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Additional Screenings During VIFF | VIFF Repeats at Vancity Theatre | Anticipated Busy Screenings

Start Time Change

Due to technical reasons, 40 DAYS AT BASE CAMP  on Fri, Oct 14, GR1 will now start at 12:50pm

Additional Screenings During VIFF

The following screenings have been added to due to popular demand

MAMA AFRICA – Fri, Oct 14, 6:30pm, GR4 <MAMAF>

A SEPARATION – Fri, Oct 14, 6:30pm, GR7 <SEPAR>

BLACK BREAD – Fri, Oct 14, 9:30pm, GR7 <BLACK>

VIFF Repeats at Vancity Theatre

Please note festival passes will not be accepted at these post-festival screenings and Vancity Theatre membership applies. Advance tickets only available at viff.org. To buy tickets in person, the Vancity Theatre box office opens on Saturday Oct. 15 from 3:30 pm throughout the day.

PEACE OUT – Sat, Oct 15, 4:30pm

SOMEWHERE BETWEEN – Sat, Oct 15, 6:30pm

40 DAYS AT BASE CAMP – Sat, Oct 15, 8:30pm

WATER – Sun, Oct 16, 4:30pm

HOW MUCH DOES YOUR BUILDING WEIGH, MR FOSTER? – Sun, Oct 16, 6:45pm

THE SUN-BEATEN PATH – Sun, Oct 16, 8:30pm

ON THE LINE – Mon, Oct 17, 6:30pm

YOU’VE BEEN TRUMPED – Mon, Oct 17, 8:15pm

THIS IS NOT A FILM – Tues, Oct 18, 6:30pm

SING YOUR SONG – Tues, Oct 18, 8:15pm

TO MAKE A FARM – Thurs, Oct 20, 6:30pm

EL BULLI: COOKING IN PROGRESS – Thurs, Oct 20, 8:15pm

Anticipated Busy Screenings

These screenings will have Rush tickets available at the door, but we have stopped selling Advance Tickets for them. Apologies: no staff or volunteer allotment for screenings marked with an asterisk *.

* 40 DAYS AT BASE CAMP –Fri, Oct 14, 12:50pm, GR1

SING YOUR SONG – Fri, Oct 14, 2:30pm, GR4

A SEPARATION – Fri, Oct 14, 6:30pm, GR7

*BENDA BILILI! – Fri, Oct 14, 7:30pm, VCT

EL BULLI: COOKING IN PROGRESS – Fri, Oct 14, 8:45pm, GR3