VIFF watch list
by kctullis | created - 02 Sep 2015 | updated - 26 Sep 2015 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. A Ballerina's Tale (2015)
Unrated | 85 min | Documentary
A feature documentary on African American ballerina Misty Copeland that examines her prodigious rise, her potentially career ending injury alongside themes of race and body image in the elite ballet world.
Director: Nelson George | Stars: Misty Copeland, Deirdre Kelly, Susan Fales-Hill, Leyla Fayyaz
Votes: 713 | Gross: $0.10M
2. Dark Horse (2015)
PG | 85 min | Documentary, Drama, Sport
An inspirational true story of a group of friends from a working men's club who decide to take on the elite 'sport of kings' and breed themselves a racehorse
Director: Louise Osmond | Stars: Jan Vokes, Howard Davies, Brian 'Daisy' Vokes, Angela Davies
Votes: 1,325
3. Monty Python: The Meaning of Live (2014 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
Uniquely intimate documentary following the stars of Monty Python as they reunite for a final time to stage a marathon ten shows of Monty Python Live (mostly) - One Down Five to Go at The O2, London in July 2014.
Directors: Roger Graef, James Rogan | Stars: Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Michael Palin
Votes: 775
4. Magicarena (2014)
84 min | Documentary, Music
After 2000 years of history, the Arena of Verona is celebrating the Centenary of its Opera Festival with Verdi's AIDA by La Fura dels Baus. From rehearsals to the opening night, we follow ... See full summary »
Directors: Andrea Prandstraller, Niccolò Bruna | Stars: Hui He, Àlex Ollé, Carlus Padrissa, Fabio Sartori
Votes: 9
5. Circus Without Borders
Not Rated | 69 min
One is from a remote Inuit community in the Arctic Tundra, the other from the bustling but poverty-stricken capital of Guinea, West Africa. But Guillaume and Yamoussa share a dream: take circus to the youth in their communities.
Director: Susan Gray | Stars: Yamoussa Bangoura, Guillaume Saladin
6. The Competition (2013)
99 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
A raw account of how some of the best architects in the world, design giants like Jean Nouvel, Frank Gehry or Zaha Hadid, struggle to beat the competition for the National Museum of Art in ... See full summary »
Director: Angel Borrego Cubero | Stars: Norman Foster, Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Jean Nouvel
Votes: 65
7. Tana Bana (2015)
77 min | Documentary
Varanasi is the ancient city on the Ganges where Hindu pilgrims come to bathe at dawn and where cremation fires burn along the sacred river long after night has fallen. The city is also ... See full summary »
Director: Pat Murphy
8. Argentina (2015)
85 min | Documentary, Music, Musical
Poetic, riveting and moving, Argentina explores the heart of traditional Argentine folklore and its stunning musical heritage.
Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: Pedro Aznar, Juan Falú, Marian Farías Gómez, Gabo Ferro
Votes: 210 | Gross: $0.01M
9. The Dream of Shahrazad (2014)
110 min | Documentary, Drama, History
THE DREAM OF SHAHRAZAD is a feature-length documentary film that brings together the famous story collection THE 1001 (or "ARABIAN") NIGHTS with recent political events in Egypt, Turkey and... See full summary »
Director: Francois Verster
Votes: 21
10. Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World (2015)
74 min | Documentary, History
Maybe we're not totally screwed
Director: Charles Wilkinson | Stars: Severn Cullis-Suzuki, Guujaaw
Votes: 48
11. Into the Forest (2015)
R | 101 min | Drama, Thriller
After a massive power outage, two sisters learn to survive on their own in their isolated woodland home.
Director: Patricia Rozema | Stars: Elliot Page, Evan Rachel Wood, Max Minghella, Callum Keith Rennie
Votes: 22,095 | Gross: $0.01M
12. Le coeur de madame Sabali (2015)
79 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Sabali is a dramatic film with touches of surrealist comedy and science fiction.
Directors: Ryan McKenna, Ryan McKenna | Stars: Marie Brassard, Francis La Haye, Youssef Camara, Michel Forget
Votes: 89
13. Ixcanul (2015)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama
On the slopes of an active volcano in Guatemala, a marriage is arranged for seventeen-year-old María by her Kaqchikel parents.
