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SUMMARY:Belén
DESCRIPTION:Tucumán\, 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/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:International Hits
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SUMMARY:Homo Argentum
DESCRIPTION:HOMO ARGENTUM\nDirs. Mariano Cohn\, Gastón Duprat\nWriter: Andrés Duprat\nArgentina\n2025 \n”Argentine actors are so good when they’re authentic. I’m thinking of Federico Luppi\, Ricardo Darín\, Francella\, people like that. And what a joy it is to have directors like Duprat and Cohn\, who constantly challenge conventions\, the dogmas of woke culture\, and the superficial avant-garde”. Carlos Boyero\, El País. \nA riotous and sharply perceptive anthology comedy from the acclaimed Argentine duo Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat\, unfolds across sixteen distinct episodes\, each led by Guillermo Francella in a remarkable display of comic range and character work. Rooted in the spirit of classic Italian satire\, the film deploys humour and irony to examine the contradictions\, absurdities\, and contradictions of contemporary life and identity in urban Argentina. Celebrated in Argentina as both a box-office phenomenon and a provocative cultural artefact\, the film cements Cohn and Duprat’s reputation for blending entertainment with incisive social insight\, while confirming Francella’s standing as one of Latin America’s most versatile performers. \nThis is the ninth feature film by the Argentine duo; in 2012\, VLAFF held a retrospective of their work with the presence of screenwriter Andres Duprat. \nTICKETS:
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/homo-argentum/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:International Hits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260912T154500
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260912T170000
DTSTAMP:20260731T190535Z
CREATED:20260717T150048Z
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SUMMARY:Our Illusions Rewrite the Tracks
DESCRIPTION:The curtains rise\, revealing the magic of cinema: textures\, stories\, connections we feel from our seats. In this selection\, film channels our devotions\, frustrations\, losses\, and dreams. Honouring their identity and sense of belonging\, these Latinx creators nurture their illusions and ingeniously express and overcome personal and social barriers. Throughout this program\, the setting transforms into a beach\, a karaoke bar\, a mountain\, a river\, or even a broken-down van\, bringing us closer to characters who shine with their own light\, amplifying the familiarity of our differences and the wonderful possibility of rewriting our journey through the screen. \nExplore this short program here
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/our-illusions-rewrite-the-tracks/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:SHORTS IN COMPETITIONS PROGRAM 1
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260912T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260912T151500
DTSTAMP:20260731T191000Z
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SUMMARY:The Dance of the Kokorrdit
DESCRIPTION:Areo Peña is the chief of the Wounaan tribe\, a peaceful community based in the Darien rainforest\, on the border between Panama and Colombia.\nThe tribe faces a pressing crisis: the jungle is under threat from illegal loggers\, drug traffickers\, cattle ranchers\, miners and a government that refuses to recognise the Wounaan’s territorial rights.\nWhen Areo discovers that\, due to the indiscriminate felling of trees\, the sacred kokorrdit bird is no longer to be seen in the area\, he decides to set out on a journey to find it\, in the hope of restoring the spiritual balance of the community. But Areo will not be travelling alone: he will be accompanied by Ayned\, a rebellious teenager who lives in the city\, cares only about her mobile phone and is estranged from the traditions of her people. The journey will not be easy: they will have to cross\, on foot and by river\, one of the most dangerous areas in the world and face countless natural and\, above all\, human threats.\nAmidst illegal migrants and demobilised guerrillas\, amidst poisonous snakes and black-market traders\, Areo and Ayned will set out in search of the sacred bird and must learn to accept their differences and live together: after all\, perhaps they are not as different as they think.
