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FRI.16.SEP at 9:00am [2016]

“BEFORE THE FLOOD” (2016 feature film directed by Fisher Stevens)
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Before the Flood [2016]
Fisher Stevens
Leonardo DiCaprio features in this documentary that chronicles his campaign to raise global awareness about the dangers of climate change in his… 
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CastLeonardo DiCaprio
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
DOC$PG
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“POP VR AT FESTIVAL” (2016 feature film directed by Tracy Rector, Maureen Fan, Eric Darnell, Michael Hutchinson, Michael Beets, Félix Lajeunesse, Paul Raphaël, François Blouin, Khushboo Ranka)
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POP VR at Festival [2016]
Tracy Rector, Maureen Fan, E…
POP VR’s five selections will play consecutively, allowing viewers to experience all the projects in one sitting. Ch’aak’ S’aagi (Eagle Bone) -… 
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CastEthan Hawke
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA, Australia, Cana…
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FRI.16.SEP at 9:15am [2016]

“GENERAL REPORT II. THE NEW ABDUCTION OF EUROPE” (2016 presentation)
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General Report II. The New Abduction of Europe [2016]
Pere Portabella
Pere Portabella follows his masterful 1976 documentary General Report -- an epic survey of the Spanish social and political landscape in the wak… 
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CastQuim Arrufat, Zdenka Badovinac, Manuel Borja…
LanguageCatalan | Spanish   CountrySpain
WL$PG
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“ONCE AGAIN” (2016 feature film directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan)
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Once Again [2016]
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
After years spent living off the modest wealth of his in-laws, a man hatches a desperate plan that draws his respectable middle-class family int… 
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CastDileep, Kavya Madhavan, Subodh Bhave
LanguageMalayalam   CountryIndia
MAST$PG Video
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“PYROMANIAC” (2016 feature film directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg)
Reviews ***½
Pyromaniac [2016]
Erik Skjoldbjærg
Norwegian director Erik Skjoldbjærg (Insomnia) returns with this slow-burning psychological study about a young arsonist terrorizing a rural com… 
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CastTrond Hjort Nilssen, Per Frisch, Liv Bernhof…
LanguageNorwegian   CountryNorway
CWC$14A Video
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FRI.16.SEP at 9:30am [2016]

“BURN YOUR MAPS” (2016 feature film directed by Jordan Roberts)
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Burn Your Maps [2016]
Jordan Roberts
In this charming and moving adventure story, an eight-year-old boy (Jacob Tremblay, Room) becomes convinced that he actually hails from the step… 
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CastJacob Tremblay, Vera Farmiga, Virginia Madse…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA / Mongolia
SP$PG
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“THE IVORY GAME” (2016 feature film directed by Kief Davidson, Richard Ladkani)
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The Ivory Game [2016]
Kief Davidson, Richard Ladk…
Wildlife activists and investigators put their lives on the line to battle the illegal African ivory trade, in this suspenseful on-the-ground do… 
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CastUnknown
LanguageEnglish, Swahili   CountryAustria / USA
DOC$PG
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“VOYAGE OF TIME: LIFE'S JOURNEY” (2015 feature film directed by Terrence Malick)
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Voyage of Time: Life's Journey [2015]
Terrence Malick
The debut documentary from visionary filmmaker Terrence Malick (The New World, The Tree of Life) chronicles nothing less than the history of the… 
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CastCate Blanchett
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$PG Video
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FRI.16.SEP at 9:45am [2016]

“THE ARBITRATION” (2016 feature film directed by Niyi Akinmolayan)
Reviews ****
The Arbitration [2016]
Niyi Akinmolayan
TIFF Rising Stars OC Ukeje and Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama join a stellar cast of Nollywood heavyweights in this whip-smart courtroom drama about lu… 
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CastO.C Ukeje, Adesua Etomi, Iretiola Doyle, Som…
LanguageEnglish   CountryNigeria
CTC$14A Video
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“MALI BLUES” (2016 feature film directed by Lutz Gregor)
Reviews ***½
Mali Blues [2016]
Lutz Gregor
Director Lutz Gregor follows rising world music star Fatoumata Diawara as she prepares for her first-ever concert performance in her home countr… 
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CastFatoumata Diawara, Ahmed Ag Kaedi, Bassekou …
LanguageFrench   CountryMali / Germany
DOC$18 Video
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FRI.16.SEP at 10:00am [2016]

“POP VR AT FESTIVAL” (2016 feature film directed by Tracy Rector, Maureen Fan, Eric Darnell, Michael Hutchinson, Michael Beets, Félix Lajeunesse, Paul Raphaël, François Blouin, Khushboo Ranka)
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POP VR at Festival [2016]
Tracy Rector, Maureen Fan, E…
POP VR’s five selections will play consecutively, allowing viewers to experience all the projects in one sitting. Ch’aak’ S’aagi (Eagle Bone) -… 
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CastEthan Hawke
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA, Australia, Cana…
SE$$18 Video
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“THE ROAD TO MANDALAY” (2016 feature film directed by Midi Z)
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The Road to Mandalay [2016]
Midi Z
Two illegal Burmese migrants fleeing their country’s civil war find love with each other while struggling to survive in the bustling cities of T… 
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CastKo Kai, Wu Ke-Xi
LanguageEnglish, Chinese, Th…   CountryTaiwan / Myanmar
CWC$14A
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FRI.16.SEP at 11:00am [2016]

