FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING Lewis Carroll's beloved fantasy tale is brought to life in this Disney animated classic. When Alice (Kathryn Beaumont), a restless young British girl, falls down a rabbit hole, she enters a magical world. There she encounters an odd assortment of characters, including the grinning Cheshire Cat (Sterling Holloway) and the goofy Mad Hatter (Ed Wynn). When Alice ends up in the court of the tyrannical Queen of Hearts (Verna Felton), she must stay on the ruler's good side -- or risk losing her head.

FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING WIFF 2025 Official Selection In 1957, renowned wildlife artist Robert Bateman and spirited biologist Bristol Foster set out on a global expedition in a rugged Land Rover they christen The Grizzly Torque. Starting in the UK, their travels take them to the far corners of the earth. From the lush rainforests of the Congo to the vibrant landscapes of India, Bob paints the wonders they encounter, while Bristol films on his 16mm Bolex camera. Fifty-seven years later, the abandoned Grizzly Torque is rediscovered. As its hidden history emerges and a new owner restores it to its former glory, the tale of their environmental activism through art and science unfolds. Now iconic figures in their fields, Bateman and Foster continue to stir up excitement with their eco-conscious adventures. Featuring dazzling archival footage and vibrant artistic depictions, The Art of Adventure offers a road movie experience, blending buddy humour and environmental awe.

FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING When attorney Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte) knowingly withholds evidence that would acquit violent sex offender Max Cady (Robert De Niro) of rape charges, Max spends 14 years in prison. But after Max's release, knowing about Sam's deceit, he devotes his life to stalking and destroying the Bowden family. When practical attempts to stop Max fail, Sam realizes that he must act outside the law to protect his wife and daughter in Martin Scorsese's remake of the classic 1962 thriller.

FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING Despite his family's generations-old ban on music, young Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead. After meeting a charming trickster named Héctor, the two new friends embark on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.

FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING WIFF 2025 Official Selection Today, in 2024, around thirty people from the same family learn that they will inherit a house that has been abandoned for years. Four of them, Seb, Abdel, Céline, and Guy, are tasked with taking inventory of its condition. These distant "cousins" will then discover hidden treasures in this old house. They will find themselves on the trail of a mysterious Adèle who left her native Normandy at the age of 20. This Adèle finds herself in Paris in 1895, at a time when the city is in the midst of an industrial and cultural revolution. For the four cousins, this introspective journey into their genealogy will introduce them to this very special moment at the end of the 19th century when photography was being invented and Impressionism was born. This confrontation between the two eras of 2024 and 1895 will call into question their present and their ideals and will tell the meaning of: The coming of the future

Fernando, a young ballet dancer from Mexico, dreams of international recognition and a life in the US. Believing his lover, Jennifer, a socialite and philanthropist, will support him, he leaves everything behind - narrowly escaping death in the process. However, his arrival disrupts Jennifer’s carefully curated world. She will do anything to protect both their futures - and the life she has built.

After losing his job as a paralegal, Sam Stein suffers a panic attack and stumbles into a job babysitting his psychiatrist’s three granddaughters. The girls’ mother, Dianne, is an actor whose once-promising career has stalled; she’s in a difficult marriage to David, a rock bassist. When David goes abroad on tour, Dianne and Sam discover an easy rapport as well as a shared history of mental illness. Sam joins Dianne’s family to babysit for the summer on Martha’s Vineyard, and he ends up in a house with the woman he pines for, her husband, the three kids, and all four grandparents, including his psychiatrist.

FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING WIFF 2025 Official Selection Fear of Dancing follows director Michael Allcock’s global quest to understand why he and so many others on this planet are terrified by the simple act of dancing – what science calls chorophobia. Newly single – and back on the dating scene – the filmmaker is again forced to confront what it is that makes a person bolt for the exits when the dance floor opens up at social events. What could possibly trigger such a deep-seated reaction? Both hilarious and heartbreaking, the search for these answers reveals a rarely seen world full of unexpected turns and twists – a world rife with sex, spirituality, robots, stereotypes, virtual reality, and a deadly medieval epidemic. Along the way, Allcock meets others who have taken bold steps to overcome their chorophobia. In the end, Fear of Dancing attempts to make sense of what it means to be human through the simple act of dancing – or not.

FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING The possibility of Oscar gold holds the cast and crew of an independent film in its grip after the performance of its virtually unknown, veteran star (Catherine O'Hara) generates awards buzz. Though the movie in question, "Home for Purim," is impossibly awful, the rumors of future nominations snowball and attract the attention of a distributor who wants to make a few "minor" changes.

FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze) is a banker, Molly Jensen (Demi Moore) is an artist, and the two are madly in love. However, when Sam is murdered by friend and corrupt business partner Carl Bruner (Tony Goldwyn) over a shady business deal, he is left to roam the earth as a powerless spirit. When he learns of Carl's betrayal, Sam must seek the help of psychic Oda Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg) to set things right and protect Molly from Carl and his goons.

FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING It's vacation time for outdoorsy Chicago man Chet Ripley (John Candy), along with his wife, Connie (Stephanie Faracy), and their two kids, Buck (Chris Young) and Ben (Ian Giatti). But a serene weekend of fishing at a Wisconsin lakeside cabin gets crashed by Connie's obnoxious brother-in-law, Roman Craig (Dan Aykroyd), his wife, Kate (Annette Bening), and the couple's two daughters. As the excursion wears on, the Ripleys find themselves at odds with the stuffy Craig family.

"FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING WIFF 2012 Official Selection Filmmaker Bart Layton chronicles the tale of Frederic Bourdin, a con artist who seemingly tricked a Texas family into believing he was a relative who disappeared years earlier."

FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING When K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey aren't selling out stadiums or topping the Billboard charts, they're moonlighting as demon hunters to protect their fans from ever-present supernatural danger.

FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING Stitch, an extraterrestrial entity, comes to Earth after escaping prison, where he tries to impersonate a dog. Things take a turn when a lonely Hawaiian girl, Lilo, adopts him from an animal shelter and he helps mend her broken family.

FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING LiUNA People's Choice Award Winner WIFF 2017 Official Selection A man visits the last hometown of Vincent Van Gogh, to deliver his final letter. Taking place in 1890 France, the man investigates what might have taken place in the last days of the painter.

FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING Phoenix secretary Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), on the lam after stealing $40,000 from her employer in order to run away with her boyfriend, Sam Loomis (John Gavin), is overcome by exhaustion during a heavy rainstorm. Traveling on the back roads to avoid the police, she stops for the night at the ramshackle Bates Motel and meets the polite but highly strung proprietor Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), a young man with an interest in taxidermy and a difficult relationship with his mother.

FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING WIFF 2025 Official Selection Will could never compete in the sport he’s always loved: racewalking. While struggling to find respect as a coach, Will’s fortunes change when he spots a burnout pitcher with the most impeccable racewalking stride he’s ever seen. Together, Will and Matt team up, face the challenges of a sport that doesn’t want them, and to try to take down the best walker in the country.

FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING WIFF 2025 Official Selection Radio Renaissance: Amherstburg’s New Wave takes viewers inside the inspiring story of CKBG 107.9 The Burg, a grassroots radio station launched in the heart of Amherstburg, Ontario. At a time when small-town radio seemed destined to fade, one man’s determination brought it roaring back to life. Nearly 80 years old, legally blind, and battling stage four cancer, founder Marty Adler defied all expectations to put Amherstburg on the airwaves. The series follows the dedicated team of employees and volunteers who now carry forward his vision. From promoting local musicians and businesses to delivering hometown news and holiday cheer, CKBG has quickly become more than a station- it’s the voice of the town itself. Through their daily grind, we see how the airwaves knit together a community that feels like it belongs in a Christmas movie: heritage streets, riverside beauty, and a proud population that rallies around its own. With humour, heart, and small-town grit, Radio Renaissance reveals what it takes to build something lasting against all odds. It’s about more than radio- it’s about the resilience of a community, the power of connection, and how one person’s dream can give an entire town a new voice.

Inspired by the harrowing true story, Lucy Liu transforms in a riveting, career-redefining performance as an ailing woman who takes drastic measures to protect her troubled teenage son (Lawrence Shou). As his dark obsessions grow and time runs out, she is forced to make impossible choices: how far will she go and what is she willing to sacrifice? Set against the simmering tensions of a Chinese American community, Rosemead is a gripping portrait of a family pushed to the edge.

FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their Mississippi hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back

FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING WIFF 2025 Official Selection A father (Sergi López) and his son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco. They’re searching for Mar — daughter and sister — who vanished months ago at one of these endless, sleepless parties. Surrounded by electronic music and a raw, unfamiliar sense of freedom, they hand out her photo again and again. Hope is fading but they push through and follow a group of ravers heading to one last party in the desert. As they venture deeper into the burning wilderness, the journey forces them to confront their own limits.

TOW is based on the inspiring true story of Amanda Ogle, whose perseverance and unwavering advocacy triumphed against all odds. The film follows Amanda Ogle (Rose Byrne), a woman living in her aging Toyota Camry on the streets of Seattle. When her car — her only lifeline — is stolen and impounded, Amanda is thrust into a relentless legal battle against an indifferent system. What begins as a fight to reclaim her car evolves into a deeply human story of resilience, dignity, and the power of one woman’s voice in the face of systemic failure.

FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING Secretly a spy but thought by his family to be a dull salesman, Harry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is tracking down nuclear missiles in the possession of Islamic jihadist Aziz (Art Malik). Harry's mission is complicated when he realizes his neglected wife, Helen (Jamie Lee Curtis), is contemplating an affair with Simon (Bill Paxton), a used-car salesman who claims he's a spy. When Aziz kidnaps Harry and Helen, the secret agent must save the world and patch up his marriage at the same time.

EXCLUSIVE ADVANCE SCREENING - Be the first to see rising star, Leo Woodall, and legendary actor, Dustin Hoffman, in this high-energy, genre-bending crime thriller only at WIFF Presents! A gifted piano tuner's meticulous skills for tuning pianos lead him to discover an unexpected aptitude for cracking safes, turning his life upside down. TUNER (WIFF 2025) was runner-up for the Liuna!625 People's Choice Award.

FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING When all but one child from the same classroom mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.

FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING WIFF 2012 Official Selection Christians and Muslims lived peacefully together for years in this small Lebanese village, but animosities begin to build among the men as a result of slights and misunderstandings. The women of the village (Claude Baz Moussawbaa, Layla Hakim, Nadine Labaki) conspire to avert sectarian strife through a series of harebrained plans, none of which succeeds in slowing down the escalating spiral of violence. When tragedy strikes, the women find themselves driven to make a deeply personal sacrifice for the sake of peace.

FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING Misunderstood because of her green skin, a young woman named Elphaba forges an unlikely but profound friendship with Glinda, a student with an unflinching desire for popularity. Following an encounter with The Wizard of Oz, their relationship soon reaches a crossroad as their lives begin to take very different paths.

FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING Now demonized as the Wicked Witch of the West, Elphaba lives in exile in the Ozian forest, while Glinda resides at the palace in Emerald City, reveling in the perks of fame and popularity. As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, she'll need to reunite with Glinda to transform herself, and all of Oz, for good.

FREE COMMUNITY SCREENING Rookie cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a great mystery when Gary De'Snake arrives in Zootropolis and turns the animal metropolis upside down. To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before.