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SUMMARY:Pedro Páramo
DESCRIPTION:Dir. Rodrigo Prieto | Mexico\, 2024\nSpanish with English subtitles | 133 mins | Narrative \nUnfolding in a seemingly abandoned Mexican town where past and present beguilingly coexist\, the feature directorial debut of legendary cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto (Killers of the Flower Moon) is a mesmerizing story of desire\, corruption\, and inheritance. A sumptuous adaptation of Juan Rulfo’s 1955 literary masterpiece\, Pedro Páramo marks the auspicious feature directorial debut of Rodrigo Prieto\, the Oscar-nominated cinematographer known for his collaborations with Martin Scorsese and Alejandro González Iñárritu.A sumptuous adaptation of Juan Rulfo’s 1955 literary masterpiece\, Pedro Páramo marks the auspicious feature directorial debut of Rodrigo Prieto\, the Oscar-nominated cinematographer known for his collaborations with Martin Scorsese and Alejandro González Iñárritu. \nWorld Premiere\, Toronto Film Festival\, 2024\n15 Nominations\, Mexican Academy Awards 2025. \n \n 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/pedro-paramo/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Highlights,International Hits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250913T220000
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SUMMARY:Fuego Fogo Fiesta
DESCRIPTION:Fire and flair; film and fiesta. We’re teaming up again with the Vancouver Queer Film Festival for a steamy after-party at The Birdhouse\, Latine Queer/Cuir style. Drag and vogue performances meet salsa\, cumbia\, and fiery fusion with DJ beats all night long! \nTICKET INFO: \nAs part of our co-presentation with the VQFF\, your ticket to Queer Pix Shorts Program: Through Our Kaleidoscope on Sept 13 at 8:30 PM includes entry to FUEGO FOGO\, subject to capacity. Purchase film tickets HERE! \nTickets will also be available for purchase directly on The Birdhouse’s website (Coming soon!)\, or at the door (44 W 4th Ave)\, subject to capacity.
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/fuego-fogo-fiesta/
LOCATION:The Birdhouse\, 44 West 4th Avenue\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Y 1G3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Fiesta,Highlights,Queer Pix: Features + Shorts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250913T181500
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250913T193000
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SUMMARY:CHRONICLES OF THE ABSURD
DESCRIPTION:Dir. Miguel Coyula | Cuba\, 2024\nSpanish with English subtitles | 77 min | Narrative \n”Had Kafka been Cuban\, he would have been a non-fiction writer.” Virgilio Piñeiro \nIn Cuba\, artistic legitimacy and subsistence require official recognition by a state-sponsored art institution. Working independently means having scant income and limited rights\, and\, as filmmaker Miguel Coyula and actor Lynn Cruz learned while making their dystopian feature Corazón azul in 2011\, being subjected to various forms of control and intimidation. Meanwhile\, outside of Cuba\, anti-regime critics prove similarly dogmatic and silencing. A defiant and entertaining work that strains against extreme limitations\, Chronicles of the Absurd playfully uses headshots and avatars to visualize audio recordings (often recorded clandestinely) and verbatim text documenting years of Kafkaesque impositions\, threats\, and vital dissident art. \nWinner. Best Film. Envision Competition. IDFA -Amsterdam Documentary FF- 2024\nWinner. Special Jury Award. Avant-garde and Genre Competition. BAFICI -Buenos Aires FF- 2025\n\n\n 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/chronicles-of-the-absurd/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Highlights,Vanguardias
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250912T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250912T221500
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SUMMARY:REINAS
DESCRIPTION:Dir. Klaudia Reynicke | Peru\, 2024\nSpanish with English subtitles | 104 min | Narrative\n \nREINAS is an intense\, choral and moving tale of initiation in the spirit of the 90s. Everything happens very fast in Lima in the summer of 1992. Lucia\, Aurora and their mother are about to leave Peru. They are apprehensive about saying goodbye to family\, friends\, and their country\, but above all\, to Carlos\, a father and ex-husband who has all but disappeared from their lives. Amid Peru’s social and political chaos\, the trio face the uncertainty of their future head-on. Their frustrations and fears mix with excitement and expectation as they embrace the brutal truth about the losses this departure implies. \n  \n“This masterfully directed third feature by Swiss-Peruvian filmmaker Klaudia Reynicke catapults us back to Lima in the early Nineties…an intimate and dazzling film which depicts the memories of the director back when she was a child” – Cineuropa \n\nWinner\, Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury Best Film\, Berlin International Film Festival 2024\nSelected at Berlin Film Festival\, Locarno Film Festival\, Sundance Festival\n\n \n\n 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/reinas/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Highlights,International Hits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250912T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250912T173000
