1. Art and Diseño

FEBRUARY 1 – MARCH 7, 2015
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL’S YEAR-ROUND SHOWCASE
OF FESTIVAL-STYLE FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TICKETS & INFO: WWW.VIFF.ORG
SUNDAY
FEBRUARY
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MONDAY
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4:00 The Vancouver
Asahi
SHAKESPEARE’S
GLOBE ON SCREEN: 6:30 Through a
Lens Darkly
2:45 The Taming
8:45 Keep on
of the Shrew
Keepin’ On
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
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5:30 Keep on
Keepin’ On
RENTAL:
6:30 Vancouver
Heritage Foundation presents
“Restoring
Community”
4:30 Awake: The
Life of Yogananda
6:30 Winter Sleep
5:00 Song of the
Sea
6:50 The OscarNominated
Animation Shorts
8:40 The OscarNominated Live
Action Shorts
3:00 Song of the
Sea
4:50 The OscarNominated Animation Shorts
*7:30 Cartoonists:
Foot Soldiers of
Democracy
10:15 A Girl Walks
Home Alone
at Night
CINEMA SALON:
*7:30 The Tin
Drum
6:10 Keep on
Keepin’ On
8:00 The Vancouver
Asahi
8:30 Keep on
Keepin’ On
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3:00 Song of the
Sea
6:40 The OscarNominated Live
Action Shorts
9:00 A Girl Walks
Home Alone
at Night
SPECIAL FAMILY
DAY PRICE $5
(youth under 18):
1:30 Tales of the
Princess Kaguya
6:30 The OscarNominated
Animation Shorts
8:20 The OscarNominated Live
Action Shorts
6:30 The OscarNominated Live
Action Shorts
8:50 The OscarNominated Animation Shorts
4:30 Awake: The
Life of Yogananda
6:30 The OscarNominated
Animation Shorts
8:30 Comedy Short
Shorts
5:40 The Duke of
Burgundy
*8:00 Tribute to
Robin Williams
12:30 Song of the
Sea
2:30 The OscarNominated
Animation Shorts
4:20 The OscarNominated Live
Action Shorts
7:30 Valentine’s
Day Massacre:
The Notebook on
Hecklevision
10:00 The Duke of
Burgundy
(English subtitles)
4:15 Song of the
Sea
6:30 Black Orpheus
MUSIC MONDAYS:
8:45 Chico & Rita
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3:00 A Brief History MUSIC MONDAYS:
of Time
6:10 Beyond the
4:45 Citizenfour
Lights
7:00 The Duke of
Burgundy
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MOVIES FOR
MOMMIES:
11:30am Beyond
the Lights
6:30 The Duke of
Burgundy
8:30 Keep on
Keepin’ On
6:45 The Wrecking
Crew
8:50 A Girl Walks
Home Alone
at Night
*8:30 Richard Pryor
Tribute: Richard
Pryor Live in
Concert + Dino
Archie
6:30 Keep on
Keepin’ On
8:15 The Duke of
Burgundy
4:30 Awake: The
Life of Yogananda
6:30 The OscarNominated Live
Action Shorts
8:50 The Duke of
Burgundy
11:30am The OscarNominated Live
Action Shorts
1:40 The OscarNominated Animation Shorts
6:00+8:00 The
Wrecking Crew
10:00 A Girl Walks
Home Alone
at Night
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4:00 The Academy
Awards
6:30 King: A
Filmed Record...
Montgomery to
Memphis
PRIVATE RENTAL
PRIVATE RENTAL
4:00 The Wrecking
Crew
*6:30 Sitting on the 8:00 Sitting on the
Edge of Marlene
Edge of Marlene
MARCH
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Women in Film
and Television
Festival 2015
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Women in Film
and Television
Festival 2015
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Women in Film
and Television
Festival 2015
womeninfilm.ca
6:30 Sitting on the 5:00 Sitting on the Women in Film
Edge of Marlene
Edge of Marlene
and Television
3:00 One Chance
Festival 2015
6:30 Sitting on the MUSIC MONDAYS: CINEMA SALON:
womeninfilm.ca
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ONE CHANCE
DIRECTOR David Frankel, GB, 2014, 103 min.
