22nd Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, Sept 5-15, 2024
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Outsider Girls (with Lupe Q and the Galactic Corn Cake)
Outsider Girls (with Lupe Q and the Galactic Corn Cake)
September 7, 2024
Rafa's unexpected pregnancy threatens the pink and extravagant teenage world she lounges about in with her best friend, Gabriela. Although abortion in Chile is illegal, with enough money it's not impossible, and together they must navigate the hostility of the system to find a way out of their predicament.
Winner of Best Director of Photography at BAFICI - Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema, 2023.
Preceded by LUPE Q AND THE GALACTIC CORN CAKE with Javier Badillo and Magda Ochoa in attendance!
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The Soldier's Lagoon
The Soldier's Lagoon
September 9, 2024
Directed by Pablo Alvarez-Mesa, this riveting experimental work delves deep into the misty Páramo region, into an ecosystem rich in water, but also saturated with oral narratives that populate the territory like foggy patches. Reflecting on the construction of oral history and its relation to the land, the film traverses a living and elusive archive, suspended between Simon Bolivar’s past and Colombia’s present.
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September 9, 2024
Fito Páez, the soul of Argentine rock, meets again with Havana, city of the heart, and many friends. In this love letter to Cuba, the artist reflects on the country: its history, people, musicians, and its contradictions.
Preceded by STARLIT by Raúl Pérez (4 min).
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Rotting in the Sun
Rotting in the Sun
September 10, 2024
Sebastián Silva is detached from life, struggling to succeed in the art world and habitually taking ketamine. When he meets social media influencer Jordan Firstman at a nudist beach, the two discuss collaborating but fate has other plans.
Winner of Grand Jury Award for Screenwriting at Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival, 2023
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Fields of Presence
Fields of Presence
September 11, 2024
Director Jorge Lozano in attendance.
"This poetic experimental documentary is a tribute to my daughter, Briana Sarita, and her multifaceted life, a collaborative reflection intertwining fiction film archives, acting, and photographs to evoke memories and breathe life into moments and events. Her singing serves as a connecting thread, offering parallel interpretations. The film explores events since 1978, employing a non-chronological and non-linear approach, providing a unique artistic perspective. Shot in Colombia, Spain, and Costa Rica, it culminates in Victoria, BC, where she was tragically murdered in March 2021. However, the film focuses on celebrating her life and her essence employing diverse formats, including super 8mm, VHS, Super VHS, 3/4″, 4K HD, Drone 5K video, GoPro, and Instant 360."
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Wild Woman (with Convivial Rebelion)
Wild Woman (with Convivial Rebelion)
September 12, 2024
One minute Yolanda is dancing her heart out at a house party in Cuba and the next she is running against the clock to find her son and disappear, as an incriminating video begins to circulate.
Winner of Best Actress (Lola Amores) at Málaga Film Festival, 2024.
Preceded by the short film CONVIVIAL REBELLION with director Sidartha Murjani in attendance.
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The Count
The Count
September 13, 2024
After living 250 years in this world, Augusto Pinochet, who is not dead but an aged vampire, decides to die once and for all.
Nominated for Best Cinematography at the Academy Awards, 2024
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Outsider Girls (with Lupe Q and the Galactic Corn Cake)
Outsider Girls (with Lupe Q and the Galactic Corn Cake)
September 14, 2024
Rafa's unexpected pregnancy threatens the pink and extravagant teenage world she lounges about in with her best friend, Gabriela. Although abortion in Chile is illegal, with enough money it's not impossible, and together they must navigate the hostility of the system to find a way out of their predicament.
Winner of Best Director of Photography at BAFICI - Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema, 2023.
Preceded by LUPE Q AND THE GALACTIC CORN CAKE with Javier Badillo and Magda Ochoa in attendance!
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CHILEMONOS: Animated Shorts Program
CHILEMONOS: Animated Shorts Program
September 15, 2024
A collaboration between CHILEMONOS, one of Latin America’s leading animation festivals, and VLAFF, this one-hour program is suitable for all audiences and brings together short films and video clips from recent years, showing the diverse themes, visions, colours, and styles that constitute Latin America.
Join us for a free FLIPBOOK ANIMATION WORKSHOP after the screening with Margarita Cid Lizondo, director of the CHILEMONOS Festival.
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