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/the-dance-of-the-kokorrdit/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Films from Turtle Island & Beyond
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260911T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260911T223000
DTSTAMP:20260806T134312Z
CREATED:20260717T150050Z
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SUMMARY:It Would Be Night In Caracas
DESCRIPTION:Trapped in a city on the verge of collapse\, 38-year-old Adelaida buries her mother and is left completely alone. In the streets of Caracas\, protests are brutally crushed. When she returns home\, she discovers her apartment has been overtaken by women aligned with the regime. With no way out\, she hides in the flat next door — only to discover the corpse of her neighbour. Forced to share her confinement with a young man she cannot trust\, Adelaida descends into a claustrophobic spiral of paranoia\, fear\, and death — until she realises that to survive\, she must give up her identity and become someone else: “the daughter of the Spanish woman”. \nTICKETS:\n \n 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/it-would-be-night-in-caracas/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Cinema & Literature
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SUMMARY:The Devil Smokes
DESCRIPTION:The Devil Smokes (and Saves the Burnt Matches in the Same Box)\nDir\, Ernesto Martínez Bucio\nMexico\n2025 \nMexico City\, mid-90s. After the sudden disappearance of their parents\, five siblings are left in the care of their grandmother. As they struggle to survive\, the line between reality and something darker begins to blur. The grandmother\, tormented by strange visions and rising fears\, grows more distant\, while the children’s grip on their own perceptions starts to unravel. \n\nNominated Best Film Best Director\, Mexican Academy Awards\nWinner\, Best New Director\, Berlin Film Festival 2025
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/the-devil-smokes/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:New Directors Competition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260911T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260911T180000
DTSTAMP:20260819T180048Z
CREATED:20260717T173151Z
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SUMMARY:The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo
DESCRIPTION:Dir\, Diego Céspedes\nChile\n2025\n\n“The fascinating feature debut from writer-director Diego Céspedes\, is a film of painfully bittersweet\, enduringly beautiful joys”.\n1982. Eleven-year-old Lidia lives with her beloved queer family in a desert mining town in northern Chile. As an unknown and deadly disease begins to spread\, legend has it that it is transmitted between two men\, through a simple glance\, when they fall in love. While people are accusing her family\, Lidia must find out whether this myth is real or not. \nWorld Premiere\, Cannes Film Festival\, 2025
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/the-mysterious-gaze-of-the-flamingo/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:International Hits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260911T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260911T153000
DTSTAMP:20260731T184627Z
CREATED:20260717T150009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T184627Z
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SUMMARY:Following the Voices of Our Ancestors to the Future
DESCRIPTION:Our stories do not end when the apocalypsis and destruction arrives. That is just one part of our history\, there is a future when the Earth is alive and healthy again\, when we can live on it\, when we come back following the voice of our ancestors. This does not happen magically\, it happens because of the effort and work of generations\, when all the stories matter.  \nIndigenous futurisms is possible because it is made up of stories of peoples who are finding love\, having to leave their family\, coming back to their Indigenous language\, fighting against ceremonial extractivism\, and connecting historical resistance to the present through archival material. \nAkira Iahtail & Masan Galindo \nExplore this short program here
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/following-the-voices-of-our-ancestors-to-the-future/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Canada Looks South,Films from Turtle Island & Beyond
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260910T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260910T203500
DTSTAMP:20260822T172711Z
CREATED:20260717T150032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260822T172711Z
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SUMMARY:Opening Night: A Loose End