“POP VR AT FESTIVAL” (2016 feature film directed by Tracy Rector, Maureen Fan, Eric Darnell, Michael Hutchinson, Michael Beets, Félix Lajeunesse, Paul Raphaël, François Blouin, Khushboo Ranka)
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POP VR at Festival [2016]
Tracy Rector, Maureen Fan, E…
POP VR’s five selections will play consecutively, allowing viewers to experience all the projects in one sitting. Ch’aak’ S’aagi (Eagle Bone) -… 
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CastEthan Hawke
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA, Australia, Cana…
SE$$18 Video
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FRI.16.SEP at 11:30am [2016]

“93 DAYS” (2016 feature film directed by Steve Gukas)
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93 Days [2016]
Steve Gukas
Bimbo Akintola, Danny Glover and TIFF Rising Star Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama star in director Steve Gukas’ riveting real-life thriller about courag… 
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CastDanny Glover, Bimbo Akintola, Somkele Idhala…
LanguageEnglish   CountryNigeria
CTC$$14A Video
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FRI.16.SEP at 12:00pm [2016]

“ANA MENDIETA: SILUETAS” (2016 presentation)
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Ana Mendieta: Siluetas [2016]
Ana Mendieta
Presented in partnership with CONTACT Gallery, this rare exhibition of film and photographic work by the late, Cuban-born multidisciplinary arti… 
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CastUnknown
LanguageSpanish   CountryCuba
WLFree18
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“LBJ” (2015 feature film directed by Rob Reiner)
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LBJ [2015]
Rob Reiner
On November 22, 1963, one president's life was taken while another's was resurrected. LBJ tells the story of politician Lyndon B. Johnson who wa… 
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CastWoody Harrelson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Richa…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
GALA$$14A Video
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“POP VR AT FESTIVAL” (2016 feature film directed by Tracy Rector, Maureen Fan, Eric Darnell, Michael Hutchinson, Michael Beets, Félix Lajeunesse, Paul Raphaël, François Blouin, Khushboo Ranka)
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POP VR at Festival [2016]
Tracy Rector, Maureen Fan, E…
POP VR’s five selections will play consecutively, allowing viewers to experience all the projects in one sitting. Ch’aak’ S’aagi (Eagle Bone) -… 
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CastEthan Hawke
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA, Australia, Cana…
SE$$18 Video
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“RUDZIENKO” (2016 presentation)
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Rudzienko [2016]
Sharon Lockhart
Presented in partnership with Gallery TPW, this major new film installation by American artist and filmmaker Sharon Lockhart is a deeply affecti… 
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CastUnknown
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
WLFree18
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“SALT AND FIRE” (2015 feature film directed by Werner Herzog)
Reviews ***
Salt and Fire [2015]
Werner Herzog
Shot in Bolivia, writer-director Werner Herzog’s Salt and Fire follows a mysterious hostage-taking where the leader of a small scientific delega… 
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CastMichael Shannon, Gael García Bernal and Vero…
LanguageEnglish, Spanish   CountryUSA, Bolivia
SP$14A
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“THE SECRET SCRIPTURE” (2016 feature film directed by Jim Sheridan)
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The Secret Scripture [2016]
Jim Sheridan
A once vibrant and lively beauty in her youth, Roseanne McNulty has spent the majority of her adult life confined to a mental hospital in rural … 
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CastVanessa Redgrave, Rooney Mara, Theo James, E…
LanguageEnglish   CountryIreland
GALA$$14A Video
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“SINGULARITY” (2016 presentation)
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Singularity [2016]
Albert Serra
Commissioned for “Catalonia in Venice” at last year’s Venice Biennale by curator Chus Martínez, Albert Serra’s monumental five-screen film insta… 
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CastUnknown
LanguageSpanish   CountrySpain
WLFree18
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FRI.16.SEP at 12:15pm [2016]

“I AM NOT MADAME BOVARY” (2016 feature film directed by Xiaogang Feng)
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I Am Not Madame Bovary [2016]
Xiaogang Feng
A café proprietor spends a decade petitioning the Chinese legal system after being swindled by her ex-husband, in this caustically comic contemp… 
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CastBingbing Fan
LanguageMandarin   CountryChina
SP$$14A Video
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FRI.16.SEP at 12:30pm [2016]

“THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE” (2016 feature film directed by André Øvredal)
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The Autopsy of Jane Doe [2016]
André Øvredal
Cox and Hirsch play father and son coroners who receive a mysterious homicide victim with no apparent cause of death. As they attempt to identif… 
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CastBrian Cox, Emile Hirsch, Ophelia Lovibond
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
MM$14A Video
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“J: BEYOND FLAMENCO” (2016 feature film directed by Carlos Saura)
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J: Beyond Flamenco [2016]
Carlos Saura
The new film from legendary Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura (Carmen, Tango) captures the vivacity and charisma of the jota, a waltz-like castanet… 
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CastSara Baras, Miguel Ángel Berna, Carlos Núñez…
LanguageSpanish   CountrySpain
MAST$G Video
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“JESUS” (2016 feature film directed by Fernando Guzzoni)
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Jesus [2016]
Fernando Guzzoni
The volatile relationship between a wayward teen and his disapproving father comes to a head when the boy seeks shelter from the police, in the … 
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CastNicolás Durán, Alejandro Goic
LanguageSpanish   CountryChile/Colombia
DISC$18A Video
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“WITHOUT NAME” (2016 feature film directed by Lorcan Finnegan)
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WITHOUT NAME [2016]
Lorcan Finnegan
Land surveyor Eric, alienated from urban existence and those who love him, travels to a remote and unnamed Irish woodland to assess its suitabil… 
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CastAlan McKenna, Niamh Algar, James Browne
LanguageEnglish   CountryIreland
VAN$14A
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FRI.16.SEP at 12:45pm [2016]

