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SUMMARY:The Reserve
DESCRIPTION:Dir\, Pablo Pérez Lombardini \nMexico\n2025 \nWhile most of the inhabitants of Monte Virgen struggle to collect their coffee\, the forest ranger Julia discovers that a group of illegal loggers is destroying the Reserve. Determined to stop them\, she looks for the support of a community that will soon turn its back on her. Alone on her quest\, she will gradually lose the things she loves most except one thing: her dignity. \n”An emotional\, sensitive\, and critical film that questions—among other issues—the abuse of coffee pickers; it stands out for its narrative\, social\, and political effectiveness\, bolstered by a superb soundtrack and non-professional actors\, such as the lead actress herself\, who in a sense plays herself”. Rafael Aviña \nWinner\, Best Mexican Film.\nMorelia Film Festival 2025 \n \n\n 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/the-reserve/
LOCATION:Cineworks\, 1131 Howe St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:¡Activismo!,New Directors Competition
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SUMMARY:Belén
DESCRIPTION:Dir. Dolores Fonzi\nArgentina\n2025 \nBELEN is the second feature film directed by renowned actress Dolores Fonzi. BELEN had its world premiere at the San Sebastián International Film Festival and was selected as Argentina’s entry for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards. \nTucumán\, Argentina\, 2014; a young woman is admitted to a hospital with severe abdominal pain\, unaware she is pregnant. She wakes up handcuffed to a gurney and surrounded by police. She is accused of having self-induced an abortion and\, after two years in detention\, is sentenced to eight years in prison for aggravated homicide. A female lawyer from Tucumán will fight for her freedom with the support of thousands of women and organizations\, who unite to change the course of history. \nContent warning: miscarriage/abortion
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/belen-2/
LOCATION:Cineworks\, 1131 Howe St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:¡Activismo!
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SUMMARY:Comparsa
DESCRIPTION:Dirs\, Vickie Curtis and Doug Anderson\nGuatemala\, USA\n2025 \nFrom the shadows of a Guatemalan barrio scared into silence\, sisters Lesli and Lupe lead a luminous rebellion—unleashing joy\, art\, and radical truth in an epic fight for survival. \nComparsa fully immerses audiences in the intense world of Ciudad Peronia\, Guatemala\, where sisters Lesli and Lupe use art to inspire local youth and heal deep wounds. After 41 girls are killed in a State-run “Safe Home” and the government refuses to act\, the sisters respond with a community comparsa—an exuberant street performance featuring towering puppets\, fi re-breathing stilt walkers\, and thundering drums. With brave vulnerability\, they expose a system that permits and commits violence against women\, and they open up about surviving violence in their own home. \nTheir youth movement takes to the streets\, confronting corruption and reclaiming public space for women and girls. Rooting their eff orts in joy and community care\, they fi nd healing along the way. Built on a 17-year relationship between the subjects and the fi lm team\, Comparsa off ers a stirring portrait of sisterhood\, peacebuilding\, and the transformational power of art.
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/comparsa/
LOCATION:Cineworks\, 1131 Howe St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:¡Activismo!,New Directors Competition
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SUMMARY:The Eighth Floor
DESCRIPTION:Le huitième étage\, jours de révolte \nDir. Pedro Ruiz\, Canada/Cuba\, 2024\, Spanish & French with English subtitles\, 91 min \nDirector Pedro Ruiz in attendance! \nThe Eighth Floor is a fascinating hybrid cinematographic work mixing autobiography and fiction\, about one of the most singular characters of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ): Jacques Lanctôt. The FLQ Crisis of October 1970 marked a period of intense political and social upheaval in Quebec\, but the details of Lanctôt and the other members exile in Cuba are not widely known. A loose adaptation of Lanctôt’s memoir Les plages de l’exil (2010)\, the film chronicles Lanctôt’s return to his eighth-floor room in the Hotel Nacional in Havana. Interviews\, re-enactments\, archival footage\, and stories of key intellectual figures of the time\, such as Argentine writer Julio Cortázar\, Uruguayan essayist Eduardo Galeano\, and Chilean filmmaker Miguel Littin\, provide a provocative glimpse into the revolutionary thoughts of the period.
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/the-eighth-floor/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:¡Activismo!,Canada Looks South
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SUMMARY:Isla Familia
DESCRIPTION:Directors: Abraham Jiménez & Claudia Calvino\nCuba | 2024 | Spanish with English subtitles | 85 min | Documentary \nISLA FAMILIA follows independent journalist Abraham Jiménez Eno during the last 4 years of his life\, beginning with the arrival of the Covid pandemic in Cuba through his political exile in Spain. An intimate and epic journey into the experience of resilience and displacement through the eyes of a couple\, filming their daily life with a cell phone and a big heart. \n“A heartfelt\, intimate look at daily life in Cuba and the measures taken by one family to protect their freedom” Ruth Somalo. DOC NYC Film Festival \nWorld Premiere. Official Selection. DOCNYC. 2024 \n \n\n 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/isla-familia/
LOCATION:Cineworks\, 1131 Howe St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:¡Activismo!,Migraciones
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