When tenor Paul Potts performed Puccini’s Nessun Dorma on the first episode of TV show Britain’s Got Talent
in 2007 it caused a sensation. 115 million YouTube hits
later, the South Wales phone salesman’s story has inspired this warm, funny, very British feel-good movie, a
curtain-opener for our 2015 Royal Opera House series,
which starts in March.
Sun. Mar 1, 3:00pm
COMEDY SHORT SHORTS
2015, 100 min.
Who likes short shorts? We like short shorts. The
Northwest Comedy Fest and VIFF are proud to announce An Evening of Comedy Short Shorts a delightful hodgepodge of original Pacific Northwest
submissions and curated comedy pieces from up
and down the Left coast.
Thu. Feb 12, 8:30pm
$7 MUSIC MONDAYS
A TRIBUTE TO ROBIN WILLIAMS,
Introduced By Simon King; Paneltalk; And Good Morning,
Vietnam Screening
2015, 190 min.
Join comedian and host Simon King for an evening
honouring Robin Williams and his contribution to
comedy, dramatic acting and bridging the two very
different worlds of stand up and Hollywood. King,
along with a panel of guests (to be announced) will
also lead a conversation about mental health and
addiction, the impact of these serious issues on the
comedy community and the support and solutions
available. The evening will wrap with a screening of
the 1987 classic Good Morning, Vietnam.
Fri. Feb 13, 8:00pm
FADO CAMANE
DIRECTOR Bruno de Almeida, Portugal, 2015, 72 min.
Documentary about the Portuguese singer Camané and the process of creating one of fado’s
key works, revealing a rigorous search that allows
him to achieve masterful interpretations. Featuring music by José Mário Branco, Raul Ferrão,
Frutuoso França, Sérgio Godinho, Alfredo Marceneiro, Alain Oulman.
Mon. Mar 2, 8:30pm
VALENTINE’S DAY MASSACRE:
THE NOTEBOOK ON HECKLEVISION
DIRECTOR Nick Cassavetes, USA, 2004, 123 min.
This is the Valentine’s Day show for anyone who can’t
get date, doesn’t want one, or has partnered up with
someone as cynical, bitter and sardonic as themselves. Whether you love The Notebook, hate it, hate
that you love it, or tell anyone who will listen that
you’ve never seen it, come vent your “frustrations” at
the saccharine love story that set the bar for romance
at an unattainable height and unleashed Gosling fever with a no-holds-barred text takedown. Bring your
drinks into the theatre, leave your phone on, stretch
your wit, and heckle until your sides split.
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Sat. Feb 14, 7:30pm
CHICO & RITA
DIRECTORS Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal, Tono Errando,
Spain/UK, 2010, 94 min.
Mon. Feb 9, 8:45pm
BEYOND THE LIGHTS
DIRECTOR Gina Prince-Bythewood, USA, 2014, 116 min.
Mon. Feb 16, 6:10pm
RICHARD PRYOR TRIBUTE: RICHARD
PRYOR LIVE IN CONCERT + DINO ARCHIE
DIRECTOR Jeff Margolis, USA, 1979, 120 min.
For many, stand up comedy reached its highest expression one night in December 1978, at a theatre
in Long Beach, California. In a performance of such
authority and control it will astonish anyone who
only knows him from his movie roles, Richard Pryor
channels searingly candid autobiographical tales of
pain, hurt and humiliation into gales of hilarity.
The screening will be proceeded by a half hour set performed by
Vancouver based comic Dino Archie.
Mon. Feb 16, 8:30pm
VANCITY THEATRE BASIC MEMBERSHIP $2
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CINEMA SALON
$13
$11
$10
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
$22
$20
$19
MUSIC MONDAYS
ALL SEATS $7 (For Vancity Theatre members)
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FEBRUARY 1 – MARCH 7, 2015
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH
THROUGH A LENS DARKLY
DIRECTOR Thomas Allen Harris, USA, 2014, 92 min.
A brief history of African American photography in the
company of filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris. “A family
memoir, a tribute to unsung artists and a lyrical, at times,
heartbroken, meditation on imagery and identity. Harris
marshals an impressive collection of scholars, artists and
photojournalists to help us understand what we see…
He is a wise and passionate guide to an inexhaustibly
fascinating subject.” —AO Scott, The New York Times
Filmmaker Q&A
Mon. Feb 2, 6:30pm
BLACK ORPHEUS
KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON
DIRECTOR Alan Hicks, USA, 2014, 84 min, PG.
