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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
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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/
LOCATION:BC
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
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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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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
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T200857Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250911T194500
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250911T220000
DTSTAMP:20250818T234052Z
CREATED:20250818T234052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250818T234052Z
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SUMMARY:The Black Jesus
DESCRIPTION:Returning for the second year in a row all the way from Mexico! Mauricio Astorga\, aka “The Black Jesus\,” is a DJ and electronic music producer with over 15 years of experience curating sets in both digital and vinyl formats. He has played at clubs\, bars\, restaurants\, hotels\, and music and film festivals. Based in San José del Cabo\, he currently focuses on spinning vinyl.
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/the-black-jesus/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Asi Suena
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250911T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250911T193500
DTSTAMP:20260623T174650Z
CREATED:20250613T190457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T174650Z
UID:29853-1757613600-1757619300@vlaff.org
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250911T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250911T173000
DTSTAMP:20250907T194146Z
CREATED:20250827T162752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250907T194146Z
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SUMMARY:Short Films\, Competition: Program 2
DESCRIPTION:ENTANGLEMENTS. Encounters and Dis-encounters: the intimacy of the everyday in what we keep silent. Clash as the driving force for encounter in seven stories that shine a light on the urgent need to reconnect with our identity and history\, making visible the complexity of connecting with the experiences of others. And what happens once we decide to speak? The connection we seek is often closer than we think. \n\nTICKETS  \n 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/short-films-in-competition-program-2/
LOCATION:Cineworks\, 1131 Howe St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250911T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250911T152000
DTSTAMP:20260623T174652Z
CREATED:20250704T194450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T174652Z
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SUMMARY:SOULS
DESCRIPTION:Dir. Laura Basombrío | Argentina\, 2024\nSpanish with English subtitles | 78 mins | Narrative \nInhabiting the border that separates the mystical and the earthly\, SOULS (Las almas) proposes a dream. Over the half-Martian\, half-Lunar landscapes of the Argentine Northwest\, Estela tells her story. Since her mother died\, the wounds press upon her ailing spirit. Her mother returns in dreams with messages\, the violence of her father exerts pressure from the past\, the distance of her husband feeds on secrets. SOULS is Estela’s inner journey in search of healing amidst memories of the past\, the diffuse time of dreams\, and the present where the living and the dead coexist on All Soul’s Day. \n \n 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/souls/
LOCATION:Cineworks\, 1131 Howe St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:New Directors Competition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250910T201500
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250910T214500
DTSTAMP:20260623T174652Z
CREATED:20250612T053453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T174652Z
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SUMMARY:LOUIS RIEL OR HEAVEN TOUCHES THE EARTH
DESCRIPTION:Dir. Matías Meyer | Canada\, Mexico 2024\nFrench and English with English subtitles | 83 min | Narrative \n1885\, Saskatchewan\, Northwest Canada. Louis Riel\, leader of the Métis people of Canada\, a mixed group of Indigenous and European ancestry\, is sentenced to death\, found guilty of high treason for having taken up arms against the Canadian government. Based on his prison diaries\, we accompany him in his daily life\, while he prepares for death. A portrait that makes us discover the political struggle\, sacrifice and poetry of a fascinating character who has become a founding myth of Canada.
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/louis-riel-or-heaven-touches-the-earth/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Canada Looks South
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250910T194500
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250910T220000
DTSTAMP:20250818T233911Z
CREATED:20250818T233911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250818T233911Z
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SUMMARY:¡Así Cantan!
DESCRIPTION:¡Así Cantan! is our beloved karaoke night dedicated to Latin classics — from power ballads to perreo. Back for the second year in a row\, this joyous session invites everyone to sing their heart out and celebrate the songs that live in our collective memory.
