SIFF DocFest
Sunday, October 06, 2024 at 01:00pm
SIFF DocFest
SIFF Cinema Uptown
511 Queen Anne North
Annual weeklong film festival bringing you the best documentaries from around the world
Keep your finger on the pulse of the best new documentaries from around the world at the fourth annual SIFF DocFest. You’ll find stories about everything from globetrotting explorers to environmental exposés, from legendary celebrities to dramatic escapes and more. Join us at SIFF Cinema Uptown for this weeklong celebration of the documentary form.
New this Year — Help us choose the winner of the inaugural SIFF DocFest Audience Award! After each screening, you'll have one hour to cast your vote via a QR code at the screening or link that will be posted here. The award winner will be announced on October 11.
Schedule:
1:00 PM - SIFF DocFest: DRIVER
Nesa Azimi’s soulful debut feature embeds us with a determined group of female, long-haul truck drivers as they forge a network to pursue safety and equitable treatment on the road.
Director:Nesa Azimi
Running Time:90 min.
3:30 PM - SIFF DocFest: The Movie Man
In this love letter to independent movie theaters, director Matt Finlin introduces us to an eccentric entrepreneur and his life’s work—owning and operating an idiosyncratic multiplex in the woods of Northern Ontario.
Director:Matt Finlin
Running Time:88 min.
7:00 PM - SIFF DocFest: Checkpoint Zoo
Checkpoint Zoo follows a daring rescue mission by courageous zookeepers and volunteers to save thousands of animals trapped in a beloved Ukrainian animal refuge as the Russian invasion approaches.
Director:Joshua Zeman
Running Time:103 min.
