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Agatha's Almanac

Dir. Amalie Atkins
86 min

Shot over six years on vibrant 16mm film, Agatha’s Almanac is an artful documentary portrait of filmmaker Amalie Atkin’s octogenarian aunt, who has fashioned herself an endearingly simple and self-sustaining lifestyle on her Manitoba farm.

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10:45 am
Thu Oct 09
International Village 9
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CycleMahesh

Dir. Suhel Banerjee
61 min

Suhel Banerjee's documentary blends realism and reconstruction to tell the story of migrant worker Mahesh, who cycled 1,700 kilometres to return home during the COVID lockdown. A poignant look at one of India’s most significant social issues: migration.

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11:00 am
Thu Oct 09
International Village 8
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particle dance

Dir. Hiromoto Oka 岡博大
145 min

A poetic tribute to the artistic innovations of Japanese architect Kengo Kuma. particle dance captures the humility and beauty of Kuma’s balancing act between tradition and experimentation, as he seeks to reconnect humans with their natural environment.

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12:00 pm
Thu Oct 09
VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema
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Seeds

Dir. Brittany Shyne
123 min

Shot over nine years, Brittany Shyne’s Sundance-winning documentary is a tender portrait of Black farming families in the American South. A moving meditation on land, legacy, and the strength it takes to hold on.

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12:15 pm
Thu Oct 09
International Village 10
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Young Mothers

Dir. Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne
105 min

In a residential shelter in Liège, five teenage mothers consider what lies ahead, often stumbling as they attempt to take their next steps. An immersive, empathetic portrait of those whom society can often overlook.

Image: © Christine Plenus

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12:30 pm
Thu Oct 09
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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8:15 pm
Sun Oct 12
Alliance Francaise
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Fiume o Morte!

Dir. Igor Bezinović
112 min

The Croatian city of Rijeka rediscovers its own past in this delightfully unconventional hybrid documentary about Italian poet and proto-fascist Gabriele D’Annunzio, who seized the city known in Italian as Fiume in 1919.

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1:00 pm
Thu Oct 09
International Village 8
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Your Touch Makes Others Invisible

Dir. Rajee Samarasinghe
70 min

Rajee Samarasinghe’s poetic debut, Your Touch Makes Others Invisible, blends allegory and testimony from Tamil women in war-torn Sri Lanka. Filmed secretly under military rule, it’s a haunting meditation on grief, survival, and the refusal to forget.

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1:15 pm
Thu Oct 09
International Village 9
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6:15 pm
Sun Oct 12
The Cinematheque
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It Was Just an Accident

Dir. Jafar Panahi
105 min

Having offered some late-night assistance to a stranger in the wake of an auto accident, a mechanic grows convinced that he recognizes the supposed stranger's voice as that of his torturer during a grueling prison spell.

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2:45 pm
Thu Oct 09
Vancouver Playhouse
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6: City slickin’

Dir. Various
113 min

Shorts from: Canada, France, Jordan, Spain, USA.

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3:00 pm
Thu Oct 09
International Village 7
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Akashi

Dir. Mayumi Yoshida ​吉田真由美
105 min

In Mayumi Yoshida’s tender drama, struggling artist Kana journeys to Tokyo to attend her grandmother’s funeral. While there, she reconnects with her childhood love and stumbles across a family secret that prompts her to reconsider her place in the world.

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3:00 pm
Thu Oct 09
Granville Island Stage
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Last Night in Taipei

Dir. Cheng-Chui Kuo 郭承衢
87 min

Cheng-Chui Kuo’s drama is a lively, bittersweet ode to love and friendship. Following four friends through a night of drinking, reminiscence, and revelation, the film explores love and its discontents while paying tribute to Taipei.

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3:15 pm
Thu Oct 09
International Village 10
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The Condor Daughter

Dir. Álvaro Olmos Torrico
103 min

In the Bolivian Andes, a teen raised by a midwife longs to trade ancestral birth songs for a spotlight in the city. Álvaro Olmos Torrico's The Condor Daughter is a lyrical, tender story of inheritance, ambition, and the power to choose your own path.

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3:15 pm
Thu Oct 09
Fifth Avenue Cinema - 19+ only
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9:00 pm
Sat Oct 11
Granville Island Stage
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