DESCRIPTION:Dir. Daniel Hendler\nUruguay\, Argentina\n2025 \n\n\n”There’s universal pleasure to be had in the film’s inventive vision of a fugitive”\nLee Marshal\, Screen Daily \n\n\nSantiago\, an Argentinian police constable\, crosses the border to Uruguay on the run from the other police officers on his trail. Putting his uniform to good use\, he inspects regional food stalls\, testing milk products and cold cuts to survive\, while trying to go unnoticed among the locals. With neither money nor a place to stay\, but with kindness and wit\, he starts to carve out a new life for himself\, receiving help from the local characters who cross his path\, and even meeting the person he believes could be the love of his life. \n\n\nPremiering at the Venice Film Festival last year\, A LOOSE END is the 3rd feature film as a director by the renowned Uruguayan actor Daniel Hendler. \n\n\nFollowed by the OPENING NIGHT PARTY!! \n 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/a-loose-end/
LOCATION:SFU Woodward’s
CATEGORIES:Highlights,Opening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260910T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260911T013000
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CREATED:20260825T194127Z
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SUMMARY:💃🏽✨VLAFF Opening Night Party ✨💃🏽
DESCRIPTION:THURSDAY | SEP 10 | 9:15 PM-1:30 AM | VILLAGE STUDIOS \nGET TICKETS \nCome to the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival’s (VLAFF) Opening Night Party! A celebration including a two-DJ lineup that is guaranteed to make you sweat. Join us for SimonSimon’s vinyl set featuring cumbia\, salsa\, boogaloo and more. Stay till late for a session with our Professional Perreo Consultant\, DJ Pitaya\, bringing you old-school reggaeton\, Mexican Perreo\, and electronic sounds.  \n  \nSimonSimon \nSimonSimon is a music collector and selector from Mexico City\, now based in Vancouver.  Deeply immersed in the world of collecting\, always digging for sounds\, records\, and stories that connect across places and generations. \nHis selection moves through cumbia\, salsa\, boogaloo\, Latin funk\, and rhythms shaped by the musical journeys between Africa and the Americas. He is fascinated by how sounds travel\, evolve\, and find new life in different places. \nFor him\, being a selector is about sharing music I love\, connecting with people\, and creating a space to simply move and vibe together. I’m here for the music\, the energy\, and the feeling that happens when we experience it together. \n@hugo_brihuega https://www.instagram.com/hugo_brihuega/  \n  \nDJ Pitaya \nFrom Xalapa\, Veracruz\, México\, and currently living in Vancouver\, Canadá\, DJ Pitaya brings Latin and electronic heat to local dance floors. Rooted in his Mexican background\, his sets blend old-school reggaeton\, Mexican Perreo\, and electronic sounds that are sure to make you sweat.  \nA self-described “Professional Perreo Consultant\,” DJ Pitaya builds his selections around the joy and release of a good late-night party: tía-approved party anthems\, guaranteed Sudor y Sandungueo. DJ Pitaya is here to help you unlock your “prohibidos”.  \n@djpitayaa https://www.instagram.com/djpitayaa/  \n 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/vlaff-opening-night-party/
CATEGORIES:Fiesta
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260623T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260623T210000
DTSTAMP:20260610T062747Z
CREATED:20260526T052959Z
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SUMMARY:EMERGING LATINE CREATORS SHOWCASE
DESCRIPTION:A summer day with VLAFF! Join us this June 23rd for the short film program “In Between Wounds & Weavings\,” followed by live music from Las Satyas and Boteco bites at The Cinematheque. Read more about the selected short films here. \nCurated by María Blanco\, Nicolás Serrano\, Pablo Betancourt\, Ricardo Hardy & Rodrigo Ferrat (bios below). \nThis Special Event is the culmination of the 2026 Emerging Latine Programmers mentorship program. Learn more about it here. \n¡Nos vemos en el cine! \n 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/emerging-latine-creators-showcase/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250914T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250914T224500
DTSTAMP:20260722T181722Z
CREATED:20250721T174955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T181722Z
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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:International Hits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250914T194500
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250914T210000
DTSTAMP:20251020T171954Z
CREATED:20250822T014300Z
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SUMMARY:Colectivo SUR
DESCRIPTION:Colectivo SUR is an ever-evolving and dynamic group that embraces the richness and diversity of Latin American musical traditions. Rooted in collaboration and cultural exchange\, the collective is constantly reimagining itself through a rotating lineup of artists—each performance shaped by the unique voices and backgrounds of its current members.\nNo two performances are the same. With each iteration\, Colectivo SUR brings a fresh perspective to Latin American music\, blending traditional sounds with contemporary approaches and cross-cultural influences. Together\, they create a vibrant\, borderless musical experience—an ever-changing soundscape that celebrates the collective spirit of Latin America.”
