Schedule

Friday 13.06

    12:15
    TIFF.24

    1984

    TIFF.24

    In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose work is rewriting history, tries to rebel. He meets a kindred spirit named Julia and they fall into a love affair, but soon they start to realize that happiness might be impossible in such a society.

    United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany - 1984
    110 minute
    Tomorrow is Fear
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Saturday 14.06

    21:30
    TIFF.24
    Pornit

    The Tirana Conspiracy

    TIFF.24

    December 2000. The famous photographer Oliviero Toscani accepts an invitation from the art critic Giancarlo Politi to curate a section of the first edition of the Tirana Biennial.

    Italy - 2024
    71 minute
    No Limit
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Sunday 15.06

    12:15
    Q&A with director Pavlo Ostrikov
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    U Are the Universe

    Q&A with director Pavlo Ostrikov

    The near future. Ukrainian space trucker Andriy Melnik transports nuclear waste on the a cargo ship to the abandoned Jupiter's moon Callisto. During his routine flight, the Earth explodes, but Andriy manages to survive.

    Ukraine, Belgium, France - 2024
    101 minute
    Tomorrow is Fear
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    21:30
    Q&A with director Heiko Lange
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    Gut

    Q&A with director Heiko Lange

    Preceded by the short film What Freedom Looks Like (dir. Dorel Gnatiuc)

    Gudrun Gut, an icon of the German underground music scene, dares the unexpected: a film about herself. Here is a personal homage to female creativity: it's poetic, radical, and unmistakably Gudrun Gut!

    Germany - 2024
    64 minute
    Special Screenings
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Monday 16.06

    12:15
    Q&A with director Amrou Al-Kadhi

    Layla

    Q&A with director Amrou Al-Kadhi

    Layla is a struggling Muslim drag performer in London whose confident façade hides their desperate desire for love. At the lowest point in their life, they are surprised to win the affection of Max, a charming, successful white gay man who is bewitched by Layla’s power on stage.

    United Kingdom, United States - 2024
    100 minute
    Give Me 5: UK Debuts
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    21:30
    Q&A with directors Christophe Hermans and Boris Tilquin
    Pornit

    Merckx

    Q&A with directors Christophe Hermans and Boris Tilquin

    Eddy Merckx is more than a champion cyclist; in his time of unprecedented sporting victory during the 1960s and 1970s, he represented the fusion of Belgium’s Walloon and Flemish cultures.

    Belgium - 2025
    84 minute
    Supernova
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Tuesday 17.06

    12:15
    Q&A with director Tova Mozard
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    ILOVERUSS

    Q&A with director Tova Mozard

    Russell Kingston, a lifelong extra, has spent decades on Hollywood’s periphery, slipping in and out of roles without ever stepping into the spotlight. A drifter in the world of cinema, he takes on the personas of the characters he has played, those he admires, and those he invents himself.

    Sweden - 2025
    90 minute
    What's Up, Doc?
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    21:30
    Q&A with director Marie Dvořáková
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    World Between Us

    Q&A with director Marie Dvořáková

    Marie no longer feels at home in her native Mikulov, nor does she feel like she belongs to America. The phenomenon of pulling up one’s roots, migrating elsewhere, and finding a new home in a foreign land is a universal theme.

    Czech Republic, Slovakia - 2024
    93 minute
    Teen Spirit
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Wednesday 18.06

    12:15
    Q&A with directors Christophe Hermans and Boris Tilquin
    Pornit

    Merckx

    Q&A with directors Christophe Hermans and Boris Tilquin

    Eddy Merckx is more than a champion cyclist; in his time of unprecedented sporting victory during the 1960s and 1970s, he represented the fusion of Belgium’s Walloon and Flemish cultures.

    Belgium - 2025
    84 minute
    Supernova
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    21:30
    Q&A with director Adam Miklos
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    Beyond Rock Bottom

    Q&A with director Adam Miklos

    In the shadow of addiction, Boróka and Szilveszter join a Recovery Centre to confront their inner demons through methods of rock climbing, embarking on a transformative journey of self-discovery, and the reevaluation of their past lives.

    Hungary - 2024
    86 minute
    Hungarian Day
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Thursday 19.06

    12:15
    Q&A with director Olga Chajdas și cinematographer Tomasz Naumiuk
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    Imago

    Q&A with director Olga Chajdas și cinematographer Tomasz Naumiuk

    Late 1980s, at the Polish Coast. The old communist order is in decline, but a new order is yet to be established. Ela is just entering adulthood - already knowing she will not fit into any of these worlds.

    Poland, Netherlands, Czech Republic - 2023
    113 minute
    Together as One
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Friday 20.06

    21:30
    Pornit

    A Rebel Edge

    Doru Chirodea fled to America in the 1980s and started writing poetry in English without actually knowing the language. Back in Romania, he prints books of poetry at his own expense, for an increasingly narrow audience. A serene meditation on the end of a bohemian, rebellious lifestyle.

    România - 2024
    87 minute
    Romanian Days
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Saturday 21.06

    21:30
    TIFF.24

    Marcella

    TIFF.24

    Marcella Hazan didn't just teach Italian cooking - she changed the way America eats. Fearless, passionate, and exacting, she introduced authentic recipes to millions.

    United States - 2025
    98 minute
    Film Food
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Sunday 22.06

    12:15
    Q&A with director Ciro Guerra
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    Embrace of the Serpent

    Q&A with director Ciro Guerra

    The story of the relationship between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and last survivor of his people, and two scientists searching the Amazon for a sacred healing plant.

    Special screening in honor of director Ciro Guerra, who serves as a jury member at TIFF 2025!

    Colombia - 2015
    124 minute
    Special Screenings
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    21:30
    TIFF.24

    About a Hero

    TIFF.24

    After a local factory worker named Dorem Clery dies under mysterious circumstances, Werner Herzog travels to Getunkirchenburg to investigate his perplexing death.

    Denmark, Germany, United States - 2024
    84 minute
    Tomorrow is Fear
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