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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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9:00 pm
Fri Oct 10
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Follies

Dir. Eric K. Boulianne
101 min

After two kids and 16 years of marriage, François and Julie decide to open up their relationship in a bid to rekindle their dwindling sex life. A painfully hilarious and brutally honest depiction of love, sex, and intimacy.

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9:15 pm
Fri Oct 10
International Village 9
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3:15 pm
Sat Oct 11
The Rio Theatre
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Fucktoys

Dir. Annapurna Sriram
106 min

AP is a young sex worker in need of cash and a baby lamb to sacrifice after multiple psychics tell her she's cursed. Fucktoys is a pastel-coloured femme punk freak-out and neo-camp retelling of The Fool's Journey.

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9:30 pm
Fri Oct 10
International Village 10
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A Moment of Innocence

Dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf
80 min

Iranian master filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf stages a filmed reenactment of a political skirmish from his youth. Equal parts autobiographical comedy, Brechtian behind-the-scenes documentary, and metaphysical poem, A Moment of Innocence shines.

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10:30 am
Sat Oct 11
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Assembly

Dir. Rashaad Newsome & Johnny Symons
99 min

This vibrant documentary explores interdisciplinary artist Rashaad Newsome’s visionary 2022 exhibition Assembly, a multimedia extravaganza of artists collaborating to create an immersive, empowering space exploring the joy of Black and Queer culture.

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10:30 am
Sat Oct 11
International Village 10
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1:45 pm
Sun Oct 12
International Village 9
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I Want It All. Hildegard Knef

98 min

A glamorous icon full of poise and style, Hildegard Knef was one of the 20th century’s true film stars. This documentary reveals the multi-faceted layers beneath her larger-than-life persona, exploring her rise to fame while piercing the masks she hid behind.

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10:45 am
Sat Oct 11
International Village 9
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Nouvelle Vague

Dir. Richard Linklater
105 min

Linklater's love letter to Paris, 1959, and the difficult birth of Jean-Luc Godard's first feature, Breathless, channels the auteur's blithe self confidence and an era of all-encompassing cinephilia. It's the next best thing to being there.

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11:00 am
Sat Oct 11
Vancouver Playhouse
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Signals

90 min

Signals is an interactive and immersive expo showcasing bold and innovative storytelling in video games, XR, virtual production, and AI — all with a focus on world-class Canadian and Indigenous works.

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12:00 pm
Sat Oct 11
DigiBC Creative Tech Studio
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Sat Oct 11
DigiBC Creative Tech Studio
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Sat Oct 11
DigiBC Creative Tech Studio
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Wind, Talk to Me

Dir. Stefan Djordjevic
100 min

In this quietly affecting, deeply personal debut, Stefan Djordjevic subtly but notably occupies both sides of the camera, painting a delicate portrait of a young man processing the loss of his mother.

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12:30 pm
Sat Oct 11
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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8:30 pm
Sun Oct 12
The Cinematheque
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Reshaping Storytelling With Zacharias Kunuk, Director

90 min

Join us for an intimate conversation with legendary Inuk filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk, whose masterpiece Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner won the Caméra d'Or at Cannes and helped pave the way for more authentic voices in cinema.

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1:00 pm
Sat Oct 11
SFU Woodwards
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Kontinental '25

Dir. Radu Jude
109 min

Radu Jude's Silver Bear winner is an anguished drama of conscience about a bailiff traumatized by an eviction that ends in tragedy. What more could she, or should she, have done?

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1:15 pm
Sat Oct 11
International Village 10
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9:00 pm
Sun Oct 12
International Village 9
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The Secret Agent

Dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho
158 min

Having run afoul of an influential bureaucrat in Brazil's military dictatorship circa 1977, Marcelo decamps to Recife to live under an assumed name — but he'll soon come to understand precisely how rampant the country's corruption has become.

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2:00 pm
Sat Oct 11
Vancouver Playhouse
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