Movies
Country: Canada
Tzouhalem
Tzouhalem, Chief of the Cowichan First Nation during the mid-1800’s, is arguably one of the most fascinating and polarizing figures in Canadian history. His story is a matter of historic record, yet is the subject of legend. There is a mountain, road, and other landmarks on Cowichan territory named after
Tuner: VIFF 2025
A talented piano tuner (The White Lotus’ Leo Woodall in a breakout role) discovers that the patience and precision that allow him to excel at his day job are even more valuable when moonlighting as a safe cracker. Having scored an Oscar for Navalny, Daniel Roher shifts seamlessly into narrative
Todd & the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the End (Premiere with Special Guests in Attendance!)
Toddies in Vancity, this one is just for you! Join us at the Rio Theatre for the Western Canadian Premiere of the final, animated chapter – TODD & THE BOOK OF PURE EVIL: THE END OF THE END –
This Place (With Director Q&A!)
We’re getting in the mood for Vancouver Pride Weekend with a special screening of Tamil filmmaker V.T. Nayani‘s sapphic love story, THIS PLACE, on Monday, July 31. Set in urban Toronto, THIS PLACE is a coming-of-adulthood story about two women falling in love for
This Mountain Life
The awe that mountainous landscapes evoke is universal, yet few people ever venture into true wilderness. Living amongst us is a special breed of people. They are undefined by age, gender, profession or background, but for them, the draw of the mountains is so strong that their lives must revolve
This Changes Everything
Directed by Avi Lewis (AFI Festival award-winner ‘The Take’) and inspired by the New York Times-bestselling book by Naomi Klein (‘Shock Doctrine’), the feature documentary ‘This Changes Everything’ will be opening at the Rio Theatre on Saturday, October 10. The film brings Naomi Klein’s radical, inspiring thesis to life through
This Changes Everything
Reel Green™ presents THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING This powerful documentary, inspired by the bestselling non-fiction book “This Changes Everything” by Naomi Klein, was filmed over 211 days in nine countries across five continents over four years. THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING is the first of Reel Green™’s Green Screenings for
The Woman King
THE WOMAN KING is the remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen. Inspired by true events, THE WOMAN KING follows the emotionally epic journey of
The Wicker Man
Not. The. Bees. Nicolas Cage provides one of his most inspired, Nicolas Cage-iest performances ever in director Neil LaBute’s “unintentionally hilarious” 2006 remake of the 1973 British cult-horror classic. Set on a remote, mysterious island in the Pacific Northwest (aka Bowen Island,
The Well (Director in Attendance for Q&A)
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Hubert Davis (BLACK ICE) makes his narrative feature debut with the taught, dystopian sci-fi thriller THE WELL, which premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival in 2025. In a world where environmental collapse has left survivors to fight over the precious remaining resources, a young