A decade in the making, dramatized song cycle blends tones of classic spaghetti westerns with soprano vocals and flamenco dance to create haunting vision
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Five boundary-pushing events mix audio and visual components at the festival, which takes place from October 2 to 12
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Performance stars creator Rick Maddocks alongside flamenco dancer Maria Avila, soprano vocalist Dory Hayley, and talented musicians
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As part of VIFF Live series, a performance by all-star jazz ensemble Triology sets up screening of two films powered by music of a Canadian legend
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Street cameras capture the hope and art of young protesters in Khartoum in a revolution the world forgot
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Documentary screening at VIFF Centre uncovers a driven artist, and immerses viewer in an art scene that included Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring
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Filmmaker Mahdi Fleifel’s compelling portrait of two Palestinian refugees trying to escape hardscrabble limbo in an unrecognizable Athens
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At VIFF Centre, Petra Costa’s compelling new documentary ties the rise of right-wing politician Jair Bolsonaro into the boom in Christian fundamentalism
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Jules Arita Koostachin’s feature, set in the 1930s, centres a young pregnant woman who discovers she is of Cree ancestry
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Film gives a front-row view of complex fight to protect old-growth forests, in largest act of disobedience in Canadian history
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Lyana Patrick’s NFB documentary, recounting the Stellat’en and Saik’uz Nations’ ongoing fight for justice, returns for local screenings
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Julie Rubio’s extensive new documentary, making its local debut at the VIFF Centre, reveals a trailblazing woman who was an outsider on several counts
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Moonlight, Tehran: City of Love, and more explore themes of loneliness, belonging, and desire in program curated by Fay Nass
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Ahead of a special live-scored screening, the renowned photographer and director reflects on “liminal spaces” and gore-filled supernatural encounters
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In NFB documentary, Lyana Patrick chronicles the environmental harm caused by the Kenney Dam
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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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Program includes Vancouver premieres, returning classics, and a tribute to Tracey Friesen and free screenings on National Canadian Film Day
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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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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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