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/collective-sur/
CATEGORIES:Asi Suena
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250914T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250914T201000
DTSTAMP:20260317T194715Z
CREATED:20250702T191706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T194715Z
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SUMMARY:EL JOCKEY
DESCRIPTION:Director: Luis Ortega | Argentina | 2025 | Spanish with English subtitles | 96 min \nStarring Argentine star Nahuel Pérez Biscayart\, the enfant terrible of the contemporary world author cinema. \nRemo Manfredini is a legendary jockey\, but his self-destructive behaviour is beginning to outshine his talent and threaten his relationship with his girlfriend Abril. On the day of the most important race of his career that will clear him of his debts from his mobster boss Sirena\, he has a severe accident\, disappears from the hospital and wanders the streets of Buenos Aires. Free from his identity\, he starts to discover who he is truly meant to be. But Sirena wants him found\, dead or alive. \nFilm Festivals\, Venice Film Festival (World Premiere)\, San Sebastian\, Toronto. \n”An outrageously funny\, off-kilter and refreshingly unpredictable dark comedy with shades of Kaurismäki and Buñuel” Avi Offer\, NYC Movie Guru. \n \n 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/kill-the-jockey/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Closing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250914T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250914T180000
DTSTAMP:20260317T194726Z
CREATED:20250612T051325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T194726Z
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SUMMARY:MARINO AND THE AUTHENTICS
DESCRIPTION:Dir. Cristobal Jasso | Mexico\, 2024\nSpanish with English subtitles | 94 mins | Documentary \nMarino Mariano is a fisherman and musician from Collantes an afro-mexican community on the Coast of Oaxaca. He is illiterate\, yet has composed over 46 songs. Today\, at 68\, he wants to record the ones he still remembers before he forgets them. On this path\, Marino finds other musicians The Authentics who as a reflection of their own history also seek to leave their print on their music.
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/marino-and-the-authentics/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:¡Así Suena! Music Films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250914T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250914T153000
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CREATED:20250811T231230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T194735Z
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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:20250913T220000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250913T220000
DTSTAMP:20260722T181747Z
CREATED:20250822T001626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T181747Z
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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,Queer Pix: Features + Shorts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250913T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250913T220000
DTSTAMP:20260317T195048Z
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SUMMARY:QUEER PIX: Through Our Kaleidoscope
DESCRIPTION:Co-presentation with the Vancouver Queer Film Festival\nCurated by Kathleen Mullen\, Robert Rios\, Mary Galloway\, and Maiya Dexel \nAbsurd\, diverse\, abstract\, and profound—this year’s VLAFF x VQFF’s Queer Pix celebrates a bold new wave of queer Latin American cinema that’s breaking rules and pushing boundaries. It takes us into unexpected worlds: mixes genres\, experiments with style\, and opens up fresh ways of telling queer stories. They’re funny\, dark\, raw\, surreal—and always deeply human. At the heart of it all is a powerful interplay between life and death\, love and hate\, joy and struggle.  \nFor Full Program Description\, click here.\nTickets for this program are being sold through VQFF’s website\, which you can access here. If you purchased a VLAFF Pass\, you will still be able to attend this screening with your pass from our festival. Upon arrival\, show VQFF Box Office staff your festival pass and membership. \nJoin us at the AFTER PARTY!!! As part of our co-presentation with the VQFF\, your ticket to Queer Pix Shorts Program: Through Our Kaleidoscope on Sept 13 includes entry to FUEGO FOGO at The Birdhouse\, subject to capacity.
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/queer-pix-through-our-kaleidoscope/
LOCATION:Cineplex International Village\, 88 W Pender St 3rd floor\,\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 6N9
CATEGORIES:Queer Pix: Features + Shorts
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250913T220000
DTSTAMP:20260317T195203Z
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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:20250913T194500
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250913T220000
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SUMMARY:Diana Mulata
DESCRIPTION:Diana Mulata is a vinyl collector and selector from Cali\, specializing in salsa\, cumbia\, and boogaloo. Her selections explore Afro-Caribbean heritage and Latin sounds across borders\, creating dance floors that hold memory\, joy\, and resistance. Based in Canada\, she brings the pulse of the South to every groove.