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SUMMARY:Beloved Tropico
DESCRIPTION:Dir. Ana Endara Lozano | Panana\, 2024\nSpanish with English subtitles | 108 min | Narrative\n*There is another screening of this film on Sept 7th \nSet in Panama City\, this delicate and atmospheric drama explores the evolving relationship between two dissimilar lonely souls who develop a touching and unexpected bond. Ana María\, a Colombian immigrant\, employed as a home caregiver and harboring a secret\, crosses paths with Mercedes\, a high-class woman (played by acclaimed Chilean actress Paulina García\, known for her role in Gloria)\, who is grappling with encroaching dementia that is slowly erasing her identity and past. \nAs their lives intertwine\, they embark on a journey of mutual discovery and support\, delving into the fraught complexities of mother-daughter relationships. Together\, they navigate the challenges of caregiving and the profound need for connection\, learning to survive and care for one another amid their personal struggles. \n \n\n 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/beloved-tropico/
LOCATION:Cineworks
CATEGORIES:Highlights,Migraciones
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250908T200000
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SUMMARY:I’M STILL HERE
DESCRIPTION:Ainda Estou Aqui \nDirector: Walter Salles\nBrazil | 2023 | Portuguese with English subtitles | 137 min | Narrative \nThe latest from The Motorcycle Diaries director Walter Salles focuses on the real-life story of Eunice Paiva (Fernanda Torres)\, whose terrifying experience of sequestration and loss during Brazil’s military dictatorship transformed her into an activist\, lawyer\, and hero. \nIn 1971\, Brazil faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. Eunice Paiva\, a mother of five children\, is forced to reinvent herself after her family suffers a violent and arbitrary act by the government. Based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s biographical book\, the film tells the true story that helped reconstruct an important part of Brazil’s hidden history. \nEm 1971\, o Brasil enfrenta o aperto de uma ditadura militar. Eunice Paiva\, mãe de cinco filhos\, é forçada a se reinventar após sua família sofrer um ato violento e arbitrário do governo. Baseado no livro biográfico de Marcelo Rubens Paiva\, o filme conta a história real que ajudou a reconstruir uma parte importante da história oculta do Brasil. \nBest International Film\, Oscar Academy\, 2025 \nWinner of the Best Screenplay Award\, Venice Film Festival 2024 \n \n\n 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/im-still-here/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Highlights,International Hits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250904T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250904T204500
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SUMMARY:THE BEST MOTHER IN THE WORLD
DESCRIPTION:Director: Anna Muylaert\nBrazil | 2025 | Portuguese with English subtitles | 105 min |\n**There is a 2nd screening of this film on Sept 7th \nThe Festival is pleased to announce\, as its Opening Night Film\, the North American premiere of the latest film by the incredible Brazilian director\, Anna Muylaert\, (to whom VLAFF dedicated a retrospective in 2016). \nTo escape her abusive husband\, garbage collector Gal packs her two young children\, Rihanna and Benin\, onto the top of her cart and heads across São Paulo to her cousin’s house. As she struggles to avoid the dangers of the streets along the way\, she convinces the children that they are on a big and exciting adventure. When they arrive at her cousin’s house\, they are warmly welcomed and fed. However\, what initially seems like a safe haven soon turns out to be a trap. Gal realizes that not only her own safety is at risk\, but also the future of her children. \nWorld Premiere\, Berlin Film Festival\, 2o25 \n 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/the-best-mother-in-the-world/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:Highlights,Opening
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