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Man in Motion: The Rick Hansen Story

Dir. Adrian Buitenhuis
96 min

Twenty-six months, 40,075 kilometres, 34 countries traversed in a wheelchair, and more than $26 million raised for accessibility initiatives… Man in Motion: The Rick Hansen Story documents the staggering accomplishments of an iconic athlete and activist.

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12:30 pm
Tue Oct 06
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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The Quiet Applause

Dir. Byun Sung-bin
81 min

This gentle, lyrical film stars Yang Hae-bom as San, an adorable toddler living in the countryside. Her life is peaceful save for the aggressive outbursts of her brother, whose autism has created tension between the parents…

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1:30 pm
Tue Oct 06
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Birds of War

Dir. Janay Boulos, Abd Alkader Habak
85 min

Told through phone videos, voice notes, texts, and news footage, Birds of War documents the love story of Lebanese journalist Janay Boulos and Syrian activist Abd Alkader Habak as their connection deepens and their communications grow in urgency.

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3:15 pm
Tue Oct 06
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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Relax, Open Your Eyes

Dir. David Ehrenreich
87 min

Confronted with her husband's declining health, Carrie Radomski dedicates herself to building Canada's first cryonics facility in this intimate documentary about hope, conviction, and humanity's enduring quest to overcome death.

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3:15 pm
Tue Oct 06
Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island
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The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

Dir. Noah Segan
88 min

A career thief’s circumstances grow desperate when he fences valuable merchandise stolen from a vengeful crime family. John Turturro is exquisite as a wiseacre who is typically one step ahead of everyone but now finds himself behind the eight ball.

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5:45 pm
Tue Oct 06
The Rio Theatre
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11:00 am
Sat Oct 10
Vancouver Playhouse
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Afterpiece

Dir. Keane T.K. Wong 王德健 王
112 min

This wry, twisty theatrical farce stars Stephen Fung as a playwright, actor, and director who writes a play based on his own past. His rich ex-lover wants to co-star, but our hero has found a sexy new actress, and he’s got a plan to get her the part…

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5:45 pm
Tue Oct 06
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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12:15 pm
Wed Oct 07
International Village 9
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3:15 pm
Sun Oct 11
International Village 10
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Mouse

Dir. Kelly O’Sullivan, Alex Thompson
120 min

Fans of Lady Bird, meet Mouse. This intimate, grounded drama by Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson (Saint Frances) sees a shy teen form a complicated bond with her best friend’s mom after tragedy strikes in the summer before her senior year.

Image: © Nate Hurtsellers and Luke Dyra

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6:00 pm
Tue Oct 06
Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island
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3:30 pm
Sat Oct 10
International Village 9
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Look Back

Dir. Kore-eda Hirokazu
100 min

Schoolgirls Fujina and Kyomoto find success creating manga together, until one day a rift occurs… Taking us from triumph through tragedy and out the other side, Look Back has all the grace and tenderness director Kore-eda Hirokazu is famous for.

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6:00 pm
Tue Oct 06
Vancouver Playhouse
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6:15 pm
Thu Oct 08
The Park Theatre
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6:00 pm
Sun Oct 11
Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island
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James McNeill Whistler

Dir. David Bickerstaff
90 min

One of America’s greatest artists, James McNeill Whistler fashioned his life as a work of art in its own right. James McNeill Whistler looks beyond his famous portraits and self-styled “nocturnes” to dive into the true depths of Whistler’s legacy.

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6:15 pm
Tue Oct 06
International Village 10
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10:30 am
Wed Oct 07
International Village 10
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10:30 am
Fri Oct 09
International Village 8
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Dear Future Self

Dir. Ella Cieslinski, Nina Wesemann
79 min

Prompting their students to write a letter to their future selves, two friends find themselves questioning the intertwined trajectory of their own lives. Dear Future Self is a sharply tender story about friendship, dreams, and the desire for agency.

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6:30 pm
Tue Oct 06
The Cinematheque
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3:30 pm
Wed Oct 07
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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Fatherland

Dir. Pawel Pawlikowski
82 min

Nobel laureate Thomas Mann returns to postwar Germany alongside his fiercely loyal daughter Erika. Winner of Best Director at Cannes, Paweł Pawlikowski's drama is a piercing study of complicity, family fractures, and the impossibility of true homecoming.

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6:30 pm
Tue Oct 06
The Park Theatre
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9:30 pm
Thu Oct 08
Vancouver Playhouse
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Still Night, Burning House

Dir. Carol Nguyen
76 min

A world premiere at TIFF Docs, Still Night, Burning House follows Vietnamese-Canadian filmmaker Carol Nguyen and her family to Vietnam to try and understand her uncle’s mysterious death and the grief left unspoken.

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6:30 pm
Tue Oct 06
International Village 8
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4:00 pm
Wed Oct 07
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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