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This year’s Vancouver Queer film festival offers some unexpected stories; from a gay Filipino boy working in an unfamiliar culture to the true story of Power-ful voices from today’s diverse and multitalented youth performers.
Simon Fraser University’s School for the Contemporary Arts will soon add to Vancouver’s film pedigree by welcoming a filmmaking talent to their faculty.
When the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois et francophone de Vancouver/Rendez-vous French Film Festival (Rendez-vous) holds its landmark 20th edition from Feb.
Documentary examines global
prejudice based on skin colour
Hue: A Matter of Colour, directed by Vic Sarin, is a poignant documentary that weaves the personal and global issues stemming from colourism with eloquent ease.
The DOXA film festival will feature ten days of documentaries from Canadian and international filmmakers beginning May 3.
Suspense, sensuality, social commentary and Spanish rhythms await moviegoers at the New Spanish Cinema Week at Vancity Theatre from Feb. 22–28.
Mexican-born filmmaker Juan Manuel Sepúlveda is fascinated by human struggle. Sepúlveda, 32, is an internationally recognised documentary filmmaker and cinematographer who is pursuing a master’s degree in fine arts in Vancouver. His latest film, Lessons for a War, will be showing at this year’s Vancouver Latin American Film Festival (VLAFF).
at Pacific Cinematheque through the month of April is a Robert Bresson retro- spective. [Read more…]
Screenwriter Joel Mark Harris’ fate was sealed from the get-go when he embraced his good friend Josias Tschanz’s native Swiss culture. Harris was prepared to have his butt handed to him during schwingen – a Swiss-style throw-down where two men, wearing leather hosing, duke it out in sawdust….and all that tussling around led to their first movie. [Read more]
