Jan 20
H is for Hawk (dir. Philippa Lowthorpe) x VFF 2026.
Claire Foy and Brendan Gleeson star as a grieving daughter and her recently departed photojournalist father in an emotional film about taking up falconry in order to process unexpected grief. Adapted from award-winning, non-binary English naturalist Helen Macdonald's acclaimed 2014 memoir of the same name, the biographical film focuses on a year in their life struggling to train a Eurasian goshawk while juggling an academic career. It's a somewhat removed adaptation of interior moments of mourning that reflects on nature as a form of therapy.
Screening at the 2026 Victoria Film Festival on Feb. 10, 12 & 15.
Screening at the VIFF Centre from Feb. 19-26.