Meet “the happiest sound in jazz” - and maybe the brightest mentor, too. Clark Terry was Dizzy Gillespie’s favourite
trumpet player, but he’s also an inspirational teacher - the antithesis of the character played by JK Simmons in
Whiplash. At 93, Terry is still teaching, taking blind 23-year-old piano prodigy Justin Kauflin under his arm, just as
he did with Quincy Jones and Miles Davis before him.
Sun. Feb 1, 6:10pm
Mon. Feb 2, 8:45pm
Tue. Feb 3, 5:30pm
Wed. Feb 4, 8:30pm
Tue. Feb 17, 6:30pm
Wed. Feb 18, 8:30pm
BEYOND THE LIGHTS
DIRECTOR Gina Prince-Bythewood, USA, 2014, 116 min.
Belle star Gugu Mbatha-Raw is marvellous as the extraordinary young singer who is propelled in to a rollercoast career in pop by her ambitious mother (Minnie
Driver). The movie chronicles how the music industry
remakes Noni in its own highly sexualized image, but
suggests (with an element of wish fulfillment) that
there is a way out, and true love can save the day.
Mon. Feb 16, 6:10pm (Tickets $7)
KING: A FILMED RECORD...
MONTGOMERY TO MEMPHIS
DIRECTOR Sidney Lumet & Joseph L Mankiewicz, USA, 1970, 185 min.
First shown in theatres just once, in 1970, this landmark
documentary chronicles the life and work of Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr., from the beginnings of the Civil Rights
movement in Montgomery, Alabama, and culminating
with his assassination in Memphis in 1968. It features
dramatic readings by Harry Belafonte, James Earl Jones
and Paul Newman, among others.
Mon. Feb 23, 6:30pm
DIRECTOR Marcel Camus, Brazil, 1959, 100 min, 35mm.
1960 Academy Award Winner and winner of the
Palme d’Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival, Marcel
Camus’s Black Orpheus retells the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice against the madness of Carnival
in Rio de Janeiro. With its magnificent colour photography and lively soundtrack, this film brought
the infectious bossa nova beat to the United States.
Mon. Feb 9, 6:30pm
CHICO & RITA
DIRECTORS Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal, Tono Errando,
Spain/UK, 2010, 94 min.
“Sexy, sunny and sweet-natured, this lovely animation by film-maker Fernando Trueba and artist and
designer Javier Mariscal is a 1940s love story with
all the brassy passion of a Barry Manilow number,
set in the nightclubs of Havana and New York.” —
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
Mon. Feb 9, 8:45pm (Tickets $7)
RICHARD PRYOR TRIBUTE: RICHARD
PRYOR LIVE IN CONCERT + DINO ARCHIE
DIRECTOR Jeff Margolis, USA, 1979, 120 min.
The screening will be preceded by a half hour set
performed by Vancouver based comic Dino Archie.
Mon. Feb 16, 8:30pm
THE ACADEMY AWARDS
2015, 220 min. FREE
Come experience the Academy Awards on the big
screen, complete with Oscar Bingo! Admission is free
but only open to Vancity Theatre members (annual
membership $2 available on the door). Ages 19+
“Oscar®,”“Oscars®,”“Academy Awards®,”“Academy Award®,”“A.M.P.A.S.®” and “Oscar Night®”
are the trademarks, and the ©Oscar® statuette is the registered design mark and copyrighted
property, of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Sun. Feb 22, 4:00pm
THE OSCAR®-NOMINATED LIVE
ACTION SHORTS
THE OSCAR®-NOMINATED ANIMATION SHORTS
DIRECTOR Various, Various, 2014, 90 min.
The animated short film nominees are: The Bigger Picture (pictured above) (Daisy Jacobs and Christopher Hees) – 7 minutes/GB; The Dam Keeper (Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi) – 18 minutes/USA; Feast (Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed)
– 6 minutes/USA; Me and My Moulton (Torill Kove) – 14 minutes/Canada; A Single Life (Marieke Blaauw, Joris Oprins, Job
Roggeveen) – 2 minutes/The Netherlands. These titles will be supplemented with the runners-up in this category.