Director: Jayro Bustamante | Stars: María Mercedes Coroy, María Telón, Manuel Antún, Justo Lorenzo
Votes: 3,263 | Gross: $0.29M
14. Ayanda and the Mechanic (2015)
105 min | Drama, Romance
In a community vibrant with migrants from across the African Continent, against the backdrop of unspoken love, a young woman tries to navigate a path for herself. But in this world, ... See full summary »
Director: Sara Blecher | Stars: Fulu Mugovhani, O.C. Ukeje, Nthati Moshesh, Kenneth Nkosi
Votes: 108
15. Mustang (2015)
PG-13 | 97 min | Drama
When five orphan girls are seen innocently playing with boys on a beach, their scandalized conservative guardians confine them while forced marriages are arranged.
Director: Deniz Gamze Ergüven | Stars: Günes Sensoy, Doga Zeynep Doguslu, Tugba Sunguroglu, Elit Iscan
Votes: 40,894 | Gross: $0.85M
16. My Skinny Sister (2015)
95 min | Drama
Just as Stella enters the exciting world of adolescence she discovers that her big sister and role model Katja is hiding an eating disorder. A story about jealousy, love and betrayal.
Director: Sanna Lenken | Stars: Rebecka Josephson, Amy Deasismont, Annika Hallin, Henrik Norlén
Votes: 1,774
17. Paradise (2015)
100 min | Drama
The 25 years old Hanieh lives in the household of her married sister in Tehran. Every day Hanieh travels long and tedious hours to get to the suburbs where she works as a teacher at a girls... See full summary »
Director: Sina Ataeian Dena | Stars: Roya Afshar, Dorna Dibaj, Hooshang Ghovanloo, Neda Jebraeili
Votes: 132
18. Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama
With an older brother in jail and living with their single mother on Pine Ridge Reservation, Johnny and his sister Jashuan's lives develop new challenges when their absentee cowboy father ... See full summary »
Director: Chloé Zhao | Stars: John Reddy, Jashaun St. John, Irene Bedard, Jessica Rowland
Votes: 3,836 | Gross: $0.03M
19. The Falling (2014)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
It's 1969 at a strict English girls' school where charismatic Abbie and intense and troubled Lydia are best friends. After a tragedy occurs at the school, a mysterious fainting epidemic breaks out threatening the stability of all involved.
Director: Carol Morley | Stars: Maxine Peake, Maisie Williams, Florence Pugh, Anna Burnett
Votes: 7,936
20. The Second Mother (2015)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama
When the estranged daughter of a hard-working live-in housekeeper suddenly appears, the unspoken class barriers that exist within the home are thrown into disarray.
Director: Anna Muylaert | Stars: Regina Casé, Helena Albergaria, Michel Joelsas, Camila Márdila
Votes: 16,710 | Gross: $0.38M
21. The Summer of Sangaile (2015)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance
17 years old Sangaile is fascinated by stunt planes. She meets a girl her age at a summer aeronautical show. Sangaile allows Auste to discover her most intimate secret and in the process finds the only person that truly encourages her to fly.
Director: Alante Kavaite | Stars: Julija Steponaityte, Aiste Dirziute, Jurate Sodyte, Martynas Budraitis
Votes: 3,404 | Gross: $0.00M
22. 100 Yen Love (2014)
113 min | Comedy, Drama
A 32-year-old woman living with her parents meets a boxer and finally starts a life.
Director: Masaharu Take | Stars: Sakura Andô, Hirofumi Arai, Yôzaburô Itô, Miyoko Inagawa
Votes: 2,707
23. Our Little Sister (2015)
PG | 127 min | Drama, Family
Three sisters who live in their grandmother's home invite their thirteen-year-old half sister, whom they have just met, to join them.
Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho, Suzu Hirose
Votes: 16,892 | Gross: $0.46M
24. The Royal Tailor (2014)
127 min | Drama
Story of a rivalry between two tailors Dol-Seok, who is the best master artisan in charge of royal attire and Kong-Jin - genius like designer, born with dexterity and an excellent sense, plunges the court into scandal and tragedy.
Director: Wonsuk Lee | Stars: Han Suk-kyu, Go Soo, Park Shin-hye, Yoo Yeon-Seok
Votes: 1,226
25. Lovers (2015)
140 min | Drama
Atsushi is a civic construction worker who was widowed following a random murder. Toko's husband is neither interested in her nor in how his mother treats his wife. Shinomiya is a lawyer ... See full summary »
Director: Ryosuke Hashiguchi | Stars: Tamae Andô, Lily Franky, Ryô Ikeda, Hana Kino
Votes: 248
26. Sam Klemke's Time Machine (2015)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography
Sam Klemke has filmed and narrated his entire life, creating a strange and intimate portrait of what it means to be human.
