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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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SUMMARY:I SAW THREE BLACK LIGHTS
DESCRIPTION:Dir. Santiago Lozano | Colombia\, 2024\nSpanish with English subtitles | 87 min | Narrative \nSeventy-year-old José de los Santos lives in a village on Colombia’s Pacific coast. He learned the art of ritual burial as a child. Like his ancestors who were brought to Colombia as African slaves\, he accompanies the dying and the dead on their way to eternal rest. One day\, the ghost of his son Pium Pium\, who was brutally murdered years ago\, appears to José and tells him of his own impending death. Pium Pium warns his father that he must not die near his home; above all\, he must be sure to cross over to the other side in peace. José embarks on his final journey\, entering the jungle to find a place to die. But the area is controlled by armed groups. He must dodge their bullets and violence to save his soul from purgatory. \nWorld Premiere\, Berlin Film Festival\, 2024\nSeven Nominations to the Macondo Prize -Colombian Film Academy Awards-. \n“The film excels most potently in its visual style\, with cinematographer Juan Velásquez bringing an emotive warmth to each scene“. Olivia Popp\, Cine Europa. \n \n 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/i-saw-three-black-lights-2/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:International Hits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250913T201500
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250913T220000
DTSTAMP:20260317T195203Z
CREATED:20250805T180125Z
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SUMMARY:MAYBE IT´S TRUE WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT US

DESCRIPTION:Dirs. Sofía Paloma Gómez & Camilo Becerra | Chile\, 2024 \nSpanish with English subtitles | 95 mins | Narrative \nStarring Chilean actress Aline Kuppenheim\, to who the Festival dedicated a Spotlight in 2023.  \nInspired by real events: Ximena\, a successful psychiatrist\, receives the unexpected visit of her eldest daughter\, Tamara\, whom she hasn’t seen in a long time. While she takes refuge at her mother’s house\, an investigation is launched: Tamara’s newborn son disappeared under strange circumstances within the sect. Both the justice system and Ximena will try to uncover the fate of the missing baby. \nWorld Premiere\, San Sebastián Film Festival. 2024
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/maybe-its-true-what-they-say-about-us-2/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:International Hits
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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:20250911T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250911T193500
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SUMMARY:MAYBE IT´S TRUE WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT US

DESCRIPTION:Dirs. Sofía Paloma Gómez & Camilo Becerra | Chile\, 2024 \nSpanish with English subtitles | 95 mins | Narrative \nStarring Chilean actress Aline Kuppenheim\, to who the Festival dedicated a Spotlight in 2023.  \nInspired by real events: Ximena\, a successful psychiatrist\, receives the unexpected visit of her eldest daughter\, Tamara\, whom she hasn’t seen in a long time. While she takes refuge at her mother’s house\, an investigation is launched: Tamara’s newborn son disappeared under strange circumstances within the sect. Both the justice system and Ximena will try to uncover the fate of the missing baby. \nWorld Premiere\, San Sebastián Film Festival. 2024
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/maybe-its-true-what-they-say-about-us/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:International Hits
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SUMMARY:RITA
DESCRIPTION:Dir. Jayro Bustamante | Guatemala\, 2024\nSpanish with English subtitles | 106 mins | Narrative \nGuatemalan Maestro Jayro Bustamante (IXCANUL\, LA LLORONA) -to who the Festival dedicated a retrospective in 2022- returns with a grim fairy tale\, another brilliant examination of his country’s tumultuous history told through a fantastical genre lens. \nBased one of Guatemala’s most harrowing tragedies\, an orphanage fire that claimed the lives of 41 girls\, Rita\, a 13-year-old girl who is placed at a government-run orphanage after escaping an abusive household. The girls inside share a prophecy that an angel-like being will rescue them from the orphanage’s abusive employees. As in his “La Llorona\,” Bustamante uses horror and magical realist tropes to explore his country’s dark history. \n 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/rita/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:International Hits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250908T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250908T213000
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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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SUMMARY:BELOVED TROPICO
DESCRIPTION:Dir. Ana Endara Lozano | Panana\, 2024\nSpanish with English subtitles | 108 min | Narrative\nVenue: The Cinematheque \n**There is 2nd screening of this film on Sept 12 \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. \nFestivals: San Sebastian (World Premiere) \, Biarritz (Winner Audience Prize)\, San Francisco (Prize\, Best Latinx Film). \nPanamanian cinema remains relatively obscure; this exquisite film gracefully introduces us to two immigrants facing vastly different situations (featuring the talented Chilean actress Paulina García) and allows us to explore the astonishing debut work by film director Ana Endara. \n  \n 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/beloved-tropico-2/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:International Hits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250907T161500
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SUMMARY:THE BEST MOTHER IN THE WORLD
DESCRIPTION:Director: Anna Muylaert   \nBrazil | 2025 | Portuguese with English subtitles | 105 min | \nThe Festival is pleased to announce\, as its Opening Night Film on September 5\, the North American premiere of the latest film by the incredible Brazilian director\, Anna Muylaert\, (to whom VLAFF dedicated a retrospective in 2016) with a repeat matinee screening on September 7. \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\, 2025 \n \n 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/the-best-mother-in-the-world-2/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:International Hits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250906T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250906T221500
DTSTAMP:20260623T174911Z
CREATED:20250804T191952Z
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SUMMARY:REINAS
DESCRIPTION:Dir. Klaudia Reynicke | Peru\, 2024\nSpanish with English subtitles | 104 min | Narrative\nThere is a second screening of REINAS on Sept 12th \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 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/reinas-2/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:International Hits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250905T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250905T230000
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SUMMARY:LA COCINA
DESCRIPTION:Director: Alonso Ruizpalacios\nMexico | 2024 | Spanish with English subtitles | 139 min | Fiction \nBased on the acclaimed stage play by Arnold Wesker\, La Cocina is a tragic and comic tribute to the invisible people who prepare our food. \nIt is the lunchtime rush at The Grill\, a New York tourist trap that serves thousands of customers on a regular Friday like today. Money has gone missing from the till and all the workers are being questioned. Most of them are illegal immigrants and they struggle to defend their job\, their only rightful place in the world\, as they prepare an endless array of dishes\, trying to keep up with the constant stream of orders coming in from the dining room. One of the cooks is Pedro\, a young Mexican who is seeking more from life than this job has to offer. He is a dreamer and a troublemaker\, and he is in love with Julia\, an American waitress who cannot commit to a relationship with an undocumented alien. Rashid\, The Grill’s owner\, has promised to help Pedro with his papers. But when Pedro is accused of stealing the money\, and then discovers that Julia has had an abortion\, he sees red and spirals towards an act that will halt the production line at the kitchen once and for all. \n-Since its World Premiere at the Berlin Film Festival\, LA COCINA has gained over 10 prizes in different festivals around the world.\n-Thirteen nominations to the 2025 Mexican Academy Film Awards -Premio ARIEL-. \nA chaotic symphony of nearly two dozen characters\, this black-and-white indie confection (garnished with sparing touches of color) mixes biting social critique with stylistic bravura. Peter Debruge\, Variety.  \n 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/la-cocina/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:International Hits,Migraciones
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