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Film reviews: Mysterious plagues, low-key surrealism, and a Mexican election race at Vancouver Latin American Film Festival

Ana Katz’s must-see The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet, and more

SCREEN, FESTSStir VancouverAugust 23, 2021VLAFF, Latin American Film, Ana Katz, Homepage feature

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about the marathon cinephile event The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)

The eight-hour art film takes a meditative look at rural Japan’s disappearing way of life

SCREENStir VancouverAugust 20, 2021The Cinematheque

Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters brings dazzling dance to Vancouver Queer Film Festival, to August 22

A look at the creation, and remount, of a seminal work spurred by the AIDS crisis

SCREEN, DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 18, 2021Queer Film Festival

This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection's poetic Lesotho imagery takes the big screen at The Cinematheque August 18 to 23

Film tells the story of an elderly widow’s stand against the resettlement of her village

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 18, 2021The Cinematheque

Vancouver Queer Film Festival explores urgent issues affecting queer, trans, and Two-Spirit people worldwide

Out on Screen’s 33rd annual festival features more than 90 films from 20 countries, highlighting queer artistic and activist histories and subcultures

FESTS, SCREENStir VancouverAugust 12, 2021Partner Content, Out on Screen

DOXA Outdoor Summer Screenings feature striking nonfiction shorts at VPL plaza, August 12 and 13 at 9 pm

From the otherworldly Lichen to skateboarding portrait Joe Buffalo, a top-flight package of free outdoor films

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 12, 2021DOXA

Film reviews: 3 thought-provoking movies to check out at the Queer Film Festival

Caer gives voice to Latinx trans community, Well Rounded fights fat phobia, and Cured gives historical fight its due

SCREENJanet SmithAugust 11, 2021Queer Film Festival, Homepage feature

Femme fatales, jailbreaks, and Bogart: Highlights from The Cinematheque's summer Film Noir series, to August 26

Classics like In a Lonely Place meet a vivid new restoration of Raw Deal

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 6, 2021The Cinematheque

Film reviews: The flamethrower of Ema meets the gentle animal rhythms of Gunda, as VIFF Centre reopens

Pablo Larraín’s bold reggaeton dance epic makes a visual splash on the big screen

SCREENJanet SmithJuly 30, 2021VIFF, VIFF Centre, Homepage feature

Talent Accelerator puts out call for emerging creatives via Vancouver International Film Festival

August 8 deadline to apply for program that offers mentorship and free access to the VIFF AMP Music in FIlm Summit

SCREENJanet SmithJuly 27, 2021VIFF

Vancouver Latin American Film Festival unveils mix of online and live events from August 26 to September 5

More than half its films are by women and nonbinary directors, with expanded series of Indigenous works

SCREENJanet SmithJuly 26, 2021VLAFF

Film review: Baroque beauty and exquisite instruments onscreen at Vancouver Bach Festival

Series at The Cinematheque travels from Belgian historical site to Métis chansons

MUSIC, SCREENJanet SmithJuly 25, 2021Early Music Vancouver, Vancouver Bach Festival

Newly renovated VIFF Centre reopens for in-person screenings on July 30

Opening lineup boasts bold new Ema musical, the surreal Mandibles, and France’s La Piscine

SCREENStir VancouverJuly 21, 2021Partner Content, VIFF

Film review: The American Sector tracks down pieces of the Berlin Wall across the U.S.

Documentary directors travel to roadsides, gated homes, and other unexpected spots to gather perspectives on past and present

SCREENJanet SmithJuly 18, 2021The Cinematheque

Film review: The Metamorphosis of Birds blends lush imagery and poetry in story of longing and loss

Portuguese director Catarina Vasconcelos’s aching memoir straddles the realms of visual art and film

SCREENJanet SmithJuly 13, 2021The Cinematheque

Film review: Irreverent fun as Black Widow finally gets her sardonic, self-aware due

Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh’s sarcastic sister act brings subversive new edge to the Marvel Universe

SCREENJanet SmithJuly 9, 2021Black Widow

Minari star gets her due in Youn Yuh Jung Movie Week at the Korean Film Festival, via VIFF Connect to July 10

See the star show her stuff in roles from prostitutes to grannies

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJuly 7, 2021VIFF

Director Daniel Minahan dishes on his Halston miniseries, June 24 at 6 pm at VIFF Talks

The Netflix show features Ewan McGregor, parties at Studio 54, and miles of ultrasuede

SCREENJanet SmithJune 22, 2021VIFF

Film review: Chaakapesh documentary follows symphony to the northern tundra, in attempt at reconciliation through art

Lessons in connection as the Montreal Symphony Orchestra builds a new opera in Innu, Cree, and Inuktitut

SCREENJanet SmithJune 22, 2021VISIONS OUEST

Film review: Strong leads and a striking urban-industrial look make B.C.-shot Chained worth checking out

Filmed in an unrecognizable Kelowna, Titus Heckel’s new feature is an unexpected mashup of coming-of-age story and crime-thriller

SCREENJanet SmithJune 22, 2021BC film, Creative BC

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