“BUSTER'S MAL HEART” (2016 feature film directed by Sarah Adina Smith)
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Buster's Mal Heart [2016]
Sarah Adina Smith
An eccentric mountain man (Mr. Robot’s Rami Malek) on the run from the local sheriff recalls the mysterious events that brought him to his prese… 
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CastRami Malek, DJ Qualls, Kate Lyn Sheil
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
VAN$14A Video
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FRI.16.SEP at 1:00pm [2016]

“BEZNESS AS USUAL” (2016 feature film directed by Alex Pitstra)
Reviews ****
Bezness as Usual [2016]
Alex Pitstra
Filmmaker Alex Pitstra investigates his own roots as the love child of a holiday romance in Tunisia, part of a wider phenomenon in the 1970s whe… 
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CastAlex Pitstra, Jasmin Ameera, Mohsen Ben Hass…
LanguageEnglish   CountryTunisia / Netherland…
DOC$14A Video
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“POP VR AT FESTIVAL” (2016 feature film directed by Tracy Rector, Maureen Fan, Eric Darnell, Michael Hutchinson, Michael Beets, Félix Lajeunesse, Paul Raphaël, François Blouin, Khushboo Ranka)
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POP VR at Festival [2016]
Tracy Rector, Maureen Fan, E…
POP VR’s five selections will play consecutively, allowing viewers to experience all the projects in one sitting. Ch’aak’ S’aagi (Eagle Bone) -… 
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CastEthan Hawke
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA, Australia, Cana…
SE$$18 Video
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FRI.16.SEP at 1:15pm [2016]

“ALL I SEE IS YOU” (2016 feature film directed by Marc Forster)
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All I See Is You [2016]
Marc Forster
Set in exotic locations, this unique and visually-driven psychological drama tells the story of a blind woman and her husband, who upon restorat… 
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CastBlake Lively, Jason Clarke, Yvonne Strahovsk…
LanguageEnglish   CountryThailand
SP$18A Video
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FRI.16.SEP at 2:00pm [2016]

“POP VR AT FESTIVAL” (2016 feature film directed by Tracy Rector, Maureen Fan, Eric Darnell, Michael Hutchinson, Michael Beets, Félix Lajeunesse, Paul Raphaël, François Blouin, Khushboo Ranka)
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POP VR at Festival [2016]
Tracy Rector, Maureen Fan, E…
POP VR’s five selections will play consecutively, allowing viewers to experience all the projects in one sitting. Ch’aak’ S’aagi (Eagle Bone) -… 
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CastEthan Hawke
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA, Australia, Cana…
SE$$18 Video
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FRI.16.SEP at 2:15pm [2016]

“JUST NOT MARRIED” (2016 feature film directed by Uduak-Obong Patrick)
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Just Not Married [2016]
Uduak-Obong Patrick
In this charming caper comedy, a bright but broke undergrad striving to escape the slums gets in over his head when his modest criminal enterpri… 
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CastJudith Audu, Stan Nze, Rotimi Salami, Roland…
LanguageEnglish   CountryNigeria
CTC$14A Video
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FRI.16.SEP at 2:45pm [2016]

“DIVINES” (2016 feature film directed by Houda Benyamina)
Reviews ****½
Divines [2016]
Houda Benyamina
Girlhood meets Scarface in this debut feature about two young women who become embroiled in the criminal world of the Parisian suburbs. 
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CastOulaya Amamra, Jisca Kalvanda, Kévin Mischel…
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance/Qatar
DISC$14A Video
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FRI.16.SEP at 3:00pm [2016]

