TIFF24 Schedule

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Thursday, September 05

8:30 PM — 10:33 PM

Cloud

Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Cloud is a suspenseful thriller in which a young internet reseller, Ryosuke Yoshii (Masaki Suda) ignites a cyber-fueled storm of malice. Blurring digital and physical threats, it’s a chilling dive into the dark side of modern connectivity.

TIFF Lightbox 2

Friday, September 06

7:30 PM — 9:50 PM

The Substance

Demi Moore portrays a fading Hollywood star feuding with the manifestation of her younger self (Margaret Qualley) in this award-winning body-horror satire from writer-director Coralie Fargeat (Revenge).

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Saturday, September 07

11:45 AM — 1:10 PM

Paying For It

A cultural snapshot of turn-of-the-millennium Toronto with subtle comic energy and a great cast, Sook-Yin Lee’s adaptation of Chester Brown’s autobiographical 2011 graphic novel is a movie only Lee could make… because it’s her story, too.

TIFF Lightbox 3
2:00 PM — 3:37 PM

Hard Truths

In his 23rd film, British director Mike Leigh reunites with Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Secrets & Lies) to create a challenging but ultimately compassionate look at modern family life.

TIFF Lightbox 2
9:45 PM — 11:54 PM

Grand Tour

The latest feature from Portuguese auteur Miguel Gomes, which earned him the Best Director prize at Cannes, Grand Tour is a delirious, romantic, wildly ambitious travelogue that toggles eras, cultures, and styles.

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Sunday, September 08

9:30 PM — 11:02 PM

Ick

In Joseph Kahn’s breakneck sci-fi/horror satire, a high school science teacher (Brandon Routh) does battle with a parasitic alien entity, as well as the apathy of the small town it has been gradually absorbing.

Scotiabank 4

Monday, September 09

1:00 PM — 2:47 PM

The Room Next Door

Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore star in this visually exquisite and intimate adaptation of What Are You Going Through by Sigrid Nunez, Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language feature.

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Tuesday, September 10

12:00 PM — 1:24 PM

Flow

A motley but irresistible crew of animals band together for an unforgettable adventure in the watery world created by animator and filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis.

Scotiabank 4
4:30 PM — 6:13 PM

Rumours

Cate Blanchett (The New Boy, TIFF ’23) joins a strong ensemble cast and plays the German chancellor in Rumours, an absurd satire of a G7 world leaders meeting that spins wildly out of control — the latest from co-directors Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson.

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Wednesday, September 11

2:45 PM — 4:43 PM

All We Imagine as Light

Moving from urban bustle to seaside idyll, this exquisitely beautiful and heartfelt fiction feature debut from Payal Kapadia (A Night of Knowing Nothing) follows two nurses experiencing personal turning points tinged with the possibility of romance.

TIFF Lightbox 1
6:15 PM — 7:44 PM

Universal Language

Matthew Rankin’s second feature is a lovingly detailed, charmingly impossible story of a Canada where Persian and French are the two official languages, and loneliness is the common currency.

Scotiabank 2
9:00 PM — 10:43 PM

Misericordia

The latest feature by acclaimed French writer-director Alain Guiraudie (Stranger by the Lake, TIFF ’13) is a deliciously twisted tale of sexual repression in a small town marked by death.

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Thursday, September 12

2:35 PM — 3:55 PM

Matt and Mara

Struggling with a new baby and a distracted husband, an academic is more than happy to hang out with a college pal who crashes back into her life. But what sort of relationship are they resuming, precisely?

Scotiabank 3
5:10 PM — 6:48 PM

Escape from the 21st Century

Three high-schoolers gain the ability to sneeze themselves 20 years into the future in this maximalist martial-arts time-travel caper from writer-director Yang Li (Lee’s Adventure).

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9:15 PM — 10:48 PM

The Gesuidouz

From rising cult filmmaker Kenichi Ugana, a misfit horror-themed rock band moves to the Japanese countryside to write the greatest punk anthem in the world.

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Friday, September 13

4:45 PM — 6:31 PM

Dead Mail

Joe DeBoer and Kyle McConaghy’s acclaimed synth-laden retro-thriller details the sordid sequence of events that lands a blood-stained scrap of mail on the desk of a county post-office’s “dead letter” investigator, and its murderous repercussions.

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Saturday, September 14

12:20 PM — 2:10 PM

Dead Talents Society

A meek and newly dead teen (Gingle Wang) learns from an undead diva (Sandrine Pinna) how to haunt the living, in this bloody and hilarious supernatural comedy from writer-director John Hsu (Detention).

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3:30 PM — 5:10 PM

Friendship

Channelling the cringe comedy of his hit sketch series I Think You Should Leave, Tim Robinson portrays a suburban dad obsessively pursuing camaraderie with his charming neighbour (Paul Rudd).

Scotiabank 4
7:45 PM — 9:10 PM

Presence

Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh shakes the horror genre to life by adopting the point of view of a housebound spirit, granting us singular access to a family passing through troubled times — and casting an unforgettably eerie atmosphere.

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Sunday, September 15

11:00 AM — 1:24 PM

The Shadow Strays

From action auteur Timo Tjahjanto (Headshot, TIFF ’16, The Night Comes For Us), a young assassin breaks rank from her clandestine organization to rescue a young boy from gangsters with ultra-violent repercussions.

TIFF Lightbox 2
4:15 PM — 5:39 PM

It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This

Indie filmmakers Nick Toti and Rachel Kempf investigate an abandoned duplex with downright evil vibes in this eerie and ecstatic found-footage fright fest.

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