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/asi-cantan/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Asi Suena
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250910T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250910T200000
DTSTAMP:20260623T174904Z
CREATED:20250617T182550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T174904Z
UID:29866-1757529000-1757534400@vlaff.org
SUMMARY:CONCERTO FOR OTHER HANDS
DESCRIPTION:Dir. Ernesto González | Mexico\, 2024\nSpanish with English subtitles | 78 mins | Documentary \nDavid dreams of being a pianist like his father\, José Luis\, who believes it impossible due to his son’s physical characteristics: short arms\, hands with four fingers and limited hearing. Thanks to his tenacity\, David shows him that he can play in his own way and together they begin a musical path that culminates in a new challenge for David: premiering the difficult concerto for piano and orchestra that his father composed for him.
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/concerto-for-other-hands/
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:20250910T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250910T182000
DTSTAMP:20250827T162055Z
CREATED:20250827T162007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T162055Z
UID:32111-1757523600-1757528400@vlaff.org
SUMMARY:Experimental Shorts: Echoes of Home
DESCRIPTION:This compelling collection of shorts by Latin-Canadian filmmakers invites the viewer into a contemplative space where internal worlds meet external realities. The program navigates the intricate relationship between memory\, identity\, and place\, often through the lens of migration and introspection. Featuring: lessons on flight (dir. Cecilia Araneda); Rootless (dir. Leslie Gabriela Ortiz); Impermanence… a dandelion (dir. Daniela Carmona Sánchez); Hypnagogia (dir. Cecilia Araneda); Who Hears As The Wind Blows? (dir. Cláudio Cruz); Soundwalk (dir. Andrés Salas). \nTICKETS
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/experimental-shorts-echoes-of-home/
LOCATION:BC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250910T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250910T173000
DTSTAMP:20260623T174906Z
CREATED:20250804T191328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T174906Z
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SUMMARY:MEMORIES OF A BURNING BODY
DESCRIPTION:Dir. Antonella Sudasassi | Costa Rica\, 2024\nSpanish with English subtitles | 90 min | Narrative\n*Screening on Sept 6th & 10th \nThis is the second feature film by Antonella Sudasassi\, an up and coming Costa Rican filmmaker.  \nGrowing up in a repressive era when sexuality was a taboo subject\, 68-year-old Ana\, 69-year-old Patricia and 71-year-old Mayela developed their understanding of what it means to be a woman based on unspoken rules and implicit expectations. Now they dare to talk about it openly. The memories\, secrets and longings of the three are interwoven in a poetic way: while the women tell their stories off-screen\, they fill the body of another woman of their generation who incarnates their lives. \nWorld Premiere\, Berlin Film Festival\, 2024. \n 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/memories-of-a-burning-body-2/
LOCATION:Cineworks\, 1131 Howe St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250910T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250910T153000
DTSTAMP:20260623T174906Z
CREATED:20250612T034715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T174906Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250909T201500
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250909T220000
DTSTAMP:20260623T174907Z
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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:20250909T194500
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250909T220000
DTSTAMP:20260623T174907Z
CREATED:20250818T233205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T174907Z
UID:31956-1757447100-1757455200@vlaff.org
SUMMARY:¡Así Devoran! Drag Show
DESCRIPTION:¡Así Devoran! Drag Show with M.Y.A. Mya is a Brazilian drag queen who is taking over Vancouver’s drag scene with her emotional ballads and her Brazilian musicality. She has been a finalist in most multi week competition she has entered and she takes pride in representing the Latin excellence we have in this city.
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/asi-devoran-drag-show/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Asi Suena
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250909T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250909T194500
DTSTAMP:20260623T174907Z
CREATED:20250617T205909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T174907Z
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SUMMARY:Luis\, at Home
DESCRIPTION:Director Francisco Passuelo\, Canada/Argentina/Mexico\, 2025\, English and Spanish with English subtitles\, 10.45 min \nThrough honest conversations and intimate glimpses of daily life\, this short film follows Luis\, a Mexican immigrant in Canada reflecting on the aftermath of leaving his homeland and coming out as a gay man. Since arriving in Vancouver in 2007\, Luis has established himself as a Canadian citizen\, yet his experience reveals that the search for happiness goes beyond borders. \nScreens before Circo. \nBuy Tickets HERE.
