Movies
Film Rating: NR
Yalla Habibi!
FortNine attempts to break the circumnavigation world record with award-winning filmmaker Edwin El Bainou riding pillion. It’s a dangerously silly race across thousands of kilometres per day, with the polished and authentic eye that only a ride-along cinematographer can capture. Part documentary and part dark comedy, this is motorcycling as
Jai
It’s a tale of Simhabetu village, where Satya, a local boy is politically influenced by the ruling party MLA and works for him. but, Satya ignores the unsolved conflict of the Simhabetu village, until it affects him personally. Directed by Roopesh Shetty. Starring Aravind Bolar, Devadas Kapikad and Sundeep Malani.
Day of the Dead (40th Anniversary Screening)
George A. Romero’s DAY OF THE DEAD, the apocalyptic final chapter of the ultimate zombie trilogy, returns for its 40th Anniversary! Whole generations of horror lovers had never seen any of Romero’s zombie classics at a theatre or drive-in, but in November 2021 Red Band Releasing started helping book the
Lunatic: The Luna Vachon Story (Filmmaker in Attendance for Q&A)
What kind of woman do you become when your dad’s “The Butcher”, your uncle is a “Mad Dog” and your godfather is André “The Giant”? … A LUNATIC! LUNATIC is the story of Canadian-American
Alberta Number One (Filmmakers in Attendance for Q&A!)
An eccentric documentary crew treks across the vast roadways of Alberta, Canada, to document monuments, museums, and other roadside curios. Armed with only a loose idea of the project’s final form, the wayward director struggles to manage a slew of messy personal entanglements and rivalries embroiling her collaborators. They
BritRock 7
The best new climbing films from the UK – epic ascents, big laughs, and gripping stories that’ll leave you buzzing for your next adventure. Sunday, November 23 Doors 2:45 pm | Event 3:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time. Tickets HERE
Häxan with Live Score by Tall Shadows
Step into the shadows at the Rio Theatre as Tall Shadows bring Benjamin Christensen’s legendary 1922 silent film HÄXAN (aka “Witchcraft Through the Ages”) to life with an original live score, transforming the haunting masterpiece into a fully immersive experience. With its infamous depictions of witchcraft, demons, and superstition, HÄXAN has been
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Almost 20 years into their fruitless quest to book their band a gig at a hallowed Toronto venue, co-creators Matt (writer-director Matt Johnson) and Jay (writer-composer Jay McCarrol) decide it’s time to pull out all the stops. Displaced in the past, these serial bumblers inadvertently wreak havoc on the timeline,
Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery
LILITH FAIR is the story of a group of women who were told their dream was unachievable yet pursued it anyway, and changed music history in the process. It’s a story of artists who defied every convention of the music industry, an industry that told them there was only room
James (North American Premiere): OFF-VIFF 2025
Utopia Films, Stupid Co and the Rio Theatre present 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