“I was dreaming to do sci-fi since I was a teenager.”

With equal parts unguarded emotionalism and complex ideas about time and grief, Denis Villeneuve breaks down his critically acclaimed film Arrival. 

Arrival is playing as part of The Uncanny Vision of Denis Villeneuve, a selection of past works from the director — along with three films hand-picked by Villeneuve that influenced his latest blockbuster, Dune. Learn more about this series, playing October 15–23 at TIFF Bell Lightbox, at tiff.net.