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vff2025 • june 16-19
Check out the film lineup from the 13th edition of VFF:
june 16
june 17
june 18
june 19
Student Block
june 16 • 6pm
student networking sponsor
student screening
The Studios At Assembly Park • 80 Interchange Way, Vaughan
The Puppet Master
Pocketful of Aces
The Old Man
The Breaking Point
Tommy Douglas S.S.
Amanda, an amateur detective, investigates a high school fight, unraveling a web of power plays and unexpected twists in this comedic, suspenseful mystery.
Alexander Mackenzie H.S.
An outlaw and a cowboy cross paths in a snowy forest. A few words are exchanged before a tense standoff begins.
Barrie North Collegiate Institute
An old man has spent decades surviving alone in the snowy mountains, repeating the same tasks day after day—until a mysterious beast appears, asking a simple question.
Bill Crothers S.S.
A young woman endures constant mistreatment from a friend. Rather than confronting the pain, she internalizes it—until it becomes too much to bear.
Backpack
John Cabot C.S.S.
Two strangers. One goal. A backpack.
Past Tense
Fishman Requiem
St. Michael C.S.S.
During what should be a routine cleaning job, Jason is forced to confront a painful part of his past—his father.
St. Edmund Campion C.S.S.
A time-traveling, multiverse-hopping Fishman pursues a group of fishermen, hoping to befriend them.
Échappée
Richmond Hill H.S.
A lonely teenager finds solace in songwriting with her best friend, escaping her broken home and tough school life. But when sudden changes force her to face reality, she must decide whether to hold on or let go.
Epilogue
Alexander Mackenzie H.S.
What happens after heartbreak? A man attempts to move on but finds himself haunted by a ghost from his past.
The Event Horizon
Thornlea S.S.
A friendly chess match unravels into a journey to the point of no return.
The UnSEEN
Prosopometamor-phopsia
Aberration
Bill Crothers S.S.
A dancer fights to break free from the grip of a puppet master.
Upper Canada College
A 15-year-old boy begins seeing demonic faces on people around him. Desperate to escape the terror, he spirals into violence and confusion.
Tommy Douglas S.S.
A hunter travels to the dystopian year 2157 to destroy a weapon that threatens the timeline.
Int'l Block 1
june 17 • 6:00pm
int'l block 1
int'l screenings sponsor
The Studios At Assembly Park • 80 Interchange Way, Vaughan
After party: Chop Steakhouse & Bar (41 Colossus Drive)
int'l VIP sponsor
Three Screaming Vaginas
Director: Alexia Roc
Drama-Comedy | Canada
Three intimate stories, exploring the challenges and joys of womanhood with humor and sincerity.
The Force
Directors: Cristina Martin Barcelona & María José Martín Barcelona
Drama | Spain
After watching Star Wars, Arturo’s class debates good and evil, revealing personal struggles as he imparts a valuable lesson.
3.400KG
Director: Atefeh Nafari & Samira Mokhtari
Drama | Iran
A woman seeking gastric bypass surgery suffers a stroke, forcing her to choose between strict dieting or gaining weight for insurance approval—risking her life either way.
Bottle George
Director: Daisuke "Dice" Tsutsumi
Animation | Japan
A strange creature living in a bottle of alcohol is captured by a little girl, and in her hour of need, he must remember who he is and why he is stuck.
Sidekicks
Inkwo for When the Starving Return
Edge of Space
The Man Who Could Not
Remain Silent
Director: John Daniel
Comedy | Canada
Two best friends debate what should be done with their newly acquired superpowers.
Director: Amanda Strong
Animation | Canada
Dove, a gender-shifting warrior, uses their Indigenous medicine (Inkwo) to protect their community from an unburied swarm of terrifying creatures.
Director: Jean de Meuron
Drama | USA
In 1961, a USAF test pilot is recruited by NASA for a daring suborbital X-15 mission during the U.S.-Soviet space race. Based on true events.
Director: Nebojša Slijepčević
Drama | Croatia
In 1993 Bosnia, a train is stopped in an ethnic cleansing operation. Only one man among 500 passengers dares to resist. A true story.
Int'l Block 2
june 18 • 6:00pm
int'l block 2
The Studios At Assembly Park • 80 Interchange Way, Vaughan
After party: Chop Steakhouse & Bar (41 Colossus Drive)
int'l screenings sponsor
TITO
Director: Javier Celay
Drama | Spain
When her mentally ill tenant stops paying rent, retiree Filo takes desperate action—setting the stage for a tense showdown.
Quarantine
Director: Celia De Molina
Comedy | Spain
After 40 days, Marina finally sees the light. A coffee shop, a milkshake, a croissant and a lot of bad blood.
Maybe Elephants
Director: Torill Kove
Animation | Canada
In the ’70s, three rebellious teenage daughters, a restless mother, a father struggling with potatoes, and maybe some elephants, find themselves in bustling Nairobi. The family will never be the same.
Clementine
Director: Beth Evans
Drama-Comedy | Canada
A rogue white pubic hair sparks Clementine’s battle against bulimia, but her road to recovery takes an unexpected turn.
Bracciante
Director: Christopher Beaulieu
Drama | Canada
Grieving his grandfather’s impending death, a third-generation Italian-Canadian considers moving to rural Italy, where family history and his future collide.
La Bouteille
Goodridge: The Price of Glory
Director: Xavier Mesme
Suspense-Thriller | France
A runner sees the empty water bottle he throws into the wheat fields mysteriously come back onto the trail.
Director: Kevin A Courtney
Documentary | Canada
Exploring the life of former MMA and Kickboxing legend Gary Goodridge and the price of his career resulting in the first diagnosis of CTE in a living fighter.
Adisyon
Director: Serra Duran Paralı
Drama | Turkey
At the end of the meal, two bourgeois fathers quarrel over the bill.
Dusty
Director: Jeremy Lindsay Taylor
Drama | Australia
After accidentally mixing his best friend's ashes with cocaine, Dustin discovers he can bring her back—at the cost of his sanity and body.
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