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Mr. Nobody Against Putin takes an urgent look at Russian indoctrination; Spare My Bones, Coyote! finds horrors at the U.S. border; Eight Postcards From Utopia runs weird commercials from free-market Romania; and more
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In Have You Heard Judi Singh?, Vancouver director interweaves archival footage, re-created moments, and mesmerizing music in tribute to late Punjabi-Black artist
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Montreal filmmaker Denis Côté started out making a portrait of a shy BDSM worker and ended up capturing a generation’s encounter with the endless recursions of social media
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In NFB documentary, Lyana Patrick chronicles the environmental harm caused by the Kenney Dam
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A panel discussion with workers and community advocates takes place after the VIFF Centre screening
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Mareya Shot Keetha Goal: Make the Shot won a spot as best B.C. feature, plus much more as Surrey-based event hands out cash and development support
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Moving from architectural marvel to frozen cabin, the film mixes bitter humour with a poetic fugue fuelled by familial trauma
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Vancouver director Ben Immanuel drew from his acting students’ real experiences to craft a funny and poignant collaborative film that was years in the making
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Program includes Vancouver premieres, returning classics, and a tribute to Tracey Friesen and free screenings on National Canadian Film Day
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New paraDOXA initiative will highlight experimental films like To Use a Mountain
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Director Mahesh Pailoor and producer Asit Vyas tell the impactful true story of a young man diagnosed with terminal cancer
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In Aisha’s Story, a Palestinian matriarch uses food for generational healing, while Saints and Warriors follows a Haida basketball team
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Event presented by SFU School for the Contemporary Arts features a screening of In the Garden of Forking Paths
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First-time film actor Keira Jang takes a leading role in Vancouver director Ann Marie Fleming’s dark “satire” about a bucolic post-collapse future that comes with a catch
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Stunning cinematography and a compelling story make documentary about freediver Jessea Lu a breathless watch
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At The Cinematheque, Nanos Valaoritis’s memories of a long life in poetry are like a museum you never want to leave
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Program includes Boy on a Dolphin, The Travelling Players, On the Waterfront, and more
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Sepideh Yadegar’s film tells the story of an Iranian international student photographed at a Women, Life, Freedom protest in Vancouver
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The series presents 14 titles by the master of nonfiction film, rarely seen in the cinema
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Housewife of the Year unpacks a long-running Irish TV show, while There’s Still Tomorrow follows a working-class Italian woman in the 1940s
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