“THE EXCEPTION” (2016 feature film directed by David Leveaux)
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The Exception [2016]
David Leveaux
Academy Award winner Christopher Plummer (Beginners, Remember) and Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs, Hannah Arendt) star in this adaptation of Alan Ju… 
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CastLily James, Christopher Plummer, Jai Courtne…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
SP$PG
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“MA' ROSA” (2016 feature film directed by Brillante Mendoza)
Reviews ***½
Ma' Rosa [2016]
Brillante Mendoza
Filipino firebrand Brillante Mendoza (Slingshot, Kinatay) incisively explores the street-level corruption of the Duterte-era Philippines with th… 
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CastJaclyn Jose, Julio Diaz, Andi Eigenmann, Fel…
LanguageFilipino   CountryPhilippines
MAST$14A Video
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“POP VR AT FESTIVAL” (2016 feature film directed by Tracy Rector, Maureen Fan, Eric Darnell, Michael Hutchinson, Michael Beets, Félix Lajeunesse, Paul Raphaël, François Blouin, Khushboo Ranka)
Reviews ~
POP VR at Festival [2016]
Tracy Rector, Maureen Fan, E…
POP VR’s five selections will play consecutively, allowing viewers to experience all the projects in one sitting. Ch’aak’ S’aagi (Eagle Bone) -… 
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CastEthan Hawke
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA, Australia, Cana…
SE$$18 Video
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“SHORT CUTS PROGRAMME 05” (2016 short films directed by Leo Matsuda, Haya Waseem, Raphaël Ouellet, Alexandre Dostie, George Sikharulidze, Elizabeth Nichols, Tanzania)
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Short Cuts Programme 05 [2016]
Leo Matsuda, Haya Waseem, Ra…
Inner Workings - Inner Workings goes inside a man’s psyche to show us the battle between his practical side and his carefree impulses. With grea… 
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CastYatharth Bhatt, Saad Siddiqui, Alderic Kenné…
LanguageEnglish, Urdu, Frenc…   CountryUSA, Canada, Armenia…
SC$18
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“THE SIXTH BEATLE” (2016 feature film directed by Tony Guma, John Rose)
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The Sixth Beatle [2016]
Tony Guma, John Rose
Liverpool concert promoter and rock 'n' roll true believer Sam Leach offers a rollicking account of his role in raising the profile of T… 
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CastSam Leach
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA / United Kingdom…
DOC$PG Video
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“UNA” (2016 feature film directed by Benedict Andrews)
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Una [2016]
Benedict Andrews
When a young woman unexpectedly arrives at an older man's workplace looking for answers, the secrets of the past threaten to unravel his new lif… 
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CastRooney Mara, Ben Mendelsohn, and Riz Ahmed
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
SP$14A Video
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FRI.16.SEP at 3:15pm [2016]

“THE FURY OF A PATIENT MAN” (2016 feature film directed by Raúl Arévalo)
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The Fury of a Patient Man [2016]
Raúl Arévalo
The tentative romance between a gentle Madrid labourer and a working single mother becomes a struggle for survival when the woman’s violent boyf… 
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CastAntonio de la Torre, Luis Callejo, Ruth Díaz
LanguageSpanish   CountrySpain
DISC$14A Video
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“LOVING” (2016 feature film directed by Jeff Nichols)
Reviews ***½
Loving [2016]
Jeff Nichols
This film celebrates the real-life courage and commitment of Richard and Mildred Loving, who waged a decade-long legal battle that led to the ov… 
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CastJoel Edgerton, Ruth Negga, Marton Csokas, Ni…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
GALA$$PG Video
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“THE STAIRS” (2016 feature film directed by Hugh Gibson)
Reviews ****
The Stairs [2016]
Hugh Gibson
The Stairs tells the story of Marty, Greg, and Roxanne, each of whom survived decades of street involvement in Toronto. Using that experience, e… 
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CastMartin Thompson, Roxanne Smith, Greg Bell
LanguageEnglish   CountryCanada
DOC$14A
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FRI.16.SEP at 3:30pm [2016]

“(RE)ASSIGNMENT” (2016 feature film directed by Walter Hill)
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(Re)ASSIGNMENT [2016]
Walter Hill
This jaw-droppingly audacious revenge thriller from the great Walter Hill (The Warriors, 48 Hours) stars Michelle Rodriguez as a lowlife killer … 
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CastMichelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver, Anthon…
LanguageEnglish   CountryCanada
SP$18 Video
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“THE JOURNEY IS THE DESTINATION” (2015 feature film directed by Bronwen Hughes)
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The Journey is the Destination [2015]
Bronwen Hughes
The inspiring life story of late photojournalist, artist and activist Dan Eldon, who abandoned a comfortable life in London to document the stru… 
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CastElla Purnell, Maria Bello, Sam Hazeldine, Be…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom, Sout…
GALA$$14A Video
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FRI.16.SEP at 3:45pm [2016]

“INDIA IN A DAY” (2016 feature film directed by Richie Mehta)
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India In a Day [2016]
Richie Mehta
Directed by Richie Mehta, executive produced by Ridley Scott and powered by Google, <em>India in a Day</em> is a new form of non-fiction filmmak… 
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CastUnknown
LanguageHindi / English   CountryIndia / United Kingd…
DOC$G
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FRI.16.SEP at 4:00pm [2016]

“A COOL SOUND FROM HELL” (1959 feature film directed by Sidney J. Furie)
Reviews ***½
A Cool Sound from Hell [1959]
Sidney J. Furie
A striking record of hipster Toronto in the 1950s, Sidney J. Furie’s long-thought-lost second feature follows a bored young man who kicks his mi… 
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CastMel Benstock, George Carron, Alan Crofoot, C…
LanguageEnglish   CountryCanada
CTQFree14A Video
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“POP VR AT FESTIVAL” (2016 feature film directed by Tracy Rector, Maureen Fan, Eric Darnell, Michael Hutchinson, Michael Beets, Félix Lajeunesse, Paul Raphaël, François Blouin, Khushboo Ranka)
Reviews ~
POP VR at Festival [2016]
Tracy Rector, Maureen Fan, E…
POP VR’s five selections will play consecutively, allowing viewers to experience all the projects in one sitting. Ch’aak’ S’aagi (Eagle Bone) -… 
more
CastEthan Hawke
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA, Australia, Cana…
SE$$18 Video
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FRI.16.SEP at 4:30pm [2016]

“RAGE” (2016 feature film directed by Sang-il Lee)
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Rage [2016]
Sang-il Lee
A grisly unsolved murder links three seemingly unrelated stories in three different Japanese cities, in this arresting ensemble thriller from di… 
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CastKen Watanabe, Mirai Moriyama, Kenichi Matsuy…
LanguageJapanese   CountryJapan
SP$$18A Video
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FRI.16.SEP at 4:45pm [2016]

