What's On
Left-Handed Girl
Co-written and edited by Sean Baker (Anora), Shi-Ching Tsou’s heartwarming solo feature debut follows a single mom in Taipei who is too consumed with her noodle stand to keep tabs on her five-year-old daughter’s burgeoning shoplifting habit.
The Last One for the Road
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.
Peak Everything
Can love prevail when the world is falling apart? Adam is overwhelmed with climate despair until he falls in love with a customer service operator over the phone. Jagging from melancholia to slapstick, this quirky Canadian rom-com shoots for the moon.
Resurrection
In this broken-mirror reality, humanity has lost its ability to dream. A Fantasmer proves a puckish outlier, slipping into the dreamworld and being reincarnated over the course of a century, each time from within a different film genre.
Deathstalker
As the Dreadite horde cuts a path of destruction across the land, one man weilds the power to rid the world of their evil — Deathstalker, a ruthless and courageous hero. FX wizard Steven Kostanski conjures a bloody, entertaining hack-and-slash adventure.
Sun Ra: Do the Impossible
Whether he was a man, a musician, or an emissary from Saturn (as he claimed), Sun Ra was one of the unique visionaries of the 20th century. Christine Turner’s documentary explores the legacy of this iconoclastic who turned his life into a work of art.
The Things You Kill
Thirty-something professor Ali leads an apparently stable life. But when his ailing mother dies under ambiguous circumstances, he starts to unravel, resulting in an act that shatters our understanding of his person.
VIFF Kids Club Shorts
A heartwarming and eye-opening collection of Canadian and international shorts for all ages, selected for their visual style and memorable stories exploring teachings, experiences, and relationships between friends, family, and across generations.
Stories Woven in Light
In this new 360° cinema program, Stories Woven in Light highlights the power of new storytelling forms. Featuring Indigenous films that immerse audiences in different worldviews. Free event.
John Candy: I Like Me
A Canadian icon who defined a generation of comedy, John Candy’s presence still looms large in the hearts of fans decades after his tragic death. This documentary is a hilarious, heartwarming celebration of Candy’s generous spirit and singular talent.