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/diana-mulata/
CATEGORIES:Asi Suena
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250913T181500
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250913T193000
DTSTAMP:20260722T181617Z
CREATED:20250624T182505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T181617Z
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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
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/chronicles-of-the-absurd/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Vanguardias
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250913T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250913T173000
DTSTAMP:20260317T195229Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250913T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250913T153000
DTSTAMP:20260317T195236Z
CREATED:20250703T184248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T195236Z
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SUMMARY:CARNALISMO
DESCRIPTION:Dir. José Luis Cano | Mexico\, 2025 \nSpanish with English subtitles | 66 mins | Documentary  \nA family passionate about cumbias and bicycles\, shares a culture where brotherhood between the different neighbourhoods of the city is a refuge from accusations and social discrimination. \nWorld Premiere\, Ambulante Film Festival\, 2025 \nThis is the first feature film by José Luis Cano\, who has collaborated with the Festival for six years as a programmer. After premiering at the prestigious AMBULANTE FF\, CARNALISMO has had an extensive run at more than ten film festivals and exhibitions in Mexico. \nPreceded by the short film: \nOnly the Tusk Remains\nSolo nos queda el colmillo\nDirector Steve Ortiz\, Costa Rica/Canada\, 2025\, Spanish with English subtitles\, 20.14 min \n23-year-old Osvaldo lives in a remote\, rural town on the outskirts of San José\, Costa Rica’s capital city. Tired of facing a destiny that seemingly cannot be changed\, he decides to confront the world that has turned its back on him. Feeling discouraged by the limitations of his surroundings\, he chooses to carve out a place for his work in his own way. \nDirector Steve Ortiz in attendance! \n  \n\n 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/carnalismo/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Mexico Today
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250912T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250912T221500
DTSTAMP:20260722T181349Z
CREATED:20250613T191651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T181349Z
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SUMMARY:REINAS
DESCRIPTION:Dir. Klaudia Reynicke | Peru\, 2024\nSpanish with English subtitles | 104 min | Narrative \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 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/reinas/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:International Hits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250912T194500
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250912T220000
DTSTAMP:20260317T195347Z
CREATED:20250822T013843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T195347Z
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SUMMARY:Wasakaka
DESCRIPTION:Formed in 2016\, Wasakaka All-Stars\, the dynamic Latin Music ensemble from Vancouver\, is dedicated to showcasing authentic rhythms and upholding cultural heritage. Having enthralled audiences at premier festivals like Richmond World Fest and Carnaval del Sol\, we’ve also twice shared stages with Salsa sensation Maelo Ruiz\, most recently on June 2nd\, 2023.
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/wasakaka/
CATEGORIES:Asi Suena
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250912T181500
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250912T193000
DTSTAMP:20260317T200738Z
CREATED:20250707T192234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T200738Z
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SUMMARY:I Dreamed His Name
DESCRIPTION:Director: Ángela Carabalí\nColombia | 2025 | Spanish with English subtitles | 86 min | Documentary \nAfter 30 years denying her pain\, Angela is confronted by her past when her father appears to her in a dream\, asking her to find him. With her sister Juliana\, she embarks on a trip across Colombia to the Indigenous lands where their father\, a farmer of Afro-descent\, became a victim of forced disappearance. The journey from Medellin to Caloto\, in the challenging Cauca’s province in the Southwest of Colombia\, confronts the sisters with paradoxes of the land\, family emotions\, and indigenous spirituality that will show Angela an unexpected path to reconnecting with her father.
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/i-dreamed-his-name/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:New Directors Competition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250912T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250912T173500
DTSTAMP:20260623T174449Z
CREATED:20250825T220739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T174449Z
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SUMMARY:Shorts Program: FROM NOW ON
