22nd Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, Sept 5-15, 2024
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Opening Night Party
Opening Night Party
September 5, 2024
Join us for the Opening Party at a new venue this year... THE PEARL at 881 Granville Street!! Featuring music by Ypsilone, followed by the irresistible salsa beats of the Wasakaka All Stars!!
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Fito's Havana (with Starlit)
Fito's Havana (with Starlit)
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).
The Cinematheque -
Guián (with Three Rooms)
Guián (with Three Rooms)
September 11, 2024
As a consequence of her grandma Guián passing away, Nicole starts meeting up with people who had known her. In them, Nicole finds a poetic resemblance between these members of the Chinese-Costa Rican community and her deceased grandma.
From these conversations Nicole finds the need to go to Engping, the village in Southern China that her grandma fled amidst the rise of communism. This will be the first time Nicole steps onto Chinese soil. Having never learned Chinese, she must confront the reality of a country and culture she thought she knew.
Received Special Mention as part of the Burning Lights Competition at Visions du Réel, 2023.
Preceded by the short film THREE ROOMS (dir. Andrea López, 10 mins)
Cineworks -
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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🔥FUEGO / FOGO Cuir Party 🔥
🔥FUEGO / FOGO Cuir Party 🔥
September 14, 2024Voguing. DJs. Gogo Dancers. Brazilian Batucada. Come party Latine Queer/Cuir style with VLAFF and VQFF! This night promises a fiery lineup of Latine excellence. Come hungry, Boteco Brazil will be waiting for you with delicious bites to fuel your tank so that the flame of perreo burns all night long. Somebody call 911, there’ll be fire burning on the dancefloor.
VQFF Passholders, VLAFF Passholders, and ticket holders from the following screenings get free entry: Queer Pix: QUERIDE, THIS IS BALLROOM, and VERA AND THE PLEASURE OF OTHERS. Show your physical pass/ticket or digital ticket at the door for entry.
The Birdhouse