Movies
Genre: Documentary
The Accountant of Auschwitz
Seventy years after WWII, the accountant of Auschwitz goes on trial as an accessory to the murder of 300,000 people… In 2015, 94-year-old former German SS officer Oskar Gröning, nicknamed “The Accountant of Auschwitz”, went on trial in his home country, charged with complicity in the murder of 300,000 Jews
Thank You Very Much
Andy Kaufman‘s provocative comedy often outraged audiences, challenging them to confront their own presumptions. Through never-before-seen footage and intimate recollections, filmmaker Alex Braverman explores Kaufman’s brief but impactful life and career. As the lines between performance and reality blur in our present age, Kaufman’s genius resonates more than ever. “Arguably
Tempest Storm
Join us at the Rio Theatre for the exclusive Vancouver run of award-winning filmmaker Nimisha Mukerji‘s (65_Red Roses) latest acclaimed documentary, Tempest Storm, which takes a look at the extraordinary life and times of one of the burlesque world’s brightest stars – Tempest Storm. She was mistress
Talk About Lonely (With Filmmaker Q&A)
Charles Wilkinson and the team that produced films like OIL SANDS KARAOKE and HAIDA GWAII: On The Edge Of The World have turned their attention to an issue over forty percent of the population experiences – chronic loneliness. TALK ABOUT LONELY examines the historical, economic, political and personal causes of this widespread
System Entertainment Presents Nebeska Tema
NEBESKA TEMA – PRICA O VLADI DIVLJANU CANADIAN PREMIERE Sunday, October 20 Doors 12:00 pm | Movie 12:30 pmSingle tickets $20.00 advance and at the door HERE *Must be 19+ w/ID for entry and bar service. Sorry, Rio
Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted
SWAMP DOGG GETS HIS POOL PAINTED is a wildly entertaining and fittingly unconventional documentary about convention-defying singer, songwriter and record producer Jerry Williams, aka ‘Swamp Dogg’, one of the great cult figures of 20th-century American music whose singular voice and ideas have shaped the history not merely of soul music,
Summer of Soul (…or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) #MusicMonday
Currently nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Documentary Feature category, SUMMER OF SOUL (…OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED) marks Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson‘s (The Roots) debut outing as a director. This powerful and immersive documentary capably straddles the feel and beats of a concert film, while
Sugarcane
A stunning tribute to the resilience of Native people and their way of life, SUGARCANE, the debut feature documentary from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, is an epic cinematic portrait of a community during a moment of international reckoning. In 2021, evidence of unmarked graves was discovered
Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes (Filmmakers in Attendance for Q&A!)
2022 marks Jamaica’s 60th anniversary of independence, and the Rio Theatre is paying tribute to that milestone with a very special #MusicMonday double bill featuring the acclaimed documentary STUDIO 17: THE LOST REGGAE TAPES (with filmmakers in attendance for Q&A!) and a 50th Anniversary screening of the groundbreaking cult-classic, THE
Strangers On The Earth
Perhaps Europe’s most popular pilgrimage, the Camino de Santiago attracts wayfarers of all stripes to walk its ancient paths in search of meaning. One such pilgrim is Dane Johansen, an American cellist who in 2014 ventured to walk the Camino with his instrument on his back, performing music for his