“BIRTH OF THE DRAGON” (2016 feature film directed by George Nolfi)
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Birth of the Dragon [2016]
George Nolfi
Set against the backdrop of San Francisco’s Chinatown in 1964, this cross-cultural biopic chronicles Bruce Lee’s emergence as a martial-arts sup… 
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CastBilly Magnussen, Xia Yu, and Philip Ng
LanguageMandarin   CountryChina
SP$PG
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FRI.16.SEP at 5:00pm [2016]

“KING OF THE DANCEHALL” (2015 feature film directed by Nick Cannon)
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King of the Dancehall [2015]
Nick Cannon
Nick Cannon directs and stars in this high-energy musical about a young man from Brooklyn who gets caught up in the vibrant Kingston music scene… 
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CastNick Cannon, Whoopi Goldberg, Busta Rhymes, …
LanguageEnglish   CountryJamaica/USA
SP$14A Video
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“POP VR AT FESTIVAL” (2016 feature film directed by Tracy Rector, Maureen Fan, Eric Darnell, Michael Hutchinson, Michael Beets, Félix Lajeunesse, Paul Raphaël, François Blouin, Khushboo Ranka)
Reviews ~
POP VR at Festival [2016]
Tracy Rector, Maureen Fan, E…
POP VR’s five selections will play consecutively, allowing viewers to experience all the projects in one sitting. Ch’aak’ S’aagi (Eagle Bone) -… 
more
CastEthan Hawke
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA, Australia, Cana…
SE$$18 Video
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FRI.16.SEP at 5:30pm [2016]

“HEARTSTONE” (2016 feature film directed by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson)
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Heartstone [2016]
Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
In a remote fishing village in Iceland, teenage best friends Thor and Christian experience a turbulent summer as one tries to win the heart of a… 
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CastBaldur Einarsson, Blær Hinriksson, Diljá Val…
LanguageIcelandic   CountryIceland
DISC$14A Video
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“MAD WORLD” (2016 feature film directed by Wong Chun)
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Mad World [2016]
Wong Chun
An absentee father and his bipolar son are forced to live together as they struggle with a recent family tragedy. The tension and anxiety boil a… 
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CastEric Tsang and Shawn Yue
LanguageCantonese   CountryHong Kong
DISC$14A
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FRI.16.SEP at 5:45pm [2016]

“A MONSTER CALLS” (2016 feature film directed by J.A. Bayona)
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A Monster Calls [2016]
J.A. Bayona
This visually spectacular drama follows a lonely 12-year-old boy struggling with his mother’s illness, until an ancient, wild, and relentless mo… 
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CastSigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbe…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
GALA$$PG Video
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FRI.16.SEP at 6:00pm [2016]

“BRAIN ON FIRE” (2015 feature film directed by Gerard Barrett)
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Brain on Fire [2015]
Gerard Barrett
A New York Post journalist (Chloë Grace Moretz) suffering from a rare autoimmune disorder is repeatedly misdiagnosed following a series of viole… 
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CastChloë Grace Moretz, Thomas Mann, Richard Arm…
LanguageEnglish   CountryIreland / Canada
SP$$18 Video
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“GIANTS OF AFRICA” (2016 feature film directed by Hubert Davis)
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Giants of Africa [2016]
Hubert Davis
On a continent where dreams are often displaced for necessity and survival, the game of basketball brings hope to many young men in Africa. Masa… 
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CastMasai Ujiri, Peter Amegbor, Sodiq Seyi Awogb…
LanguageEnglish   CountryCanada
DOC$G Video
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“I, DANIEL BLAKE” (2016 feature film directed by Ken Loach)
Reviews ****
I, Daniel Blake [2016]
Ken Loach
British master Ken Loach won his second Palme d’Or at Cannes for this timely drama about an aged, ailing handyman’s battle to survive after bein… 
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CastNatalie Ann Jamieson, Mark Burns, Colin Coom…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
SP$PG Video
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“PARIS CAN WAIT” (2016 feature film directed by Eleanor Coppola)
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Paris Can Wait [2016]
Eleanor Coppola
An American woman in a tired marriage finds herself on an unforeseen road trip from Cannes to Paris with a dashing Frenchman. What should be a s… 
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CastDiane Lane, Arnaud Viard, Alec Baldwin
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$PG
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“POP VR AT FESTIVAL” (2016 feature film directed by Tracy Rector, Maureen Fan, Eric Darnell, Michael Hutchinson, Michael Beets, Félix Lajeunesse, Paul Raphaël, François Blouin, Khushboo Ranka)
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POP VR at Festival [2016]
Tracy Rector, Maureen Fan, E…
POP VR’s five selections will play consecutively, allowing viewers to experience all the projects in one sitting. Ch’aak’ S’aagi (Eagle Bone) -… 
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CastEthan Hawke
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA, Australia, Cana…
SE$$18 Video
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“RODNYE (CLOSE RELATIONS)” (2016 feature film directed by Vitaly Mansky)
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Rodnye (Close Relations) [2016]
Vitaly Mansky
Vitaly Mansky’s intimate and insightful new documentary finds him crisscrossing the Ukraine in the wake of the Maidan uprising, which has left h… 
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CastUnknown
LanguageUkrainian, Russian   CountryUkraine, Latvia, Est…
DOC$PG Video
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“SHORT CUTS PROGRAMME 03” (2016 short films directed by Pooja Gurung and Bibhusan Basnet, Jonathan Tremblay, Thanos Papastergiou, Elena Brodach, Vincent Gallagher, Matteo Gentiloni, Patrice Laliberté, Emily Kai Bock)
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Short Cuts Programme 03 [2016]
Pooja Gurung and Bibhusan Ba…
Dadyaa - In their remote village, haunted by memories, Atimaley and Devi find themselves faced with a dilemma when a dear friend leaves without … 
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CastParimal Damai, Chham Kala Damai, Mara Joly, …
LanguageNepali, French, Gree…   CountryNepal, Canada, Greec…
SC$18
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“TA'ANG” (2016 presentation)
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Ta'ang [2016]
Bing Wang
The urgent new documentary from acclaimed Chinese filmmaker Wang Bing (West of the Tracks, Three Sisters) takes us into the refugee camps on the… 
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CastUnknown
LanguageTa'ang | Burmese | M…   CountryHong Kong
WL$PG
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FRI.16.SEP at 6:15pm [2016]

