Film Rating: NR
Defile
Join us at the Rio Theatre for a celebratory screening of the new short film DEFILE, by Brian Sepanzyk. This is the latest project from Olive Room Pictures. Cast and Crew in attendance! A couple’s secluded getaway is suddenly interrupted by a strange family who exposes them to the horrors that lie beyond the treeline. … Read more
Missing From Fire Trail Road (Director in Attendance for Q&A)
A riveting documentary detailing the case of Mary Ellen Johnson-Davis, a Native American woman who disappeared in 2020. Her story exposes how hundreds of indigenous women continue to go missing in the USA, perpetuating trans-generational trauma on Indian reservations. Director Sabrina Van Tassel and Executive Producer Deborah Parker (activist, and former Vice Chairwoman of the … Read more
Izolacija (Canadian Premiere)
Jovan, a young biologist, gets a well-paying job in a forest, but when he checks the cameras he discovers a man and as time goes by the night calls, strange sounds and isolation plunge him into paranoia. Ova filmska priča koja ostavlja bez daha, vodi nas u zabačenu naučnu stanicu, smeštenu u napuštenim šumskim dubinama, … Read more
The Last Video Store (Directors in Attendance for Q&A!)
In this love letter to the era of the video store, Nyla brings in a collection of films to quite possibly the last video store on earth only to discover she has the legendary ‘cursed tape’. A film that holds the power to connect the real world to the dimension where movie fantasy exists as … Read more
An Unfinished Journey (With Post-Screening Panel & Q&A)
Forced to flee their country after the Taliban take-over in 2021, four Afghan women leaders struggle to keep the world’s attention on the unfolding crisis in Afghanistan, while coming to terms with what it means to have their power usurped and two decades of progress dismantled. From their distant exile-countries these four female leaders – … Read more
Megdan: Between Water and Fire (Canadian Premiere)
Joins us at the Rio Theatre on Saturday, October 19 for the Canadian Premiere of the Serbian film MEGDAN: BETWEEN WATER AND FIRE. Saturday, October 19 Doors 12:30 pm | Movie 1:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time. Tickets HERE Stars / U glavnim ulogama: Viktor Savić, Enis Bešlagić, Vojin Ćetković, … Read more
King Baby: OFF-VIFF 2025
Utopia Films, Stupid Co and the Rio Theatre presents the second annual OFF-VIFF – a platform for the underground. Featuring the North American Premiere of JAMES, the royal return of KING BABY, the Vancouver Premiere of STRANGE JOURNEY: THE STORY OF ROCKY HORROR, and a screening of the soon-to-be Canadian cult-classic, THE PEE PEE POO POO MAN. … Read more
Music For Mushrooms (Featuring Filmmaker & Musician East Forest)
MUSIC FOR MUSHROOMS is a narrative documentary highlighting the personal journey of shamanistic musician and filmmaker East Forest (Krishna-Trevor Oswalt) – a collaborator of the late Ram Dass – whose bold experiments pair music with guided psychedelic experiences to create spaces of healing for a fractured world. The film captures East Forest as he performs guided ceremonial concerts that offer participants … Read more
The Vancouver Badass Film Festival: The Stickman’s Hollow
Badass 10 is coming live to the Rio – The Tenth Annual International Vancouver Badass Film Festival and Script Competition goes live at East Vancouver’s historic Rio Theatre for a pre-Halloween live experience you can’t download and the indie film community event of the horror season! It’s the genre film festival with: 22 films screened … Read more
