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Meadowlarks

Dir. Tasha Hubbard
91 min

Fifty years after being separated during the Sixties Scoop, four Cree siblings reunite for the first time on a long weekend trip to Banff. Tasha Hubbard’s sensitive drama relates an emotional and life-affirming story of kinship and belonging.

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6:15 pm
Sat Oct 11
Alliance Francaise
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How to Build a Library

Dir. Maia Lekow & Christopher King
101 min

Can a library be decolonized? How to Build a Library follows two visionary women on a quest to restore Nairobi’s McMillan Memorial Library and exorcise its colonial ghosts. A powerful documentary on archives, access, and reclaiming civic space.

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6:30 pm
Sat Oct 11
International Village 9
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Arco

Dir. Ugo Bienvenu
88 min

Chasing a rainbow through the woods, Iris comes across Arco, a boy who's stolen a time-travelling suit from his scientist parents — and crash-landed in 2075. This is a sweet, futuristic animated fantasy.

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6:30 pm
Sat Oct 11
Granville Island Stage
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Bringing Monsters to Life With VFX Supervisor Dennis Berardi, Frankenstein

90 min

While classic creatures remain timeless, modern audiences demand something that feels authentically alive. VFX supervisor Dennis Berardi (Frankenstein, The Shape of Water) is a master of balancing practical artistry with digital innovation.

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6:30 pm
Sat Oct 11
Annex
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Foreigner

Dir. Ava Maria Safai
83 min

An Iranian teenager who recently immigrated to Canada is desperate to make friends at her new high school. Pressured to dye her hair blonde, she unleashes a demonic force rooted within her. A humourous coming-of-age horror from Ava Maria Safai.

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7:00 pm
Sat Oct 11
International Village 10
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Bad Girl

Dir. Varsha Bharath
111 min

From her journey through high school and college, then out into the wider world, Ramya’s dream of finding the perfect guy is obstructed by societal mores, strict parents, unrequited love and the untrammelled chaos of her own mind, in Varsha Bharath’s naughty and affecting comedy.

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8:15 pm
Sat Oct 11
The Cinematheque
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11:00 am
Sun Oct 12
International Village 8
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Ancestral Visions of the Future

Dir. Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
90 min

Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese returns with Ancestral Visions of the Future, a poetic reflection on memory, myth, and exile. Guided by a dream-speaking mother and a life-extending puppeteer, the film traces Mosese's personal journey.

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8:30 pm
Sat Oct 11
International Village 8
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The Last One for the Road

Dir. Francesco Sossai
100 min

Two middle-aged drunkards drive across the Veneto region on a freewheeling bender, taking a young college student along for the ride. A celebration of the spirit of drink and the kinds of stories told around a table of old friends and too much wine.

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8:30 pm
Sat Oct 11
Alliance Francaise
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6:15 pm
Sun Oct 12
Granville Island Stage
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Khartoum

Dir. Anas Saeed, Rawia Alhag, Ibrahim Snoopy, Timeea Mohamed Ahmed & Phil Cox
80 min

Displaced by war, five exiles of Sudan’s capital give voice to their experiences through reenactment, animation, and recollection. Khartoum is a lyrical, collaborative documentary about survival, exile, and the enduring pulse of a fractured city.

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8:45 pm
Sat Oct 11
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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10: The new socialism; ceasefire now!

Dir. Various
114 min

Shorts from: Belgium, Canada, China, India, Myanmar, UK.

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9:00 pm
Sat Oct 11
International Village 7
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3:00 pm
Sun Oct 12
International Village 7
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The Plague

Dir. Charlie Polinger
95 min

At a water polo camp, Ben is plunged into the deep end of toxic peer pressure. Terrified of incurring his campmates’ wrath, he joins them in tormenting a kid whose skin rash has been branded “the plague”. But then he experiences a breakout of his own...

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9:00 pm
Sat Oct 11
The Rio Theatre
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6:45 pm
Sun Oct 12
International Village 9
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Case 137

Dir. Dominik Moll
115 min

When a teenage demonstrator is grievously injured by rubber bullets during a frenzied protest in the streets of Paris, an intrepid Internal Affairs investigator must determine whether her fellow officers employed excessive force.

Image: © Fannyde Gouville

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9:00 pm
Sat Oct 11
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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10:30 am
Sun Oct 12
International Village 10
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