Catherine Legault’s artful documentary about Jasa Baka and Tyr Jami has its West Coast premiere at the R2R Film Festival
Read MoreVancouver-shot Someone Like Me and a new Elle-Maija Tailfeathers project are also on the roster
Read MoreA young gang member must tell a story to survive the night at the real-life La MACA prison
Read MoreThe alluringly shot fest favourite holds grisly surprises, questioning whether unforgivable acts deserve unforgivable acts
Read MoreThe Vancouver playwright tackles climate catastrophe, data surveillance, and more in an intense and blackly satirical seven minutes
Read MoreJoin Lance Oppenheim, Elizabeth Ho, and the creative minds behind The Wilds and Shiva Baby
Read MoreA searing look at an Indigenous man caught between his job in big-city Manaus and the call of the Amazon jungle
Read MoreAnne Marie Fleming, Jay Cardinal Villeneuve, and other local names contribute works to free online time capsule
Read MoreAs the climate crisis threatens a vulnerable land, Mali singer Inna Modja wants people to live the African way
Read MoreThe online B.C.-wide fest also features films that address the impact of social media, racism, and discrimination
Read MoreJoel Bakan, Alexander von Bismarck among those taking part in talks at the 2021 documentary-film festival
Read MoreThe documentary features newly discovered black-and-white images by photojournalist Dorothea Lange
Read MoreThe films Influence, Hong Kong Moments, and A Thousand Cuts wade into the murky stew of misinformation
Read MoreBold yet naturalistic new visions, from the “Downtown Eastside Trilogy” to Anne at 13,000 Ft.
Read MoreWitnessing the power of documentaries to spur people to action, Janice Morris founded the KPU film festival on social justice
Read MoreAuthentic-feeling re-enactments meet digitally altered archival footage and photographs
Read MoreMemoir of young woman’s work at an agency has surface charms, but lacks deeper interior life
Read MoreThe feature-length documentary follows a journey of adversity, discovery
Read MoreIsraeli-Palestinian tensions and intergenerational trauma set the unlikely backdrop to romantic comedy at VJFF
Read MoreHeartwarming story of rabbinical student puts viewer at street level in Chicago’s South Side
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