Movies
SCRAP (Director in Attendance for Q&A)
SCRAP is a love letter to the things we use in our daily lives. This cinematic documentary tells the story of people – a Thai family living in an abandoned airplane, recycling workers in Delhi picking apart discarded electronics, a farmer in South Dakota building sculptures from scrap metal— who
Stars At Noon
A young American journalist (Margaret Qualley) stranded in present-day Nicaragua falls for an enigmatic Englishman (Joe Alwyn) who seems like her best chance of escape. She soon realizes, though, that he may be in even greater danger than she is. Adapted from Denis Johnson’s novel. “Updating Denis Johnson’s Nicaragua-set novel
Dark Glasses
Italian horror icon Dario Argento (SUSPIRIA, DEEP RED, INFERNO) returns to the big screen with DARK GLASSES, his first directorial effort in over a decade. Rome. A serial killer has killed three prostitutes, strangling them with cello ropes. The last rope of the “Cellist” is destined for Diana, a luxury
Ponniyin Selvan: Part One
PONNIYIN SELVAN: 1 (“PS1”) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language epic historical action drama film directed by Mani Ratnam. “The casting is more or less spot on. Karthi is terrific as the playful Vandhiyathevan, and along with Jayaram, who plays the spy Alwarkadiyan, infuses humour into the largely serious proceedings.” (The
Kantara: A Legend
Writer-director-actor Rishab Shetty‘s folkloric action-thriller KANTARA follows a henchman, Shiva (Shetty), who lives in a small tribal hamlet with his mother. An unforgettable incident that he had witnessed during his childhood makes him stay away from the traditional Daivaradhane and Bhoota Kola legacy. He is a
Mountains on Stage: Winter Edition
Mountains on Stage is for the very first time in Vancouver. Experience a great time full of adventure and inspiration with the best mountain movies of the year! Mountains on Stage is a film festival that aims to bring the mountains into cities with a selection of the
Eternal Spring
In March 2002, a state TV signal in China gets hacked by members of the banned spiritual group Falun Gong. Their goal is to counter the government narrative about their practice. In the aftermath, police raids sweep Changchun City, and comic book illustrator Daxiong (Justice League, Star Wars), a Falun
Bodies Bodies Bodies
When a group of 20-somethings gets stuck at a remote mansion during a hurricane, a party game gone very, very wrong ends with a dead body on the ground and fake friends at every turn as they try to find the killer among them. With Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Rachel
Badass VIII: Local Shorts & Awards Show w/ Caravan of Curiosities
Join us for the Vancouver Badass Film Festival VIII Local Shorts & Awards Show with Caravan of Curiosities, hosted by Jesse Inocalla and Nhi Do. The Badass 8 big event starts with hosted screenings of two blocks of the best new local genre shorts with
Badass VIII: Non-Local Shorts
Join us for the Vancouver Badass Film Festival’s Non-Local Shorts programme. A Badass 8 hosted block of the best killer new shorts from around the world! Includes world, North American and Canadian premieres of new horror, thriller and just plain crazy short films. Full final