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Sweet Milk Lake

Dir. Harvey Zielinski
94 min

In Sweet Milk Lake, a trans man is mistaken for his cisgender twin in a darkly comic thriller about deception, gender, and dangerous wish fulfilment.

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9:15 pm
Sun Oct 04
Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island
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3:30 pm
Mon Oct 05
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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1:00 pm
Sat Oct 10
International Village 9
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Bitter Christmas

Dir. Pedro Almodóvar
112 min

Pedro Almodóvar’s latest confection is a mischievously meta mea culpa, a bifurcated comedy about the perils of autofiction: A blocked writer-director borrows liberally from the lives of friends without so much as a by your leave.

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9:30 pm
Sun Oct 04
The Park Theatre
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5:45 pm
Wed Oct 07
Vancouver Playhouse
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6:00 pm
Thu Oct 08
The Rio Theatre
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All the Lovers in the Night

Dir. Yukiko Sode
139 min

A lonely proofreader's isolated world begins to open through an unlikely friendship with a gentle physics teacher. Based on Mieko Kawakami's acclaimed novel, this luminous drama is a delicate meditation on loneliness, intimacy, and self-discovery.

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12:00 pm
Mon Oct 05
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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8:45 pm
Sun Oct 11
International Village 10
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Pocket Mirror

Dir. Adrian Murray
88 min

Lonely, isolated, and haunted by the possibility her cat has been replaced with a replica, Maisie’s closest confidant is an AI chatbot. Pocket Mirror is a striking distillation of modern alienation with wry humour and underlying suspense.

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12:15 pm
Mon Oct 05
International Village 9
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Congo Boy

Dir. Rafiki Fariala
91 min

Congo Boy is a deeply moving coming-of-age drama about Robert, a 17-year-old Congolese refugee in the Central African Republic balancing school, odd jobs, and the care of his four younger siblings — while dreaming of success as a musician.

Image: © 2026 MAKONGO FILMS UNITÉ KIRIPIFILMS KARTA FILM CANAL

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3:30 pm
Mon Oct 05
Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island
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An Evening with Cristóbal Tapia de Veer

90 min

Join multiple Emmy- and BAFTA-winning composer Cristóbal Tapia de Veer (Smile, The White Lotus) for a rare masterclass exploring his creative process and unique compositional practice.

Image: © Invision AP

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5:30 pm
Mon Oct 05
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Coward

Dir. Lukas Dhont
120 min

With the First World War raging, two young Belgian soldiers develop an explosive chemistry while serving in their company’s theatre troupe. Coward is a reminder that transformative moments of tenderness can occur even amid the darkest circumstances.

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5:45 pm
Mon Oct 05
Vancouver Playhouse
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Fri Oct 09
The Park Theatre
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Sun Oct 11
The Park Theatre
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Rose

Dir. Markus Schleinzer
93 min

Claiming to be the heir to a patch of German farmland, a disfigured soldier ignores the townsfolk’s suspicions, cultivates the land, and takes a wife, all while concealing that they were born a woman. Featuring a mesmerizing Sandra Hüller performance.

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6:00 pm
Mon Oct 05
Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island
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6:30 pm
Wed Oct 07
The Park Theatre
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Fri Oct 09
The Rio 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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6:00 pm
Mon Oct 05
The Park Theatre
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9:30 pm
Sat Oct 10
Vancouver Playhouse
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The Bryce Lee Story

Dir. Arnold Lim
88 min

A 13-year-old immigrant and aspiring filmmaker falsely claims he's related to Bruce Lee in this Vancouver Island-set film. The Bryce Lee Story is a heartfelt coming-of-age tale about identity, family, and the search for belonging.

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6:00 pm
Mon Oct 05
The Rio Theatre
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3:45 pm
Tue Oct 06
International Village 9
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3:00 pm
Sat Oct 10
VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
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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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6:00 pm
Mon Oct 05
The Cinematheque
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1:00 pm
Sun Oct 11
The Cinematheque
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Worlds Within Worlds: Brandon Tonner-Connolly & Matt Hyland, Production Designers, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

90 min

Production designers Brandon Tonner-Connolly and Matt Hyland dive into their approach to collaboration and how they work with directors like Jane Schoenbrun on I Saw the TV Glow and Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.

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6:30 pm
Mon Oct 05
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