VIBFF2025 Events
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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.
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Sierra’s Gold (In Theatre & Online)
Vancity Theatre VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada"Sierra’s Gold is a darkly comedic journey delves into themes of self-discovery and the “shocking revelation” that one's true worth is always within."
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What we talk about, When we talk about Blackness (VANC)
Vancity Theatre VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaBeneath the soft glow of a theater stage, a conversation unfolds — an unraveling of stories tethered to history, shaped by places, and refracted through memory.
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Mikerlande: L’Exil de la Mémoire du Griot (MTL)
Vancity Theatre VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaExiled after Haiti’s political struggles of the 90s, Mikerlande—a former activist and now entrepreneur—rekindles memories of resilience and commitment.
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Dreaming in the West (TOR)
Vancity Theatre VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada“Dreaming in the West” explores the Canadian dream for Black immigrant artists in our socioeconomically imbalanced world.
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Away From Home (TOR)
Vancity Theatre VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDetermined to protect international students from escalating vulnerabilities in Canada—a country that once “embraced” them—an award-winning global leader, formerly an international student, teams up with community leaders and academics to speak out on the value of these students and uncover how the system isn’t broken but rather designed this way.