Fri. Feb 6, 6:50pm
Sat. Feb 7, 4:50pm
Sun. Feb 8, 4:50pm
Tue. Feb 10, 6:30pm
Wed. Feb 11, 8:50pm
Thu. Feb 12, 6:30pm
Sat. Feb 14, 2:30pm
Sat. Feb 21, 1:40pm
DIRECTOR Various, Various, 2014, 120 min.
Each year VIFF Vancity Theatre is proud to present the
nominees for best live action short film. This year these
are Aya (Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis) – 39 minutes/
Israel, France; Boogaloo and Graham (Michael Lennox
and Ronan Blaney) – 14 minutes/GB; Butter Lamp (Hu
Wei and Julien Féret) – 15 minutes/France, China; Parvaneh (Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger) – 25
minutes/Switzerland;The Phone Call (Mat Kirkby and
James Lucas) – 21 minutes/GB.
Fri. Feb 6, 8:40pm
Sun. Feb 8, 6:40pm
Tue. Feb 10, 8:20pm
Wed. Feb 11, 6:30pm
Sat. Feb 14, 4:20pm
Thu. Feb 19, 6:30pm
Sat. Feb 21, 11:30am
CINEMA SALON
A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT
THE TIN DRUM
DIRECTOR Volker Schlondorff, Germany, 1979, 142 min.
Set in Germany from 1925-45, this Oscar and
Palme d’Or winning film adaptation of the acclaimed Gunter Grass novel is the story of Oskar
Matzerath. Born with an adult’s intelligence, Oskar
throws himself down a flight of stairs at age 3 to
stunt his growth in protest at the crazy hypocrisy
of the adult world, and forever after marches to
the beat of his own drum.
Guest Presenter Ken Wallace is a painter and retired associate
professor.
Tue. Feb 3, 7:30pm
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW
DIRECTOR Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italy, 1964, 137 min.
Pasolini was a Marxist and an atheist, but above
all he was a poet, and his film of the life of Christ
gives us the feeling that we are there, with Jesus,
cinema-vrite style. This is also the most contemplative film about Christ. Guest Michael Audain is
chairman of Polygon Homes, Chair of the Audain
Art Museum and the Audain Foundation. He is
also the first Honorary Chairman of the Vancouver
Art Gallery, a past Chair of the National Gallery of
Canada, the Vancouver Art Gallery, and the Vancouver Art Gallery Foundation.
Tue. Mar 3, 7:30pm
DIRECTOR Ana Lily Amirpour, USA/Iran, 2014, 99 min.
The first Iranian Vampire Western ever made, Ana Lily
Amirpour’s debut basks in the sheer pleasure of pulp. A
joyful mash-up of genre, archetype, and iconography,
its prolific influences span spaghetti westerns, graphic
novels, horror films, and the Iranian New Wave.
“A wildly inventive Iranian vampire movie that grabs
you by the throat with its dark, moody style, pulsating
soundtrack and offbeat love story.” —David Lewis, San
Francisco Chronicle
Sat. Feb 7, 10:15pm
Sun. Feb 8, 9:00pm
Fri. Feb 20, 8:50pm
Sat. Feb 21, 10:00pm
THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY
DIRECTOR Peter Strickland, GB, 2014, 101 min.
The thinking pervert’s 50 Shades of Grey, this ritualized SM lesbian love story is at once tongue-in-cheek
erotica, a high art porno pastiche, and, most perversely
of all, a sincerely unsettling but genuinely moving love
story worthy of Luis Bunuel himself.
““Visually ravishing, emotionally wise, and kinky as
a coiled rope, writer-director Peter Strickland’s third
feature The Duke of Burgundy is a delight.” —Leslie Felperin, Hollywood Reporter
Fri. Feb 13, 5:40pm
Sat. Feb 14, 10:00pm
Sun. Feb 15, 7:00pm
Tue. Feb 17, 8:15pm
Wed. Feb 18, 6:30pm
Thu. Feb 19, 8:50pm
THE WRECKING CREW
CARTOONISTS: FOOT SOLDIERS
OF DEMOCRACY
CARICATURISTES, FANTASSINS
DE LA DÉMOCRATIE
DIRECTOR Stéphanie Valloatto, France, 2014, 106 min.
