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They Shot the Piano Player
The fate of a prodigious Brazilian samba pianist murdered in Argentina in 1976 fuels this animated docu-fiction from the team who gave us the Academy Award-nominee Chico & Rita. Jeff Goldblum voices the writer who digs into Francisco Tenório Jr's story.
Daisies + Meshes of the Afternoon
This program highlights two landmarks in feminist film: Maya Deren's surrealist short Meshes of the Afternoon (1943), and Vera Chytilova's subversive new wave farce, Daisies (1966), perhaps the most radical, confrontational film of the era.
It’s Time for Our Next Chapter
This summer, we’re upgrading the VIFF Centre’s main theatre, installing immersive sound, state-of-the-art projection, and refurbishing our much-loved seats. With your help, we can showcase exceptional cinema as it deserves to be experienced.
Pantheon: The Greatest Films of All Time
Pantheon, presented by MUBI, is a monthly series showcasing a selection of the “greatest movies of all time,” inspired by the mother of all film lists, the critics’ poll that has run once a decade in the UK’s Sight & Sound magazine since 1952.
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Daisies
May 19
This program highlights two landmarks in feminist film: Maya Deren’s surrealist short Meshes of the Afternoon (1943), and Vera Chytilova’s subversive new wave farce, Daisies (1966), perhaps the most radical, confrontational film of the era.
...to glimpse: African Cinema Now!
Curated by Nigerian writer and storyteller Ogheneofegor Obuwoma, this monthly series showcases contemporary African cinema that draws inspiration from the continent’s oral and filmic history. Expect an exploration of alternate possibilities—and whispers of the unexpected.
May Spotlight:
I Am Not a Witch
May 29 & 30
Rungano Nyoni’s acclaimed debut feature is a visually striking satire about a 9-year-old orphan accused of witchcraft in contemporary Zambia.
Asian Heritage Month
We’re celebrating Asian Heritage Month at VIFF Centre with a series of exceptional films.
Evil Does Not Exist
After the international success of Drive My Car, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi quietly made this small-scale independent film, a work of simplicity and grace about a rural community and the developers who want to built a "glamping" retreat in the woods.
July Rhapsody
Ann Hui's newly restored 2002 film is a moving and sympathetic portrait of a 40-year-old school teacher (Jacky Cheung) going through a rocky patch with his wife (Anita Mui) while fending off a flirtatious student (Vancouver-born Karena Lam).
Coming Soon
First Look Fridays
Enjoy $10 tickets + complimentary tea & coffee at the first Friday matinee screening of these films.
Songs of Earth
May 24
This stunning, meditative documentary tracks a year in and around the breathtaking fjord where filmmaker Margreth Olin grew up, and where her 84-year-old father Jorgen has lived his entire life.
Cottontail
May 31
Shoplifters star Lily Franky plays Kenzaburo, a widower still deeply traumatized by his wife’s passing. Arriving in England to scatter her ashes in Lake Windermere as she has requested, the pig-headed Kenzaburo winds up lost with minimal English.
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