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VIFF 2025

A luge athlete in his late teens/early twenties sits on a sled in a concrete luge track covered in graffiti.

The Track Leads Documentary Winners at VIFF

by Pat Mullen
October 10, 2025
Festivals/News

The Track directed by Ryan Sidhoo wins Best Canadian Documentary at the Vancouver International Film Festival.

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A black and white photo shows an elderly Black farmer in close-up. He is smiling and looking to the left, and wearing a baseball cap.

What’s Up With VIFF’s Docs?

by Marc Glassman
October 5, 2025October 8, 2025
Festivals/Interviews

An interview with Ruun Nuur, the documentary programmer at the Vancouver International Film Festival, about VIFF's non-fiction slate.

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A beige Land Rover sits in the distance in a barren mud-cracked field.

How The Art of Adventure Captures a Travel Bug that Spans Generations

by Jason Gorber
October 3, 2025October 8, 2025
Interviews

An interview with The Art of Adventure director Alison Reid and stars Robert Bateman and Bristol Foster about their landmark expedition.

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A group of people atop a hill look towards a crowd at ground level in the distance. There is a white tent in the middle of the field.

Lucrecia Martel on Nuestra Tierra and “Definitive” Death in Documentary

by Marc Glassman
October 2, 2025
Festivals/Interviews

An interview with director Lucrecia Martel about her documentary debut Nuestra Tierra (Landmarks) and observing the history of colonial violence in Argentina.

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A collage with four film stills from the documentaries at VIFF.

VIFF Comes on Strong: 10 Docs to See in Vancouver

by Pat Mullen
September 30, 2025
Festivals

Documentary highlights at the 2025 Vancouver International Film Festival, including a chance to win tickets to see The Great North.

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An archival 16mm film still of two friends sitting at the top of a waterfall. Their beige Land Rover is in the distance.

The Art of Adventure First Look: Revisit Robert Bateman and Bristol Foster’s World Tour

by Pat Mullen
September 25, 2025
Features

The Art of Adventure, directed by Alison Reid, revisits the 1957 global expedition by artist Robert Bateman and biologist/filmmaker Bristol Foster.

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A young Afghan woman stands in a boxing stance with her fists raised, slightly obscuring her face.

Vancouver International Film Festival Announces 2025 Line-up

by Pat Mullen
August 27, 2025September 2, 2025
Festivals

Vancouver International Film Festival announces line-up including world premieres for In the Room, The Art of Adventure, and The Painted Life of E.J. Hughes.

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Back at @hotdocs_ for 1 screening only, catch fest Back at @hotdocs_ for 1 screening only, catch festival favourite #TheGardenerAndTheDictator this weekend as Jane Hui Wang shares her family story.

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📆: Jan 18, 7:00 PM 
📰: Read more in Liam Lacey's interview with Wang! (Link in bio.)

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Miette pastry chef Meg Ray and Maria Thomsson from Miette pastry chef Meg Ray and Maria Thomsson from Rödlöga, Sweden at the world premiere of Sweet Störy at @psfilmfest. Here, they share their favourite sweets in this story of cross-cultural cooking. 🌴

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We're at the @psfilmfest this year, with coverage We're at the @psfilmfest this year, with coverage rolling including the world premiere of Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story! Stay tuned for more. 

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Oscar nominee Carol Connors marches into @psfilmfe Oscar nominee Carol Connors marches into @psfilmfest to her theme from Rocky, and then performs "You Loved My Night Away" - a song she wrote for Elvis Presley the night he died and hasn't released until now.

At the world premiere of the #documentary Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connor Story. 

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#StateOfFirsts director Chase Joynt talks about fo #StateOfFirsts director Chase Joynt talks about following congresswoman Sarah McBride on her historic campaign amid the culture wars and the targeting of trans rights, and making a vérité doc after hybrids like No Ordinary Man and Framing Agnes. #PalmSprings #PSIFF #Documentary #movies
@yanunifilm executive producer Laura Nix tells the @yanunifilm executive producer Laura Nix tells the @psfilmfest audience about what drew her to sharing @juma_xipaia's story and working with director Richard Ladkani to raise awareness about the fight for the Amazon. 🌴

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Andrea Werhun and @nicobazuin tell us about changi Andrea Werhun and @nicobazuin tell us about changing the narrative on sex work and being maximalists with colour in #ModernWhore. 💋

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📽: U.S. premiere @psfilmfest; coming soon to theatres

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Song Sung Blue is the latest documentary to get a Song Sung Blue is the latest documentary to get a  Hollywood remake. Kate Hudson and director Craig Brewer tell us about reimagining the doc as a movie musical!

🔗: in bio
📽: in theatres Dec. 25
📽: rent the doc on Vimeo

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How have documentaries captured political divides How have documentaries captured political divides since Oct. 7? @dimwig surveys the field of films about Palestine and Israel.

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📽: Coexistence, My Ass! (Now on TVO)

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