After receiving its N American premiere at last year’s
VIFF, this French-made documentary about political
cartoonists around the world has acquired terrible new
relevence after the atrocity of the Charlie Hebdo murders.
Sat. Feb 7, 7:30pm
SONG OF THE SEA
DIRECTOR Tomm Moore, Ireland, 2014, 93 min, G: All ages welcome.
Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Film.
Ben is a lousy big brother to six-year-old Saoirse – he’s resentful that she can’t (or won’t) speak, and can’t forgive that
his mum died during childbirth. Their dad hasn’t gotten
over it either, but still their life together on the lonely island
seems infinitely preferable to the conventional upbringing
their gran has in mind for them, living with her in Dublin.
Dazzling imagery and a soulful approach make Song of the
Sea is a magical experience, recommended for all ages.
Oscar nominee for Best Animated Feature.
Fri. Feb 6, 5:00pm
Sat. Feb 7, 3:00pm
Sun. Feb 8, 3:00pm
Mon. Feb 9, 4:15pm
Sat. Feb 14, 12:30pm
SITTING ON THE EDGE OF MARLENE
DIRECTOR Ana Valine, Canada, 2014, 90 min.
Ana Valine’s darkly comic drama centres on mother/daughter con artists who just can’t catch a break. Seen through
the eyes of 16-year-old Sammie (Paloma Kwiatkowski)—
who lives with her pill-popping, alcoholic mom Marlene
(Suzanne Clément)—this bittersweet journey leads us
through dysfunction, love and addiction, before culminating with an unusual deliverance for this compelling pair.
Winner, Best Director, Leo Awards 2014.
Writer-director Ana Valine will introduce Friday’s screening.
Fri. Feb 27, 6:30pm
Sat. Feb 28, 8:00pm
Sun. Mar 1, 6:30pm
Mon. Mar 2, 6:30pm
Tue. Mar 3, 5:00pm
A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME
DIRECTOR Danny Tedesco, USA, 2008, 101 min.
Like 50 Feet From Stardom this is the story of unsung heroes,
the session musicians who made the 60s swing. Guaranteed, you will never hear pop from that era the same way
again. Touching on everyone from the Beach Boys to Elvis,
Sinatra to Sonny & Cher, this is an astonishing glimpse behind the scenes at the hey day of American pop.
Fri. Feb 20, 6:45pm
Sat. Feb 21, 6:00pm, 8:00pm
Thu. Feb 26, 4:00pm
DIRECTOR Errol Morris, USA/GB, 1991, 81 min.
The release of The Theory of Everything, and indeed,
the “science” of box office hit Interstellar, allows us the
perfect excuse to bring back this fascinating meeting
of minds between Stephen Hawking and eminent US
documentarian Errol Morris. With a score by Philip Glass.
Winner: Filmmaker’s Award, 1992 National Society of Film Critics;
Grand Jury Prize, 1992, Sundance Film Festival; Best Documentary,
1992, Seattle International Film Festival
Sun. Feb 15, 3:00pm
CITIZENFOUR
SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE ON SCREEN:
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
DIRECTOR Laura Poitras, USA, 2014, 114 min.
In January 2013, filmmaker Laura Poitras was in the process of constructing a film about abuses of national security in post-9/11 America when she started receiving
encrypted e-mails from someone identifying himself as
“citizen four,” who was ready to blow the whistle on the
massive covert surveillance programs run by the NSA
and other intelligence agencies. In June 2013, she and
reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the
first of many meetings with the man who turned out to
be Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her.
“Tense and frightening...a primal political fable for the
digital age.” —New York Times
Oscar nominee.
Sun. Feb 15, 4:45pm
DIRECTOR Toby Frow, GB, 2013, 182 min.
Shakespeare’s notorious battle of the sexes gives us
one of theatre’s great screwball double-acts in the
shape of Katherina and Petruchio – a couple hell-bent
on confusing and outwitting each other right up to
the play’s controversial conclusion. Director Toby Frow
gives us “a riotous mixture of verbal dexterity and slapstick” in an exhilarating production that delighted audiences at the Globe. Katherina is played by the Olivier
Award-winning Samantha Spiro
Tickets $15 ($13 students and seniors)
Sun. Feb 1, 2:45pm