The Game of Death

Christophe Nick, Thomas Bornot

France

This documentary examines the idea of the limits of obedience and punishment. Based on an experiment conducted in the sixties, the setting is a modern television game show where we see how far people will go to inflict pain on a ...

GENPIN

Naomi Kawase

Japan

A serene observation of women giving birth at the clinic of Dr. Tadashi Yoshimura who has spent 40 years on the path of natural childbirth, Genpin is Naomi Kawase's special meditation on life and on the unshakable bond between mo...

Get Out Of The Car

Thom Andersen

USA

From the director of "Los Angeles Plays Itself" comes another city symphony exploring Los Angeles' gentrification through a thoughtful montage of façades and a playful excursus through its musical history.

Girlfriend

Justin Lerner

USA

When an unexpected financial windfall affords a young man with Down Syndrome some freedom, he decides to pursue the object of his high school crush, Candy. The decision brings him into conflict with her volatile ex-boyfriend, and...

Good Neighbours

Jacob Tierney

Canada

Director Jacob Tierney (The Trotsky) returns with an innovative and unsettling thriller about some very strange people living in the same apartment building in Montreal's Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood. The film stars Scott Sp...

Gorbaciòf - The Cashier who Liked Gambling

Stefano Incerti

Italy

A compulsive gambler who works in the petty-cash office of the Poggioreale prison falls in love with Lily, an illegal immigrant, and tries to free both of them from their dead-end lives. The film stars Toni Servillo, Mi Yang and ...

Green Crayons

Kazik Radwanski

Canada

Director Kazik Radwanski narrows his lens on Xavier and Liam, two second-grade boys who are moulded by their actions and moralistic educators.

Griff the Invisible

Leon Ford

Australia

Griff, office worker by day, superhero by night, has his world turned upside down when he meets Melody, a beautiful young scientist who shares his passion for the impossible.

Guest

José Luis Guerín

Spain

Filmmaker Jose Luis Guerin documents his experience during a year of travelling as a guest of film festivals to present his previous film. What emerges is a wonderfully humane and sincere portrayal of the people that he meets whe...

Hair

Tayfun Pirselimoglu

Turkey, Greece

An ailing Istanbul wig-maker becomes obsessed with a woman who enters his shop one day.

Half of Oscar

Manuel Martín Cuenca

Spain/Cuba

Oscar and Maria are reunited by the imminent death of their grandfather. Maria has not been heard from in over two years, and now arrives pregnant and with a boyfriend.

Hauntings I

Guy Maddin

TIFF Bell Lightbox will be haunted by a series of short film installations that are meant to invoke and appease the ghosts of cinema. Starting from the premise that every filmmaker has an unrealized project, a half-finished or ab...

Hauntings II

Guy Maddin

TIFF Bell Lightbox will be haunted by a series of short film installations that are meant to invoke and appease the ghosts of cinema. Starting from the premise that every filmmaker has an unrealized project, a half-finished or ab...

Heartbeats

Xavier Dolan

Canada

Wunderkind filmmaker Xavier Dolan returns with his second feature – a sophisticated comedy about close friends, Francis and Marie, who pursue their mutual obsession with a young man. As they face off in competition, cracks in the...

HEAVENHELL

Chris Chong Chan Fui & Yasuhiro Morinaga

Akira Kurosawa's perfectionism and determination are legendary. And yet, so dangerous were the brothel streets of Koganecho, Yokohama that the director was forced to recreate them in a studio for a key scene in his classic noir H...

Hell Roaring Creek

Lucien Castaing-Taylor

USA

A quiet, ravishing pastoral to restore the senses. A shepherdess guides a parade of sheep across Montana's Hell Roaring Creek; a quotidian ritual that exists out of time.

Henry's Crime

Malcolm Venville

USA

After serving three years in prison for a bank robbery he did not commit, an amiable but aimless man decides to rob the bank for real. His plan involves infiltrating a local theatre company, but his scheme gets complicated when h...

Hereafter

Clint Eastwood

United Kingdom

The story of three people haunted by mortality in different ways, Hereafter stars Matt Damon as a blue-collar American who has a special connection to the afterlife. On the other side of the world, a French journalist (Cécile De ...

The High Cost of Living

Deborah Chow

Canada

Deborah Chow’s dark drama centres on the burgeoning relationship between an unlikely pair. Nathalie (Isabelle Blais) is expecting her first child and Henry (Zach Braff) is on his way to his next drug deal. Their paths fatefully c...

The High Level Bridge

Trevor Anderson

Canada

Edmonton’s High Level Bridge has a morbid notoriety; it’s a frequent spot for suicides. Anderson pays homage to the people and events surrounding an odd landmark.

Home for Christmas

Bent Hamer

Norway, Germany, Sweden

Norwegian veteran Bent Hamer (Kitchen Stories) returns with this film, a look at fractured families at Christmastime. As with his earlier work, the film shuttles smartly between serious drama and the gently absurdist comedy Hamer...

Home Movie

John Price

Canada

A home movie fresco comprised of bold colour experiments and an intimate race with time.

Home: Life Advice

Aaron Phelan

Canada

A young woman works at a retirement home where an elderly man makes scathing comments about her appearance.