“BEAUTIES OF THE NIGHT” (2016 feature film directed by María José Cuevas)
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Beauties of the Night [2016]
María José Cuevas
A captivating group portrait of iconic showgirls who enthralled thousands during the disco-era heyday of Mexico’s burlesque culture. 
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CastOlga Breeskin, Lyn May, Rossy Mendoza, Wanda…
LanguageSpanish   CountryMexico
DOC$14A Video
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“CITY OF TINY LIGHTS” (2014 feature film directed by Pete Travis)
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City of Tiny Lights [2014]
Pete Travis
Tommy Akhtar — cricket fan, devoted son and deadbeat private eye — is just emerging from another hangover when his next case walks through the d… 
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CastRiz Ahmed, Cush Jumbo, James Floyd, Billie P…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
SP$14A
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“HOME” (2016 feature film directed by Fien Troch)
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Home [2016]
Fien Troch
Home portrays the struggle between two generations: teenagers who explore a thin line between trust, friendship, and loyalty, and adults who see… 
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CastSebastian Van Dun, Mistral Guidotti, Loïc Ba…
LanguageFrench   CountryBelgium
PLAT$14A Video
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“THE NET” (2016 feature film directed by Ki-duk KIM)
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The Net [2016]
Ki-duk KIM
In the new film from provocative Korean auteur Kim Ki-duk (Pieta), a poor North Korean fisherman finds himself an accidental defector, and is gr… 
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CastSeung-bum RYOO, Lee Won GUN, Young-min KIM, …
LanguageKorean   CountrySouth Korea
MAST$14A
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FRI.16.SEP at 6:30pm [2016]

“CLAIR OBSCUR” (2016 feature film directed by Yesim Ustaoglu)
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Clair Obscur [2016]
Yesim Ustaoglu
Turkish writer-director Yesim Ustaoglu offers a parallel study of two women -- a psychiatrist with a long-time live-in partner and a wife in a c… 
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CastFunda Eryigit, Ecem Uzun, Mehmet Kurtulus, O…
LanguageTurkish   CountryTurkey
CWC$18 Video
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“STRANGE WEATHER” (2014 feature film directed by Katherine Dieckmann)
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Strange Weather [2014]
Katherine Dieckmann
A lyrical, emotionally rich drama tracking Darcy as she travels the Deep South with her friend in an effort to process her grief over the loss o… 
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CastHolly Hunter, Carrie Coon, and Kim Coates
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
GALA$$14A
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FRI.16.SEP at 6:45pm [2016]

“BARAKAH MEETS BARAKAH” (2016 feature film directed by Mahmoud Sabbagh)
Reviews ****
Barakah Meets Barakah [2016]
Mahmoud Sabbagh
Saudi Arabia’s first rom-com features comedian and social-media superstar Hisham Fageeh as a mild-mannered civil servant who runs up against his… 
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CastFatima Al Banawi, Hisham Fageeh
LanguageArabic   CountrySaudi Arabia
SP$PG Video
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“THE UNTAMED” (2016 feature film directed by Amat Escalante)
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The Untamed [2016]
Amat Escalante
Cannes prize-winning director Amat Escalante (Heli) combines family drama and social commentary with science fiction and horror in this hypnotic… 
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CastRuth Ramos, Simone Bucio, Jesús Meza, Edén V…
LanguageSpanish   CountryMexico
VAN$R Video
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FRI.16.SEP at 7:00pm [2016]

“POP VR AT FESTIVAL” (2016 feature film directed by Tracy Rector, Maureen Fan, Eric Darnell, Michael Hutchinson, Michael Beets, Félix Lajeunesse, Paul Raphaël, François Blouin, Khushboo Ranka)
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POP VR at Festival [2016]
Tracy Rector, Maureen Fan, E…
POP VR’s five selections will play consecutively, allowing viewers to experience all the projects in one sitting. Ch’aak’ S’aagi (Eagle Bone) -… 
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CastEthan Hawke
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA, Australia, Cana…
SE$$18 Video
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FRI.16.SEP at 7:30pm [2016]

“TRAMPS” (2016 feature film directed by Adam Leon)
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Tramps [2016]
Adam Leon
A young man finds love in an unlikely place when he subs in for his brother on a shady deal, in this charming romantic caper comedy from writer-… 
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CastCallum Turner, Grace Van Patten, Mike Birbig…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
CWC$14A
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FRI.16.SEP at 8:00pm [2016]

