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Yintah, Escape, Music, & More @TIFF Lightbox! Get Ready For The The TIFF Festivities Thurs.,Sept.5th-Sun.,Sept.15th,2024

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Escape A tense, pulse-pounding Korean thriller
A North Korean military hero (Lee Je-hoon, Taxi Driver) puts his life on the line when he suddenly defects to the South in this action-thriller that also stars Koo Kyo-hwan (D.P.) and Song Kang (Love Alarm).
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OPENS FRI JULY 5 Last SummerOf course the first film French provocateur Catherine Breillat has made in 10 years is this brazen, challenging drama about a middle-aged lawyer’s affair with her teenage stepson.
✔ Official Selection, TIFF ’23Get tickets		 LIMITED SCREENINGS! OPENS SUN JULY 7MusicAngela Schanelec’s modern-day Oedipus story, starring Franco-Quebec actor Aliocha Schneider, is a rhythmic, thought-provoking meditation on fate.
✔ Official Selection, TIFF ’23Get tickets
OPENS FRI JULY 12 Yintah Very few films, fictional or otherwise, feature characters as principled or as brave as the two real-life women spotlighted in this powerful documentary about Wet’suwet’en land defenders.
🏆 Winner, Audience Award, Hot Docs ’24Get tickets		 OPENS FRI JULY 1220,000 Species of Bees Over the course of a summer spent in the Basque countryside, a child comes to understand her identity as a girl, even as the people around her refer to her as a boy.Get tickets
 
WOMEN IN ACTION & TIFF CINEMATHEQUE Three to see for freeFree for TIFF Members* and Under-25 Free Pass holders**
SAT JUNE 29   4PM MulanThe rare crossover between Family Films and Women in Action, Mulan is a classic for its delightful animation, great songs, and its plot that plays with gender stereotypes and performance.Get ticketsTUE JULY 9   6:30PMTu dors NicoleThe perfect movie for a muggy summer night, Stéphane Lafleur’s third feature follows a recent grad drifting through long, humid days as she figures out what to do with her life.
Introduction by TIFF Senior International Programmer, Canada, Norm WilnerGet ticketsWED JULY 10   6:30PMSkip Norman: CameramanIn the ’60s, American filmmaker Skip Norman made friends with artists and activists in Berlin. The short films he made at the time range from deconstructed narratives to experimental essays.
Introduction by TIFF Associate Curator, Wavelengths, Jesse Cumming Get tickets
TIFF Cinematheque is supported by Ontario Creates and Canada Council for the Arts
Marriott Bonvoy is the Official Hospitality Partner of Women in Action
The free monthly series See the North is presented by MUBI

 
TUE JULY 16   7PMTIFF Advance Screening: Sing SingA Festival favourite, featuring 2023 TIFF Tributee Colman Domingo

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See an early screening of the drama about a theatre troupe escaping the reality of prison life by putting on a play. Based on a real-life rehabilitation programme, it also features a cast of formerly incarcerated actors.
Virtual Q&A with director and co-writer Greg Kwedar and co-star Clarence Maclin
✔ Official Selection, TIFF ’23
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SUMMER READINGMember Savings Days are almost overToday’s your last day to save 25% on books
SAT JUN 29   5:30PMMember Meet-ups: MulanJoin us in the Film Reference Library (TIFF Lightbox, fourth floor) for a post-screening discussion on Mulan. Revisit this Walt Disney Animation classic, learn more about our Women in Action series, and connect with fellow film lovers. RSVP now TIFF SHOPWhat to readWednesday, June 26, is your last day to save 25% on a hand-picked selection of books at TIFF Shop! Stock up on film books, novels, non-fiction, and more. Use code MSD2024 to save.Shop now
 
TIFF LIGHTBOXVarda has a new menu!Try our new summer snacks and cocktails
It’s officially summer at Varda! In addition to the new cocktails available at Aperitivo Hour presented by Campari, there’s also a brand new menu, featuring shareable snacks and three new sandwiches.
*As a reminder, there have been some updates to the Terms & Conditions to free Cinematheque tickets based on how Members have been enjoying the offer.
Unused tickets must be returned online up to 48 hours prior to the screening. Returns within 48 hours of the screening will need to be requested through Customer Relations and will be charged a $3 return fee per ticket. Unused and unreturned tickets will continue to be charged a No Show Fee of $12 per ticket.
As always, we recommend that you only book tickets you intend to use during your Wednesday pre-sale. If there are uncertainties with your schedule around certain dates, check back for tickets to those films closer to the screening date. This will help make tickets available to your fellow Members.

**Under-25 Free Pass holders may be required to show ID confirming their age before entry to the cinema.

‡ Offer is exclusive to Members and is valid from June 19–26 at 11:59pm ET on select books. Discounts cannot be applied, nor the discount value refunded, once a purchase is complete. TIFF reserves the right to change or cancel this offer at any time without notice.
 

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