Director: Matthew Bate | Star: Sam Klemke
Votes: 121
27. Chante ton bac d'abord (2014)
82 min | Documentary
This film tells the stormy tale of a group of friends from Boulogne-sur-Mer, a French town hit by the financial crisis. A year between dreams and disillusion, imagined by teenagers from a ... See full summary »
Director: David André | Stars: Gaëlle Bridoux, Caroline Brimeux, Nicolas Dourdin, Alice Dutertre
Votes: 89
28. All Eyes and Ears (2015)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, History, News
Interweaving the stories of U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, his adopted Chinese daughter Gracie Mei, and blind legal advocate Chen Guangcheng, the documentary is a timely exploration... See full summary »
Director: Vanessa Hope | Stars: Gracie Mei Huntsman, Jon Huntsman, Guangcheng Chen, Jerome A. Cohen
Votes: 29
29. City of Gold (I) (2015)
R | 96 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary portrait that takes us into Jonathan Gold's universe to tell the improbable story of a revolution inspired by the pen, but driven by the palate.
Director: Laura Gabbert | Stars: David Chang, Roy Choi, Jonathan Gold, Ludo Lefebvre
Votes: 1,075 | Gross: $0.61M
30. Hurricane (2015)
G | 83 min | Documentary
200 kmh winds, 18 cyclones, 12 countries - Andy Byatt (Blue Planet, Earth) Cyril Barbançon and Jacqueline Farmer have teamed up with NASA and composer Yann Tiersen to bring this thrilling ... See full summary »
Directors: Cyril Barbançon, Andy Byatt, Jacqueline Farmer | Stars: Kristin Samuelson, John Flanders, Joe Fontana, Paloma Garcia Martens
Votes: 274
31. Mystic Jungfraujoch (2015)
4 min | Documentary, Short
A short time-lapse movie about the amazing Jungfraujoch. I got the permission to stay overnight at the Jungfraujoch station. It was an amazing experience. Everything was shot in 48 hours ... See full summary »
Director: Markus Eichenberger
32. The Royal Road (2015)
Not Rated | 65 min | Documentary, History
A cinematic essay in defense of remembering, The Royal Road offers up a primer on the Spanish colonization of California and the Mexican American War alongside intimate reflections on ... See full summary »
Director: Jenni Olson | Stars: Jenni Olson, Tony Kushner
Votes: 199
33. Topophilia (2015)
62 min | Documentary
An exploration of built and natural environments along the 800-mile length of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.
Director: Peter Bo Rappmund
Votes: 21
34. Very Semi-Serious (2015)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary
HD. Meet the cartooning legends and hopefuls who create the iconic single-panel cartoons for readers of the New Yorker.
Director: Leah Wolchok | Stars: Roz Chast, Liana Finck, Emily Flake, Bruce Eric Kaplan
Votes: 273
35. The Assassin (2015)
Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Drama, History
A female assassin receives a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in eighth-century China.
Director: Hsiao-Hsien Hou | Stars: Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Yun Zhou, Satoshi Tsumabuki
Votes: 17,981 | Gross: $0.61M
36. This Changes Everything (2015)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary
A look at seven communities around the world with the proposition that we can seize the crisis of climate change to transform our failed economic system into something radically better.
Director: Avi Lewis | Stars: Naomi Klein, Stacey Arwen Raab
Votes: 633 | Gross: $0.01M
37. My Friend Victoria (2014)
Unrated | 95 min | Drama
At age eight, Victoria spends a night in the home of a wealthy white family; years later, she encounters them again and her life is changed forever.
Director: Jean-Paul Civeyrac | Stars: Guslagie Malanda, Nadia Moussa, Catherine Mouchet, Pascal Greggory
Votes: 347
38. The Measure of a Man (2015)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama
At the age of 51 and after 20 months on unemployment, Thierry starts a new job that soon brings him face to face with a moral dilemma. How much is he willing to accept to keep his job?
Director: Stéphane Brizé | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Karine de Mirbeck, Matthieu Schaller, Yves Ory
Votes: 6,779 | Gross: $0.11M
39. Ninth Floor (2015)
81 min | Documentary
In 1969, to protest the administration's mishandling of racist accusations towards a professor, students at Sir George Williams University occupied a ninth floor computer lab.
Director: Mina Shum | Star: Mackenzie Gray
Votes: 68
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