Le Samouraï (1967)

Sat, June 1
7:00 PM
The Screening Room @VTIFF

Shown in its resplendent new 4K restoration, Le Samouraï is a razor-sharp cocktail of 1940s American gangster cinema and 1960s French pop culture with a liberal dose of Japanese lone-warrior mythology.

Sweet Dreams (2023)

Sun, June 2
3:00 PM
The Screening Room @VTIFF

Turns out, maybe colonialism isn’t so great after all. And Ena Sendijarevic’s magnificent Sweet Dreams, one of the best films of 2023, “captures the putrefaction of colonial rule with a morbid sense of humor” (Slant).

Monthly Screening: The Old Oak

Thu, June 6
7:00 PM
Main Street Landing Film House, 3rd floor

The Old Oak–Ken Loach’s final film–is a more-than-fitting sendoff for such a major filmmaker. It’s a social-realist work that wears its lefty politics on its sleeve, as usual, and it delves deeply into character, managing to be heartfelt and emotional without being sentimental.

Monthly Screening: Green Border

Thu, July 11
7:00 PM
Main Street Landing Film House, 3rd floor

An unflinching depiction of the migrant crisis captured in stark black and white, this riveting film explores the intractable issue from multiple perspectives: a Syrian family fleeing ISIS caught between cruel border guards in both countries; young guards instructed to brutalize and reject the migrants; and activists who aid the refugees and great personal risk.

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