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/luis-at-home/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Latin-Canadian Short Films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250909T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250909T194500
DTSTAMP:20260623T174907Z
CREATED:20250612T060138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T174907Z
UID:29763-1757440800-1757447100@vlaff.org
SUMMARY:CIRCO
DESCRIPTION:Director: Lamia Chraibi\nCanada | 2024 | Portuguese with English subtitles | 88 min | Documentary \nIn Rio de Janeiro\, Richard dreams of dazzling audiences in the world’s biggest circus tents. But when the 20-year-old artist is kicked out of his home by his adoptive mother\, his life is turned upside down. His once-clear dream begins to drift out of focus\, and he embarks on a lengthy quest to find his way. A vibrant community of drag queens becomes his refuge\, sparking a new path as he transitions to Ashila. As uncertainty looms\, the spirits of Candomblé offer him hope\, while his sister remains an unwavering pillar of support\, in spite of her own struggles. Through an intimate\, direct cinema approach\, Circo immerses us in the lives of residents of Brazil’s favelas as they seek to shape their own futures. \nPreceded by: Luis\, at Home (Dir. Francisco Passuelo\, Canada/Argentina/Mexico\, 11 min) \n \n 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/circo/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Canada Looks South,New Directors Competition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250909T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250909T173000
DTSTAMP:20260623T174909Z
CREATED:20250825T194232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T174909Z
UID:32065-1757433600-1757439000@vlaff.org
SUMMARY:Short Films\, Competition Program 1
DESCRIPTION:TURNING POINTS\, The dark side and the echo that remains after the lightning strike. Seven short films where darkness seeps into the characters’ lives. Their paths are redirected by moments that will mark them forever. Because sometimes it only takes an instant to change everything. \nCurated by Ana Tonso & Dani Rodríguez \nTICKETS \n  
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/shorts-program-1/
LOCATION:Cineworks\, 1131 Howe St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:SHORTS IN COMPETITIONS PROGRAM 1
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250909T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250909T153000
DTSTAMP:20260623T174909Z
CREATED:20250707T191457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T174909Z
UID:30474-1757426400-1757431800@vlaff.org
SUMMARY:Seeds
DESCRIPTION:Director: Eliana Niño\nColombia | 2024 | Spanish with English subtitles | 100 min | Fiction \nShaira\, a girl from the plains\, dreams of participating in a coleo festival like her deceased brother Andrey. However\, one day her horse disappears\, and the reason is because her grandfather is suffering a drought in his crops forcing him to sell it without mentioning anything to his granddaughter.

On a plains sunset\, his grandfather asks her if she knows the reason why animal figures are formed in the clouds. He tells her that the sky traps them and that is why these figures are formed\, and until the day it rains again on earth\, they return to the village. Shaira decides to go in search of a special seed that will make it rain again and bring her horse Semillas back.
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/seeds/
LOCATION:Cineworks\, 1131 Howe St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:New Directors Competition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250908T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250908T213000
DTSTAMP:20260722T181529Z
CREATED:20250613T185625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T181529Z
UID:29845-1757361600-1757367000@vlaff.org
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 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/im-still-here/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:International Hits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250908T194500
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250908T220000
DTSTAMP:20260623T174909Z
CREATED:20250808T144558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T174909Z
UID:31954-1757360700-1757368800@vlaff.org
SUMMARY:Apreciación literaria
DESCRIPTION:Apreciación literaria is a special literary appreciation event inviting audiences to gather\, listen\, and reflect on short stories by celebrated Latin American writers. Selected texts will resonate with themes from this year’s film program\, offering new layers of meaning and connection. Join us for a relaxed and thoughtful session where cinema and literature meet over a shared love of storytelling.
