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The Flight

Dir. Soran Mardookhi
97 min

The Flight follows three Iranian-Canadian families seeking justice after Flight PS752 was shot down, offering a compassionate and forceful tribute to grief, resilience, and community advocacy.

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8:15 pm
Thu Oct 08
SFU Woodwards
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3:45 pm
Sun Oct 11
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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Short Forum 8: Queer Magic

115 min

Do you believe in magic?

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9:30 pm
Thu Oct 08
International Village 8
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3:45 pm
Fri Oct 09
International Village 8
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The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony

Dir. Habiba Nosheen
92 min

The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony follows a group of young female gymnasts in Pakistan's Machar Colony, a highly conservative fishing settlement. Habiba Nosheen's deeply empathetic documentary is a celebration of girlhood, resilience, and self-expression.

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5:30 pm
Fri Oct 09
Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island
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12:00 pm
Sat Oct 10
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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6:00 pm
Sun Oct 11
Alliance Francaise
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Midnight Momo

Dir. Tenzin Yeshi
83 min

Kunga, a waiter at a Queens momo shop, finds himself trapped in a loop of the final minutes of his shift. Midnight Momo is a frenetic, distinctly Tibetan American indie comedy that puts a working-class spin on the Buddhist cycle of suffering and rebirth.

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5:30 pm
Fri Oct 09
International Village 9
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3:45 pm
Sun Oct 11
International Village 9
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Tangles

Dir. Leah Nelson
102 min

Based on the graphic memoir by Vancouver artist Sarah Leavitt, Tangles is a stunning, hand-drawn animated feature about a cartoonist coming to terms with her mom’s early-onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Nominated for the Caméra d’Or at Cannes 2026.

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5:45 pm
Fri Oct 09
Vancouver Playhouse
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3:00 pm
Sun Oct 11
The Park Theatre
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9:30 pm
Sun Oct 11
The Rio Theatre
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Nuisance Bear

Dir. Gabriela Osio Vanden, Jack Weisman
90 min

Winner of the highly coveted Sundance Grand Jury Prize for Documentary, Nuisance Bear follows a polar bear through Churchill, Manitoba, where the town profits from bears as spectacle while treating their arrival as a problem.

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6:15 pm
Fri Oct 09
SFU Woodwards
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2:45 pm
Sat Oct 10
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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3:30 pm
Sun Oct 11
Alliance Francaise
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Daughters of the Forest

Dir. Otilia Portillo Padua
95 min

An immersive sci-fi documentary, Daughters of the Forest follows two Indigenous mycologists who are bridging modern science and visual storytelling to preserve Mexico’s fungi and forests.

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9:00 pm
Fri Oct 09
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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8:30 pm
Sun Oct 11
The Cinematheque
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Short Forum 9: Big Time Sensuality

116 min

Explorations of desire and intimacy serve both pain and pleasure.

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9:30 pm
Fri Oct 09
International Village 8
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1:30 pm
Sat Oct 10
International Village 8
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Reclaim My Skin

Dir. Marie Clements
168 min

A three-part documentary series that challenges stereotypes and authority while celebrating the resilience and resurgence of Indigenous female identity. Reclaim My Skin empowers Indigenous women and their allies with the knowledge of their true history.

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2:30 pm
Sat Oct 10
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Ana, En Passant

Dir. Fernanda Salgado
90 min

Fernanda Salgado makes an elegant feature debut with this lyrical animated drama about a young Black woman returning to her late grandmother’s native town in Brazil to make sense of distant memories and her family’s legacy.

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6:30 pm
Sat Oct 10
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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3:30 pm
Sun Oct 11
The Cinematheque
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MODES 2

100 min

At the intersection of culture, technology, and capital, a yearning for human connection and the possibility of release endures.

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6:30 pm
Sat Oct 10
International Village 8
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WOLF

Dir. Christian Cargill
88 min

Narrated by Tilda Swinton, WOLF contrasts the chaotic wilderness of musician Patrick Wolf’s early career with his current cultivation of a more contemplative life. This is a tender portrait of an artist rediscovering himself to prevail against the odds.

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7:00 pm
Sat Oct 10
International Village 9
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4:00 pm
Sun Oct 11
International Village 8
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