“POP VR AT FESTIVAL” (2016 feature film directed by Tracy Rector, Maureen Fan, Eric Darnell, Michael Hutchinson, Michael Beets, Félix Lajeunesse, Paul Raphaël, François Blouin, Khushboo Ranka)
Reviews ~
POP VR at Festival [2016]
Tracy Rector, Maureen Fan, E…
POP VR’s five selections will play consecutively, allowing viewers to experience all the projects in one sitting. Ch’aak’ S’aagi (Eagle Bone) -… 
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CastEthan Hawke
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA, Australia, Cana…
SE$$18 Video
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FRI.16.SEP at 8:15pm [2016]

“MY ENTIRE HIGH SCHOOL SINKING INTO THE SEA” (2016 feature film directed by Dash Shaw)
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My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea [2016]
Dash Shaw
The title tells the tale in this inventive, beautiful and bizarre animated feature from acclaimed graphic novelist Dash Shaw, featuring the voic… 
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CastJohn Cameron Mitchell, Reggie Watts, Jason S…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
VAN$14A
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“THE PROMISE” (2016 feature film directed by Terry George)
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The Promise [2016]
Terry George
An Armenian medical student (Oscar Isaac), an artist (Charlotte Le Bon), and a worldly American journalist (Christian Bale) form a love triangle… 
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CastOscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon, Christian Bal…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
GALA$$14A Video
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FRI.16.SEP at 8:30pm [2016]

“THE B-SIDE: ELSA DORFMAN'S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY” (2016 feature film directed by Errol Morris)
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The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography [2016]
Errol Morris
Errol Morris (The Fog of War) profiles legendary photographer Elsa Dorfman, whose subjects have included such friends as Allen Ginsberg, Bob Dyl… 
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CastElsa Dorfman
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
DOC$18
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“BROTHERHOOD” (2016 feature film directed by Noel Clarke)
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BrOTHERHOOD [2016]
Noel Clarke
Writer-director-star Noel Clarke completes the British crime-drama trilogy he began with KiDULTHOOD and AdULTHOOD, in this gritty tale of an ex-… 
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CastNoel Clarke, Arnold Oceng, David Ajala, Corn…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
SP$14A Video
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FRI.16.SEP at 8:45pm [2016]

“GIRL UNBOUND” (2016 feature film directed by Erin Heidenreich)
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Girl Unbound [2016]
Erin Heidenreich
An intimate portrait of Maria Toorpakai, who defies threats to herself and her family from Islamic fundamentalists in order to represent Pakista… 
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CastMaria Toorpakai Wazir, Shamsul Qayyum Wazir,…
LanguageEnglish   CountryPakistan / Canada
DOC$18
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“HEADSHOT” (2015 feature film directed by Kimo Stamboel, Timo Tjahjanto)
Reviews ****
Headshot [2015]
Kimo Stamboel, Timo Tjahjant…
Uwais plays a young man who washes ashore, an amnesiac with a serious head injury whose past comes back to haunt him shortly after being nursed … 
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CastJulie Estelle, David Hendrawan, Chelsea Isla…
LanguageIndonesian   CountryIndonesia
MM$18A Video
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FRI.16.SEP at 9:00pm [2016]

“BLESSED BENEFIT” (2016 feature film directed by Mahmoud al Massad)
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Blessed Benefit [2016]
Mahmoud al Massad
Imprisoned on an unfair charge of fraud, a mild-mannered Jordanian contractor discovers that prison has its own rhythms, rules, and economies — … 
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CastAhmad Thaher, Maher Khammash, Odai Hijazi, N…
LanguageArabic   CountryJordan
DISC$PG
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“I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO” (2016 feature film directed by Raoul Peck)
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I Am Not Your Negro [2016]
Raoul Peck
Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck (Moloch Tropical, Murder in Pacot) creates a stunning medit… 
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CastSamuel L. Jackson
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
DOC$PG Video
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“POP VR AT FESTIVAL” (2016 feature film directed by Tracy Rector, Maureen Fan, Eric Darnell, Michael Hutchinson, Michael Beets, Félix Lajeunesse, Paul Raphaël, François Blouin, Khushboo Ranka)
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POP VR at Festival [2016]
Tracy Rector, Maureen Fan, E…
POP VR’s five selections will play consecutively, allowing viewers to experience all the projects in one sitting. Ch’aak’ S’aagi (Eagle Bone) -… 
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CastEthan Hawke
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA, Australia, Cana…
SE$$18 Video
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“TUKO MACHO” (2016 feature film directed by Jim Chuchu)
Reviews ****½
Tuko Macho [2016]
Jim Chuchu
This procedural crime thriller follows the kidnappings carried out by the titular terrorist cell, Tuko Macho. Run by a ruthless vigilante named … 
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CastTim King'oo, Njambi Koikai, and Ibrahim Much…
LanguageSwahili   CountryKenya
PRIME$14A Video
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FRI.16.SEP at 9:15pm [2016]