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/apreciacion-literaria/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Asi Suena
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250908T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250908T191500
DTSTAMP:20260623T174910Z
CREATED:20250612T055209Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T174910Z
UID:29758-1757354400-1757358900@vlaff.org
SUMMARY:Lázaro at Night
DESCRIPTION:Dir. Nicolás Pereda | Canada/Mexico\, 2024 | Spanish with English subtitles | 76 min \nThis is Nicolas Pereda´s nine feature. Pereda is a Mexican- Canadian film director\,  who has built a peculiar career having always worked with the same group of actors (the Mexican theater collective Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol) is known for his narrative\, with a sober and enjoyable film language. \nNicolas Pereda’s latest feature\, Lázaro at Night\, follows three forty-something friends and actors in Mexico City – Lázaro\, Luisa\, and Francisco – who are entangled in a love triangle. The trio navigate auditions for a coveted role in the same film as the film director’s unorthodox casting methods lead the friends and lovers to question their aspirations and the roles they inhabit in their daily lives. In this hypnotic cinematic endeavour\, Pereda’s signature minimalist style elevates the mundane to the mythical\, weaving in elements of enchantment and absurdist humour\, culminating in a surprising\, fantastical twist on the story of Aladdin. \nSince its world premiere in 2024\, Lázaro de Noche has been selected in more than ten Film Festivals\, including Toronto\, New York\, Munich and Marseille. 
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/lazaro-at-night/
LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Canada Looks South,Vanguardias
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250908T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250908T173000
DTSTAMP:20260623T174910Z
CREATED:20250721T174351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T174910Z
UID:31373-1757347200-1757352600@vlaff.org
SUMMARY:LOVE\, WOMEN AND FLOWERS
DESCRIPTION:Directors: Marta Rodríguez and Jorge Silva\nColombia | 1984 | Spanish with English subtitles | 52 min + 20 mins Interview | Documentary \nWhat is the cost of beauty? In the 80’s\, the floriculture industry was booming in Colombia and was internationally acclaimed. However\, behind the idyllic image of abundance\, the reality is different. The documentary film denounces the use of pesticides in the flower fields of the Colombian savannah as well as the working conditions of the mostly female workforce. Starting from an anthropological approach\, the film collects during five years the testimonies of the workers and follows them in their daily life. A pioneering film about emancipation\, dignity and the fight for the environment. \nIn 2023 LOVE\, WOMEN AND FLOWERS was the first Colombian film to be presented at the Classics section\, at the Cannes Film Festival. \nThis restored copy includes an interview with director Marta Rodríguez at the end of the film\, who is still thriving at 92.
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/love-women-and-flowers/
LOCATION:Cineworks\, 1131 Howe St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Classics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250908T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250908T153000
DTSTAMP:20260623T174910Z
CREATED:20250704T174647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T174910Z
UID:30427-1757340000-1757345400@vlaff.org
SUMMARY:AKIN´S DESERT
DESCRIPTION:Dir. Bernard Lessa | Brazil\, 2024\nPortuguese & Spanish with English subtitles | 78 min | Narrative \nAkin is one of the Cuban doctors working in Brazil in 2018. With the election\, the cooperation between Brazil and Cuba ends. Doctors are asked to return to their country of origin. Akin is at a crossroads. Return to Cuba or settle in Brazil? \nAkin’s Desert tells the story of Akin\, one of the many Cuban doctors in the Mais Médicos Program\, which was in effect in Brazil until mid-2018. The film begins a few months before the election. \n  
URL:https://vlaff.org/event/akins-desert/
LOCATION:Cineworks\, 1131 Howe St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6Z 2L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Migraciones
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250907T201500
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250907T220000
DTSTAMP:20260623T174910Z
CREATED:20250804T190052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T174910Z
UID:31530-1757276100-1757282400@vlaff.org
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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