02
International Village 7
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4:00 pm
Wed Oct 08
International Village 10
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