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With sharp visions of life in Mexico, Venezuela, and early-’70s Quebec, the event continues to reveal a deeply interconnected world where history is ever-present

Strong performances in the story of a French bookstore owner who forms bonds with a father and child make Visions Ouest’s final summer installment a must-see

Through its mix of Indigenous artists, musicians, and technicians, the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival feature puts the common good at the centre

Ido Fluk’s ode to Keith Jarrett concert Köln 75 closes the fest, while VIFF Live brings in Mad Professor, claire rousay, and more

The Polygon Gallery’s annual outdoor film series takes place on Cates Deck

Visions Ouest screens earthy charmer set in Jura agricultural region

In documenting years of official disapproval and meddling, independent Cuban filmmakers Miguel Coyula and Lynn Cruz set out to trouble viewers of all political stripes

Award-winning feature film tells the story of two Indigenous women who meet during a chance encounter

People-pleasing goes haywire as Visions Ouest presents the sequel to the hit Quebec comedy Menteur

Opening with The Best Mother in the World, the fest features diverse titles as part of Vanguardias, Migraciones, and Mexico Today

Local documentary A Place Where I Belong makes world premiere, while Starwalker musical movie makes its Vancouver debut

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

Visions Ouest presents the Cannes opener about a star chef who reconnects with her earthy, truck-stop roots

Street cameras capture the hope and art of young protesters in Khartoum in a revolution the world forgot

NFB’s “Corpus and the Wandering” and “Inkwo for When the Starving Return” take a spotlight at international conference hosted in Vancouver

Radu Jude’s Dracula, Mary Bronstein’s If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, and Hong Sang-soo’s What Does That Nature Say to You are among offerings unveiled as Artist & Industry Passes set to go on sale

Documentary screening at VIFF Centre uncovers a driven artist, and immerses viewer in an art scene that included Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring

Other free screenings in store this month include The Wild Robot, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Mean Girls

Running September 4 to 14, celebration also includes Canada Looks South and Mexico Today series, New Directors Competition, and much more

The big-city sins of Sweet Smell of Success mingle with the small-town nightmares of Moonrise in this year’s darkly adventurous lineup

Documentary restores more than a hundred shorts by the legendary Lumière Brothers, in Visions Ouest presentation

Copresented with Visions Ouest, new comedy mixes unvarnished look at alcoholism with desert adventure

Created by Vancouver’s Shana Myara, docuseries available for streaming on OUTtv.com highlights racialized and queer comedians

Filmmaker Mahdi Fleifel’s compelling portrait of two Palestinian refugees trying to escape hardscrabble limbo in an unrecognizable Athens

In Virginia Tangvald’s haunting new NFB documentary, she unravels the mysteries of a father and brother who lost their lives to the oceans that called them

At VIFF Centre, Petra Costa’s compelling new documentary ties the rise of right-wing politician Jair Bolsonaro into the boom in Christian fundamentalism

Titles in store span Green Snake on opening night and a special co-presentation of Once Upon a Time in China II with the Chinese Canadian Museum

Five short films take on deeper meaning against a backdrop of armed conflict and women’s rights struggles

With highlights such as “Space Oddity” and “Moonage Daydream”, the 1970s documentary about one of David Bowie’s greatest shows lights up The Polygon Gallery’s series of starlight screenings

Jules Arita Koostachin’s feature, set in the 1930s, centres a young pregnant woman who discovers she is of Cree ancestry