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Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror

STRANGE JOURNEY: THE STORY OF ROCKY HORROR is a joyful and wild ride through the tale of the cultural juggernaut that is “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” From its humble origins as a London fringe theater play, the documentary tracks its meteoric rise, fall and resurrection to become the biggest cult film

After The Snowfall

After the Snowfall Presented by Matchstick Join Coast Mountain Film Festival for an evening of ski films, prizes and good vibes. We’ll start with a bonus film project by Joey Kraft, producer of last year’s critically acclaimed “The Harvest”, before screening our feature, Matchstick Film’s “After the Snowfall”.  

Jimmy and Stiggs

Blood will flow—buckets of it. Eli Roth’s new media venture, The Horror Section, kicks off with a delirious, blood-soaked ride in the vein of EVIL DEAD and BAD TASTE. Out-of-work filmmaker Jimmy Lang (played by writer-director Joe Begos) is hit with a tidal wave of bad luck, sending him

Bif Naked LIVE

Bif Naked is a force of nature. A poet, a fighter, and a rock ‘n’ roll icon, she’s spent her career rewriting the rules, smashing barriers, and inspiring generations with her unapologetic voice and fearless authenticity. BIF NAKED is the definitive documentary on the life and career of one of

MegaDoc

A raw, fly-on-the-wall documentary about Francis Ford Coppola’s decades-long journey in creating his self-financed passion project, MEGALOPOLIS. The bold and unrelenting epic returns in Mike Figgis’ (LEAVING LAS VEGAS) portrait of Coppola’s creative process – weaving together archival material, unfiltered cast interviews, and a close-up view of how the legendary

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie: VIFF 2025

Almost 20 years into their fruitless quest to book their band a gig at a hallowed Toronto venue, Matt (writer-director Matt Johnson) and Jay (writer-composer Jay McCarrol) decide it’s time to pull out all the stops. But after a publicity stunt parachuting from the CN Tower goes spectacularly awry, a

Souleymane’s Story

Racing through the streets of Paris on his bicycle, Guinean immigrant Souleymane (Abou Sangare, in a breakthrough performance) is struggling to stay afloat as an undocumented gig worker, delivering food to middle class Parisians using a “borrowed” account, for which he pays a percentage of his hard-earned wages. In two

Boys Go to Jupiter

From writer-director Julian Glandner (creator of the cult video game “Art Sqool”) comes BOYS GO TO JUPITER, a dreamy and surreal animated coming-of-age musical about a gig worker who encounters a creature from another world. It’s the day after Christmas in suburban Florida and Billy 5000 and

Influencers (Filmmakers in Attendance for Q&A!)

Join us for an exclusive Rio Grind Film Festival screening of writer-director Kurtis David Harder‘s INFLUENCERS, the follow-up to his 2022 horror drama, INFLUENCER. In the sun-drenched countryside of southern France, CW (Cassandra Naud, reprising her role from the first installment)  lives a quiet, idyllic life with her

About The Rio

Voted the #1 Independent Theatre in Vancouver, the Rio Theatre is a multimedia venue featuring arthouse, mainstream and cult-classic cinemas as well as live entertainment. Built in 1938, the Rio has been fully restored with a state of the art digital projector, surround sound, a huge stage and 420 luxurious seats.

1660 East Broadway, Vancouver, BC

Phone: 604.879.3456

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Email: info@riotheatre.ca

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