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Julie Keeps Quiet
When her coach falls under investigation after the suicide of a former trainee, a young tennis ace is thrown into turmoil. Finding herself under acute pressure to speak out, but reluctant to do so, she faces a struggle that she alone can resolve.
All We Imagine as Light
The lives of three women nurses are front and centre in Payal Kapadia’s luminous Mumbai-set drama. A moving portrait of resistance and camaraderie, this is a film that finds beauty and solace in the unlikeliest of places.
Unlikely Allies
What does it take to unite right-wing billionaire Charles Koch with hip hop legend Snoop Dogg? This urgent and uplifting film documents an extraordinary response to an appalling injustice: a young man sentenced to 55 years for three marijuana sales.
Signals Creative Tech Expo
Presented by DigiBC and VIFF, Signals Creative Tech Expo takes place from September 27 to October 6, 2024 in Vancouver and is set to be a pinnacle event in the realm of creative technology.
Flow
In this wordless and gorgeously atmospheric animated feature, a solitary black cat survives a tsunami and must confront his fear of water whilst sailing through a flooded world with a group of misfit animals. An enchanting adventure film for all ages.
Hyenas
Mambéty’s follow-up to Touki-Bouki is a mocking satire on post-colonial Senegal: a now-rich woman returns to her poor desert hometown to propose a deal: her fortune, in exchange for the death of the man who abandoned her and left her with his child.
Grand Theft Hamlet
A machinima documentary about two out-of-work actors who mount a full production of Hamlet within the world of Grand Theft Auto V online. Something is rotten in the city of Los Santos; the perfect backdrop for Shakespeare’s bloodsoaked tragedy.
Me, Maryam, the Children and 26 Others
When a woman decides to rent her home for a film shoot, she’s not prepared for the intrusion she’ll experience by having the film crew in her space. But as the production ramps up and she finds herself immersed in the work, lines begin to blur...
Eno | A live performance screening and Q&A with Director Gary Hustwit
Join us for the Vancouver Premiere of Eno, the world’s first generative documentary, celebrating the visionary artist and musician Brian Eno. For this special event, the film will be created live in real time, and this version will never be seen again. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Gary Hustwit and special guests.
So Surreal: Behind the Masks
In the early 20th century many traditional Indigenous masks ended up in Europe, in museums and art collections, and, as this entertaining doc reveals, in the hands of surrealist artists like Max Ernst, André Breton, and Joan Miró...