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Three days of Kurdish cinema at SFU Live: 19 films, 2 talks and one theme, identity in all its forms. Dec 4-6, Vancouver.About this Event
VKFF 2026
December 4–6, 2026 | All times Pacific
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4
5:30 PM | Doors Open
Doors open to festival attendees.
6:00 PM | Opening
Music performance by Shahryar Hassan, followed by speeches and program introduction.
7:00 PM | Feature Film: My Uncle Jens
Directed by Brwa Vahbpour | 99 min
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5
12:00 PM | VKFF Talks: Cinema, Banishment, and the Problem of Culture
Guest speaker: Dr. Saladdin Ahmed Bahozde
3:00 PM | Short Films — Block 1
Manuscript — 12 min
Treasure — 20 min
White Flag — 15 min
Tongueless — 9 min
The Rusty Fish — 6 min
The Visitor — 15 min
5:00 PM | Feature Film: Singing Wings
Directed by Hemen Khaledi | 73 min
7:00 PM | Feature Film: Earth Song
Directed by Erol Mintas | 118 min
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6
12:00 PM | VKFF Talks: Stories in Exile: Filmmaking in Kurdistan and the Diaspora
Guest speaker: Soran Mardokhi
3:00 PM | Documentary Films
Our Name is Foreigner — 20 min
The Wedding of the Pies — 20 min
Threads of Revolution — 54 min
5:00 PM | Short Films — Block 2
Eclipse — 18 min
Life Gone with the Wind — 6 min
The Slope — 15 min
The Cardboard Mountains — 6 min
White — 12 min
Blonde, My Enchanting Color — 19 min
7:00 PM | Documentary Film: The Flight
Directed by Soran Mardokhi | 97 min
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*VKFF 2026 is presented with support by SFU Live, our esteemed sponsors Laleh Bakery, Royal Pacific Realty and Sutton Centre Realty, and the many donors from the Kurdish community whose generosity brings this festival to life.
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Event venue & nearby stays
SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, Canada
Tickets
CAD 15.00 to CAD 80.00
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