DESCRIPTION:This collection of shorts delves into the spectrum of emotions that can overcome us from certain life-altering events—longing\, fear\, uncertainty\, pain\, shame—and our fundamental instinct to persevere. From the frustration of navigating the immigration system to the deep struggle of overcoming personal trauma\, each film underscores the transformative power of filmmaking. Through diverse stories\, voices\, and styles from both emerging and more established filmmakers\, these works illuminate the journey of becoming oneself\, revealing the profound value of art in navigating life’s complexities and finding pathways to healing and self-discovery. \nRunning time: 80 min\nContent warning: Flashing lights. Descriptions of violence and sexual assault.\nFree Admission | Guests in attendance\n \nGirls and Boys My Age\nLes filles et les garçons de mon âge\nDirector Giovanni Princigalli\, Canada/Italy\, 2024\, French and Spanish with English subtitles\, 19.08 min \nHector\, a 14-year-old Cuban-Canadian\, spends his last weekend in Montreal before moving to California with his close circle of friends. Hector is deeply attached to the housing cooperative where he grew up and is anxious about leaving his familiar world. This significant journey coincides with a first kiss and the transition from childhood to adolescence. \n1(888) 242-2100\nDirector Eliana Aleman Reategui\, Canada\, 2025\, English and Spanish with English subtitles\, 3.26 min \nA brief and highly relatable account of navigating the Immigration\, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Client Support Centre services. \nRuptura Director Camila Novais\, Canada/Brazil\, English and Portuguese with English subtitles\, 21 min \nWhen she was thirteen\, Caroline Ribeiro asked her father for a lift to a friend’s party. What should have been a simple request turned into a nightmare. She and her father were the victims of an attempted car theft that went tragically wrong. Caroline grew up wracked by guilt\, anxiety\, and shame. Ruptura recounts the 30-year journey Caroline embarked on after that horrific event to break with the sorrows of the past and find a way forward. \nWhere Light Bends\nDónde se dobla la luz\nDirectors Marcela Echevarría & Ximena Baeza\, Mexico/Canada\, 2025\, Spanish\, 8:31 min \nTwo friends journey through unfamiliar paths\, lost in their own imaginaries. As they face moments of uncertainty and quiet revelation\, their bond deepens through memory\, imagination\, and shared silence. \nThe Worst Kind of Aftertaste\nDirector/Writer/Animator Sam Chang Bravo\, Canada\, English\, 8.20 min \nThe Worst Kind of Aftertaste is an evocative animated short that delves into the life of Elliot\, a film student and aspiring actor. As he navigates a seemingly carefree night out with friends\, the cracks of his hidden trauma begin to surface. With a delicate yet unflinching lens\, the film explores the weight of PTSD and sexual assault. \nOnly the Tusk Remains\nSolo nos queda el colmillo\nDirector Steve Ortiz\, Costa Rica/Canada\, 2025\, Spanish with English subtitles\, 20.14 min \n23-year-old Osvaldo lives in a remote\, rural town on the outskirts of San José\, Costa Rica’s capital city. Tired of facing a destiny that seemingly cannot be changed\, he decides to confront the world that has turned its back on him. Feeling discouraged by the limitations of his surroundings\, he chooses to carve out a place for his work in his own way. \n BUY TICKETS HERE: \n 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/shorts-program-from-now-on/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Canada Looks South,Latin-Canadian Short Films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250912T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250912T173000
DTSTAMP:20260722T181809Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T181809Z
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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 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/beloved-tropico/
LOCATION:Cineworks\, 1131 Howe St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Migraciones
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250912T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250912T153000
DTSTAMP:20260317T200850Z
CREATED:20250707T190204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T200850Z
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SUMMARY:XIBALBA MONSTER
DESCRIPTION:Director: Manuela Irene\nMexico | 2024 | Spanish with English subtitles | 76 min | Fiction | Rated PG \nRogelio is 8\, his parents are never around and he gets his best birthday gifts from his dentist. This summer he is sent away to his nanny’s hometown\, nestled in the Yucatan jungle. Rogelio spends the excruciatingly hot days obsessing over “The Book of Spirits” which awakens in him visions and dreams of ghosts\, but above all\, of an old man who leaves a trace of death when passing by. Rogelio recounts this to his new Mayan friends\, Lucio and Juanito\, who say this man is not a dream\, he is real and lives in the outskirts of town\, he is known as the “Xibalba Monster”. Why these dreams? Rogelio starts to spy on the monster and lives an adventure that will change forever his view on life and death.
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/xibalba-monster/
LOCATION:Cineworks\, 1131 Howe St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Children,New Directors Competition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250911T201500
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250911T221500
DTSTAMP:20260317T200857Z
CREATED:20250703T183315Z
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SUMMARY:A HISTORY OF LOVE AND WAR
DESCRIPTION:Dir. Santiago Mohar | Mexico\, 2024 \nSpanish with English subtitles | 111 mins | Narrative \nPepe Sánchez Campo is in the prime of his life. His corrupt real estate business is booming\, and he is about to marry the love of his life\, the aristocratic Constanza. However\, Pepe’s good fortune is about to end due to the outbreak of war. His construction site is taken over by a peasant guerrilla group demanding justice. Loosely based on the misfortune that the former emperors Maximilian and Charlotte of Habsburg encountered in Mexico\, the film dramatizes the imaginary fall of centuries of colonialism\, embodied in a lovesick criminal businessman whose destiny is altered by political violence and human passions. \nPreceded by: Tortilla (Dir. Farah Khalil\, Canada/Mexico\, 2024\, 12:08 min)
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/a-history-of-love-and-war/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Mexico Today
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