Film Selection
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Someone Like Me / Une Personne Comme Moi (Online Only)
OnlineWhen a queer group of strangers unite to support a gay Ugandan man seeking asylum in Canada, unexpected challenges lead them down an emotional road together in search of personal freedom.
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Of Mud and Blood (Opening Film)
Vancity Theatre VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaOf Blood and Mud documents the everyday existence of the inhabitants of the coltan mining village of Numbi in the Congo DRC, revealing the hardships and trials of a story from which we must not look away.
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Nya Does Nothing (In Theatre & Online)
Vancity Theatre VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaAn overworked Chicagoan tries to resist the interruptions to her day off, going to extreme lengths to truly “do nothing.”
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West Lodge Redemption (TOR)
Vancity Theatre VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaNestled in Parkdale, Toronto, West Lodge Apartments stands as a testament to endurance and hardship.
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Kansas (In Theatre & Online)
Vancity Theatre VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaTorn between her families history of crime and a new way of living. One woman must decide which route to take after coming in contact with a cult leader.
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Ownership (In Theatre & Online)
Vancity Theatre VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaWhen an innocent invitation to an antiques reality show unearths shameful skeletons between two families --one black, one white -- three multi-generational women are forced to take painful ownership of their present reality.
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To…Or Not To! (In Theatre & Online)
Vancity Theatre VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaEven love has questions it's afraid to ask.
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The Incredible Sensational Fiancée of Sèyí Àjàyí (In Theatre & Online)
Vancity Theatre VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaIn the stylized African nation of Alkebulan, a brilliant scholar discovers her fiancé’s secret engagement and takes spectacular revenge, earning the recognition she always deserved in an unexpected way.
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Can You Feel It Now? (In Theatre & Online)
Vancity Theatre VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaIn a speculative future, a First Nations Welcomer and an Arrivant from the African Diaspora redefine first contact, weaving a tapestry of solidarity and healing through their poetic exchange.