A Horrible Way to Die

Adam Wingard

USA

When a serial killer escapes from prison, the dangerous past of a young woman dealing with alcoholic rehab quickly begins to catch up with her.

The House by the Medlar Tree

Pasquale Scimeca

Italy

Based on Giannni Verga's novel that Visconti used for La terra trema, the film follows the ups and downs of a family of fishermen whose livelihood centres around their boat. While the older generation is married to the sea the yo...

The Housemaid

Im Sang-soo

South Korea

In this erotic thriller, the housemaid of an upper-class family becomes entangled in a dangerous tryst. A satirical look at class structure, reminiscent of the work of Claude Chabrol, this sexy soap opera is a story of revenge an...

How I Ended This Summer

Alexei Popogrebsky

Russia

Two meteorologists are isolated on an artic island. When the two-way radio transmits some bad news that requires a middleman, it’s up to the young intern to inform his veteran colleague. Only problem is, he never seems to find th...

How to Rid your Lover of a Negative Emotion Caused by You!

Nadia Litz

Canada

Like any other couple, Sadie and Dennis have problems. Will Sadie’s trust issues remain insurmountable, or will she finally decide to open up?

How To Start Your Own Country

Jody Shapiro

Canada

Shapiro's documentary about micro-nations, tiny countries seldom recognized by the outside world, mixes comedy and compassion with a serious analysis of the concept of statehood and citizenship.

The Human Resources Manager

Eran Riklis

Israel, Germany, France, Romania

A tragi-comedy centered on the HR manager of Israel's largest industrial bakery, who sets out to save the reputation of his business and prevent the publication of a defamatory article.

The Hunter

Rafi Pitts

Iran

Recently released from prison, Ali makes the most of his reunion with his wife and young daughter, amidst much talk of the upcoming elections and promises of change. When tragedy strikes, Ali takes matters into his own hands and ...

I Am Slave

Gabriel Range

United Kingdom

From the award winning team behind Death of a President and The Last King of Scotland, and inspired by real life events, I Am Slave is a controversial thriller about London’s shocking slave trade, and one woman’s fight for freedo...

I Saw the Devil

Kim Jee-woon

South Korea

A hard-boiled thriller from Korean master Kim Jee-woon, I Saw the Devil is a tale of bloody vengeance against a dangerous psychopath who has committed a gruesome series of murders.

I Wish I Knew

Jia Zhangke

China, The Netherlands

Commissioned to commemorate the 2010 World Expo, this documentary on Shanghai portrays a chapter of modern Chinese history through interviews and scenic views of a city in continuous evolution. I Wish I Knew is directed by one of...

The Illusionist

Sylvain Chomet

United Kingdom

From the director of The Triplets Of Belleville comes a film of grace and unique beauty. Working from a never-produced script written by Jacques Tati for his daughter, Chomet tells the story of a magician who was pushed aside by ...

I'm Still Here

Casey Affleck

USA

The directorial debut of Oscar-nominated actor Casey Affleck, I’m Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of internationally acclaimed actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, I’m Still Here follows the O...

In a Better World

Susanne Bier

Denmark, Sweden

The story traces elements from a refugee camp in Africa to the grey humdrum of everyday life in a Danish provincial town. The lives of two Danish families cross each other, and an extraordinary but risky friendship comes into bud...

In Conversation With...Philip Seymour Hoffman

Well-known for his roles in Charlie Wilson’s War, Doubt and Capote, Philip Seymour Hoffman makes his directorial debut with Jack Goes Boating, a film about two working class couples and the delicacy of relationships, adapted from...

In Love for the Mood

Ming Wong

In Love for the Mood is inspired by Wong Kar-wai's meditation on love and infidelity In the Mood for Love (2000). A Caucasian actress plays both the leading man and woman and attempts to deliver the lines in Cantonese. Angst Esse...

Incendies

Denis Villeneuve

Canada/France

After their mother Nawal's death, twins Simon and Jeanne embark on a journey to the Middle East that shines a disturbing light on their mother's past and culminates in a shocking revelation. Based on the acclaimed play by Wajdi M...

Inside America

Barbara Eder

Austria

Drawing on her memories as an exchange student in a nowhere town between on the US/Mexico border, Barbara Eder explores the dark side of the American Dream.

Inside Job

Charles Ferguson

USA

An in-depth exploration of what caused the financial crisis from the Oscar-nominated director of No End in Sight, highlighting failures in business, government and academia.

Insidious

James Wan

USA

When proud parents take possession of an old house to build a nest for their family, an accident results in one of their sons falling into a coma. The tragedy doesn't stop there when they are beset by vengeful spirits from anothe...

Interregnum

Nick Fox-Gieg

Canada

As a Nazi-occupied France has a population under threat, one man’s attempt to thwart a corrupted system shapes a dramatic sequence of events.

Into the Wind

Steve Nash

USA

Steve Nash has achieved remarkable things on the basketball court – becoming an NBA All-Star and MVP as point guard for the Phoenix Suns, and playing in the Olympics for Canada’s national team. Nash was among the elite group of a...

It's Kind of a Funny Story

Anna Boden Ryan Fleck

USA

Stressed-out teenager Craig checks himself into a mental health clinic – where he finds himself in the adult ward. Sustained by friendships on both the inside and the outside, Craig learns more about life, love and the pressures ...