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Amongst the many experimental films screened at the XINEMA: Void of The Voice — VIFF’s ongoing series which showcases emerging and well-established experimental filmmakers within…
Features
Amongst the many experimental films screened at the XINEMA: Void of The Voice — VIFF’s ongoing series which showcases emerging and well-established experimental filmmakers within…
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I have spent many days on a cloudy Vancouver film set; dragging heavy cases down the back alleys, anxiously watching loaded trucks and crew busily…
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“Every climate change film I’ve seen is so bogged down with overwhelming statistics and this picture of a massive problem. I wanted to bring that down to a human scale, to a family scale, that I think people can feel some resonance with.”
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The stereotype of Canadian film is that it situates itself in the periphery; all the more with the Maritimes. Goin’ Down the Road may be…
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Photo Courtesy of Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers || c’əsnaʔəm: the city before the city c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city initially debuted as videos at the Museum…
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From the opening shots of Charles Officer’s documentary, Unarmed Verses, it’s clear that this is a film that embraces its setting. In typical Canadian fashion,…
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Marked by tension and atrocity, Sweet Virginia unveils a bitter yet beautiful view on human nature. It superimposes the relationship between necessity and sin over…
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A psychopathic organ trafficker, a psychic Muay Thai cop and a desperate father out for revenge — I saw Paradox at the Rio Theatre during…
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“How do you explain Beau Dick?” asks Pamela Bevan, Beau’s former partner, smiling at the camera. The audience laughs. It’s one of many interviews through…
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Watching this movie on the unceded lands of the Coast Salish people adds to the allure and tragedy of the feature. The wounds of colonial…