TIFF18 / TIFFR

Thursday, September 06

6:30 PM — 7:52 PM

Rafiki

The latest from Wanuri Kahiu charts a precarious love story between two young Kenyan women in a society where homosexuality is banned.

Scotiabank 2

Friday, September 07

9:30 PM — 11:20 PM

A homicide detective’s (Patricia Clarkson) investigation into the shooting of a leading astrophysicist and black-hole expert destabilizes her view of the universe and herself, in the third fiction feature from Carol Morley (Dreams of a Life).

Winter Garden Theatre

Saturday, September 08

5:00 PM — 6:36 PM

Twin Flower

In Laura Luchetti’s dark drama about companionship, lost innocence, and shared destiny, two teenagers — one on the run from the immigrant trafficker her father used to work for, the other an illegal migrant from the Ivory Coast — form an unlikely but powerful bond as they travel together across the harsh and beautiful Sardinian landscape.

Bell Lightbox 3

Sunday, September 09

9:00 AM — 10:26 AM

Phoenix

In Camilla Strøm Henriksen’s startling first feature, a young girl struggles to keep her family together in the aftermath of a tragedy that forces her to grow up far too quickly.

Bell Lightbox 4

2:00 PM — 3:45 PM

Chocolat

A young girl observes a forbidden love triangle in her family home in French colonial Africa, in Claire Denis' acclaimed feature debut.

Bell Lightbox 4

4:30 PM — 6:05 PM

Bulbul Can Sing

Rima Das presents a visceral coming-of-age drama about a young girl living in rural India, fighting her way through love and loss as she figures out who she really is.

Scotiabank 3

7:30 PM — 9:00 PM

ENDZEIT - EVER AFTER

Carolina Hellsgård’s chilling second feature follows two women fighting for their lives in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies — a future Hellsgård presents as both horrific and hopeful.

Scotiabank 10

Monday, September 10

11:59 PM — 1:25 AM

The Wind

When a woman moves to the American frontier to settle it with her husband, an evil presence soon makes itself known and infects her with paranoia, in Emma Tammi’s sinister western horror.

Ryerson Theatre

Tuesday, September 11

9:30 PM — 11:19 PM

Vision

As Jeanne (Juliette Binoche) searches for a rare medicinal plant in Japan, she meets a forest ranger who helps her on her quest and also assists in uncovering traces of her past, in Naomi Kawase’s latest film.

Bell Lightbox 1

Thursday, September 13

9:00 PM — 10:26 PM

The Weekend

An acerbic comedian (Sasheer Zamata) becomes romantically entangled with her ex (Tone Bell), his new girlfriend (DeWanda Wise), and another guest (Y’Lan Noel) during a weekend getaway, in the newest feature from Stella Meghie (Jean of the Joneses).

Ryerson Theatre

Friday, September 14

12:00 PM — 1:50 PM

Too late to die young

Three young people learn about love, life, and growing up in isolation after their parents move from the city to the foot of the Andes, in writer-director Dominga Sotomayor’s bittersweet story of the joys and heartaches of plunging into the unknown future.

Jackman Hall

3:15 PM — 4:56 PM

Float Like a Butterfly

In filmmaker Carmel Winters second feature, a young Irish Traveller has to contend with her recently released from prison father in order to pursue her dreams of being a boxer and making her idol Muhammad Ali proud.

Scotiabank 11

Saturday, September 15

9:45 PM — 11:48 PM

Destroyer

When a new case uncovers traumas from a past undercover operation, an LAPD detective (Nicole Kidman) is forced to face her personal and professional demons, in this genre-defining work from Karyn Kusama (Jennifer's Body).

Bell Lightbox 1

Sunday, September 16

9:15 AM — 10:48 AM

Working Woman

While her husband struggles to keep his restaurant in business, a mother of three lands a job as an assistant to a powerful, but sexually harrassive realtor and brings herself to fight back, in this absorbing drama by Michal Aviad.

Scotiabank 1

2:15 PM — 3:52 PM

The Lie

In this thriller from Toronto-born writer-director Veena Sud, two parents wrestle with the consequences of their teenage daughter’s lethal mistake, proving just how far any parent would go to protect their child.

Scotiabank 4

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