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Local Indigenous filmmakers shine a light on colonization, trauma, and healing at VIFF

Returning Home’s Sean Stiller and Trevor Mack, director of Portraits From a Fire, share their culture and truths on screen

SCREEN, FESTSGail JohnsonOctober 4, 2021VIFF, VIFF 2021, Indigenous

In Stories That Transform Us, Corey Payette retraces 20 years of Urban Ink theatre accomplishments

Directing his first film, the artistic director blends interviews with dazzling theatrical sequences at VIFF

SCREEN, THEATREJanet SmithOctober 4, 2021VIFF, VIFF 2021, Urban Ink Theatre

From postwar Sarajevo to a 19th-century photo studio in Victoria, VIFF True North series showcases the best of Canadian film

This year’s premieres include Darkroom, Be Still, Bootlegger, and award-winner Handle With Care

SCREENStir VancouverOctober 4, 2021VIFF, VIFF 2021

Africa With the Masters Festival brings healing through music, song, story, and dance

The free monthlong celebration offers daily online programming that delves into diverse African cultures

Stir Q&A: Things We Feel But Do Not Say writer-director Lauren Grant talks about the silence around miscarriage

“I want more art to talk about the things we keep to ourselves”

FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithOctober 2, 2021VIFF, VIFF 2021

Andrew Gruft remembered as a major figure in both architecture and photography

The Polygon Gallery launches new fund for photography exhibitions in his honour

NEWS, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithOctober 2, 2021Andrew Gruft, photography

Film reviews: Worthwhile trips, from haunted Senegal to off-the-hook Vancouver streetball courts, at VIFF

Saloum, Azor, Handle With Care and other hidden gems from around the world at the fest till October 11

SCREENJanet SmithOctober 2, 2021VIFF 2021, VIFF, Vancouver International Film Festival

Climate crisis, human rights captured at Vancouver International Film Festival

The Last Tourist, From the Wild Sea, and Secrets from Putumayo focus on pressing global issues

FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonOctober 1, 2021VIFF 2021, VIFF

Filmmaker Alan Zweig takes a more upbeat look at record nerds, 21 years after Vinyl

At VIFF, the director takes another look at the power of music and the drive to collect

SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithOctober 1, 2021VIFF, VIFF 2021

Unruly women: a strong and strange contingent of female-helmed films stands out at VIFF

Small Body, Be Still, and Clara Sola focus on unforgettable female characters

SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithOctober 1, 2021VIFF, VIFF 2021

Here's what Candy Palmater would like people to think about on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

The Indigenous comedian-broadcaster-actor-writer shares suggestions for people to consider on Orange Shirt Day and beyond

CULTUREGail JohnsonSeptember 29, 2021National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Candy Palmater

The Scary of Sixty-First situates its psychedelic horror inside the Jeffrey Epstein scandal

At VIFF, posession and transgression in an apartment whose previous tenant was a certain billionaire financier

SCREEN, FESTSStir VancouverSeptember 29, 2021VIFF, VIFF 2021

Vancouver Art Gallery launches Elder in Residence program

Skwetsimeltxw, Willard “Buddy” Joseph, is an artist, master weaver, and educator

Vancouver Opera, Pacific Opera Victoria share The Flight of the Hummingbird online, September 30 to October 7

The family-friendly opera can be viewed in a free broadcast in recognition of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Scotiabank Dance Centre celebrates 20 years as a hub and catalyst for Vancouver's scene

Aeriosa launched with the state-of-the-art building, and soars from its walls again

DANCEJanet SmithSeptember 29, 2021DANCE CENTRE, Dance Centre

Filmmakers share expertise on their craft at VIFF Talks

The Vancouver International Film Festival speaker series provides unparalleled access to creators and innovators

FESTS, SCREENStir VancouverSeptember 29, 2021Partner Content, VIFF, VIFF 2021

Juno-winning singer-songwriter Celeigh Cardinal performs at the Shadbolt Centre, September 30

The 2020 Indigenous Artist of the Year appears live and via livestream on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

MUSICGail JohnsonSeptember 29, 2021Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Indigenous, music

Vancouver's Carousel Theatre for Young People announces new co-artistic and managing directors

Jennica Grienke and Dave Deveau share the roles, say TYA is in their blood

NEWS, THEATREGail JohnsonSeptember 28, 2021Carousel Theatre, theatre

Vancouver director Kier-La Janisse dissects folk horror in Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched, at VIFF

Three-hour documentary on the macabre spans The Wicker Man and Hour of the Wolf

SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithSeptember 28, 2021VIFF, horror, VIFF 2021

Local Indigenous duo share their culture through bannock

Kelsey Coutts and Destiny Hoostie recently launched Bangin’ Bannock based on the bread that’s close to their hearts

CULINARYGail JohnsonSeptember 28, 2021bannock, Bangin' Bannock, Indigenous food, Indigenous

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