Events
Tag: Coming Soon
WWW.RACHELORMONT.COM
In the dystopian world of WWW.RACHELORMONT.COM, Rachel Ormont (Betsey Brown) has been confined since birth within an advertising agency, where her existence revolves around the pop star known as Mommy 6.0 (Chloe Cherry). Rachel’s entire existence comes into question when forced to confront the deepest excesses of the dark web.
Two Sleepy People
Made in just 100 days, TWO SLEEPY PEOPLE is a modern rom-com that will have you laughing one minute and wiping your eyes the next. It’s a story about two distant coworkers who, every night, find themselves married, but every morning, they’re strangers. Written & directed by Baron Ryan (@americanbaron),
They Live
“I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass… and I’m all out of bubblegum.” As relevant today as it was upon its release in 1988, director John Carpenter‘s highly subversive (not to mention under-rated) 80s classic THEY LIVE – starring one of that decade’s most beloved
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania‘s THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB skillfully blends documentary and dramatic narrative elements to tell the true, and truly harrowing story behind an incident experienced in 2024 when volunteers at the Palestine Red Crescent Society stayed on the phone with a 6-year-old girl who was herself
The Rules of Attraction
Based on the novel by acclaimed author Bret Easton Ellis (“Less Than Zero”) “Rules” centers around “American Psycho” protagonist Patrick Bateman’s younger brother Sean, and his college friends’ bizarre mating rituals at a posh liberal college that mix sex, drugs, music and mayhem in a kaleidoscopic story about three students
The Bearded Girl (Filmmakers in Attendance for Q&A)
On the brink of inheriting the position of The Bearded Woman (matriarchal leader to an outcast community of circus performers), a young woman defies her overbearing mother and runs away instead. Free from the expectations and responsibilities at home, she seeks romance and adventure with the normies in
Second Wind: Special Film Screening with Special Guests Q&A
Special Screening of the Ukrainian Documentary “Second Wind” in Vancouver. “Second Wind” is the story of five Ukrainian heroes: four veterans with lower-limb amputations and one active-duty servicewoman who climbed Africa’s highest peak — Mount Kilimanjaro. This is a deep human story about recovery, inner transformation, dignity, and the strength
Sammy Obeid
Guess who’s back in 2026 to keep Vancouver laughing… The East Van Laugh RioT is pleased to welcome the winter season return of comedian Sammy Obeid – with all-new material! Saturday, September 27 Doors 7:00 pm | Show 8:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Romeo + Juliet (30th Anniversary Screening)
“My only love sprung from my only hate.” Join us at the Rio Theatre on Sunday, February 15, for a 30th Anniversary Galentine’s Day-ish(?) screening of Baz Luhrmann‘s iconic, very contemporary and highly stylized take on William Shakespeare‘s classic romantic tragedythe Montagues and Capulets have moved
Portrait of A Lady on Fire
Writer-director Céline Sciamma‘s mesmerizing PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE is an entrancing, erotic historical romance told through the painterly lens of “the female gaze.” Set on a remote, isolated French island in the late 18th century, the story follows young painter Marianne, who is is commissioned to