“AMANDA KNOX” (2016 feature film directed by Brian McGinn, Rod Blackhurst)
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Amanda Knox [2016]
Brian McGinn, Rod Blackhurs…
This gripping, atmospheric documentary recounts the infamous trial, conviction and eventual acquittal of Seattle native Amanda Knox for the 2007… 
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CastAmanda Knox
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA / Denmark
DOC$14A
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“THE HEADHUNTER'S CALLING” (2015 feature film directed by Mark Williams)
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The Headhunter's Calling [2015]
Mark Williams
A ruthless corporate headhunter in Chicago battles his rival for control of their job placement firm, until a family tragedy brings his personal… 
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CastGerard Butler, Alison Brie, Willem Dafoe, Gr…
LanguageEnglish   CountryCanada
GALA$$14A Video
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“NOCTURAMA” (2016 feature film directed by Bertrand Bonello)
Reviews ****
Nocturama [2016]
Bertrand Bonello
Bertrand Bonello directs this provocative account of a group of young, multiracial radicals whose terrorist attacks on Paris lead to a massive m… 
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CastFinnegan Oldfield, Vincent Rottiers, Hamza M…
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
PLAT$14A Video
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“SHORT CUTS PROGRAMME 04” (2016 short films directed by Terril Calder, Ena Sendijarevic, Kristina Kumric, Marie-Hélène Turcotte, Alexandru Badea)
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Short Cuts Programme 04 [2016]
Terril Calder, Ena Sendijare…
SNIP - In this richly layered stop-motion animation, written and narrated by award-winning author Joseph Boyden, Annie and Gordon travel through… 
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CastJoseph Boyden, Alena Dzebo, Mario Knezovic, …
LanguageEnglish, Dutch, Bosn…   CountryCanada, Netherlands,…
SC$18
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“VAYA” (2016 feature film directed by Akin Omotoso)
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Vaya [2016]
Akin Omotoso
Director Akin Omotoso weaves together three separate stories to create a gripping yet compassionate portrait of small-town characters immersed i… 
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CastMncedisi Shabangu, Zimkhitha Nyoka, Nomonde …
LanguageZulu   CountrySouth Africa
CWC$14A Video
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FRI.16.SEP at 9:30pm [2016]

“THE COMMUNE” (2016 feature film directed by Thomas Vinterberg)
Reviews ***½
The Commune [2016]
Thomas Vinterberg
Danish auteur Thomas Vinterberg’s new film focuses on a middle-aged professional couple in 1970s Denmark who decide to experiment with communal … 
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CastTrine Dyrholm, Ulrich Thomsen, and Helene Re…
LanguageDanish   CountryDenmark
SP$18A Video
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“LA LA LAND” (2015 feature film directed by Damien Chazelle)
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La La Land [2015]
Damien Chazelle
Writer-director Damien Chazelle captures the story of Mia, an aspiring actress, and Sebastian, a dedicated jazz musician, who are struggling to … 
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CastRyan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend, Rosem…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
SP$$PG Video
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“THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM” (2016 feature film directed by Juan Carlos Medina)
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The Limehouse Golem [2016]
Juan Carlos Medina
In the notorious Limehouse district of 19th-century London, a series of murders have shaken the city. The crimes are so monstrous that the press… 
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CastBill Nighy, Olivia Cooke, Douglas Booth, Dan…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
SP$$14A
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“OFF FRAME AKA REVOLUTION UNTIL VICTORY FOLLOWED BY BREAKING OCCUPATION” (2016 feature films directed by Mohanad Yaqubi)
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Off Frame AKA Revolution Until Victory followed by Breaking Occupation [2016]
Mohanad Yaqubi
Showcasing an unprecedented depth of research and access, Off Frame AKA Revolution Until Victory is a unique historical portrait of the Palestin… 
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CastVarious
LanguageArabic   CountryPalestine/Qatar
DOC$18 Video
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“THE ROLLING STONES OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ! : A TRIP ACROSS LATIN AMERICA” (2016 feature film directed by Paul Dugdale)
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The Rolling Stones Olé Olé Olé! : A Trip Across Latin America [2016]
Paul Dugdale
This documentary film follows The Rolling Stones on a cultural adventure across Latin America, as the band heads towards their historic tour fin… 
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CastThe Rolling Stones
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
GALA$$PG Video
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“THE WASTED TIMES” (2016 feature film directed by Cheng Er)
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The Wasted Times [2016]
Cheng Er
*** THE WASTED TIMES has been removed from Festival. *** Love, hatred, and betrayal abound in Shanghai during the chaotic, war-torn 1930s. Mr… 
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CastZhang Ziyi, Ge You, and Tadanobu Asano
LanguageMandarin   CountryChina
SP$18 Video
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FRI.16.SEP at 10:00pm [2016]

“A DEATH IN THE GUNJ” (2016 feature film directed by Konkona Sensharma)
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A Death in the Gunj [2016]
Konkona Sensharma
Set in 1979, this coming of age story follows a shy young Indian student who quietly and fatefully unravels during a family road trip to McClusk… 
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CastVikrant Massey, Ranvir Shorey, Kalki Koechli…
LanguageHindi   CountryIndia
SP$14A Video
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FRI.16.SEP at 11:59pm [2016]

“DOG EAT DOG” (2016 feature film directed by Paul Schrader)
Reviews ***
Dog Eat Dog [2016]
Paul Schrader
Carved from a lifetime of experience that runs the gamut from incarceration to liberation, Dog Eat Dog is the story of three men who are all out… 
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CastNicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe, Louisa Krause
LanguageEnglish   CountryUSA
MM$18A Video
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