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At DOXA, Manufacturing the Threat unravels a problematic chapter in the name of national security

Filmmaker Amy Miller’s dissection of the BC homemade-bomb caper raises questions around democracy

SCREENStir VancouverApril 28, 2023DOXA, Amy Miller, Spring 2023

Liliya Syvytska’s Elegy of Living Voices documents war in Ukraine at The Polygon Gallery, April 27

Film and photo exhibition captures striking reality of Russian occupation in Chernihiv

ART & DESIGN, SCREENStir VancouverApril 21, 2023Partner Content, The Polygon Gallery

Two guest-curated programs reflect upon Black womanhood at DOXA, May 5 and 8

Films chosen by Nya Lewis and Farah Clémentine Dramani-Issifou are accompanied by thought-provoking essays

FESTS, SCREENStir VancouverApril 14, 2023Partner Content, DOXA

Vancouver documentary back home brings its poetic journey through grief back to VIFF Centre on April 14 and 15

Director Nisha Platzer employs hand-processed film and impressionistic imagery in quest to get to know the brother she lost to suicide

SCREENJanet SmithApril 13, 2023VIFF, VIFF Centre

DOXA Documentary Film Festival announces 2023 lineup

The 22nd edition includes 39 thought-provoking feature- and mid-length releases and 25 shorts

SCREEN, FESTSGail JohnsonApril 5, 2023DOXA, documentary, film, film festival

The Performance Corporation's Emperor 101 serves VR-theatre fusion, April 20 to 23

Immersive virtual reality work is part of Boca del Lupo’s riveting LivePerformance360 series

SCREEN, THEATREStir VancouverApril 4, 2023Partner Content, Boca del Lupo

Intersection explores memory and the aftershocks of Chilean military rule, April 5

Vancouver Latin American Film Festival presents local premiere of work that stars Carmen Aguirre

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithApril 3, 2023VLAFF, Vancouver Latin American Film Festival

Film review: Reel 2 Real festival's Belle and Sebastian: The New Generation is a beautifully shot, Alps-set boy-and-his-dog story

Closing-night French film takes an unaffected, unpatronizing look at nature, animal treatment, and disappearing farm traditions

SCREENJanet SmithMarch 30, 2023Reel 2 Real Film Festival for Youth, R2R Film Festival

Enjoy Silent Movie Mondays at Orpheum Theatre on May 1, June 5, and July 10

New Vancouver Civic Theatres series features early 1900s Charlie Chaplin flicks and more

SCREENStir VancouverMarch 29, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Camilla Tibbs to take helm of the Pacific Screenwriting Program in May

The nonprofit provides training and support to BC-based TV film and television writers at all levels

SCREEN, NEWSJanet SmithMarch 29, 2023Camilla Tibbs, Pacific Screenwriting Program

Sedna, Empress of the Sea gives new life to an Indigenous legend at R2R Film Festival

Jerry Thevenet’s animated feature introduces young audiences to residential schools

R2R International Film Festival 2023 focuses on peace, justice, and pure magic

From thrilling anime to Oscar-nominated shorts, the fest for youth is celebrating 25 years

FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithMarch 24, 2023R2R Film Festival, Reel to Real Film Festival, Venay Felton

Skoden Indigenous Film Festival gears up for its 2023 programming, March 31 to April 1

Aiming to decolonize the screen, fest features bill of works from all-Indigenous creators

FESTS, SCREENStir VancouverMarch 24, 2023Partner Content, Skoden Indigenous Film Festival

Film review: Until Branches Bend's enigmatic Okanagan eco-allegory marks a stunning BC director's debut

Atmospheric story of a peach grader who finds an invasive insect grows into something slightly surreal and enigmatic

SCREENJanet SmithMarch 23, 2023VIFF, VIFF Centre, Spring 2023

Queens of the Qing Dynasty is an endearing, offbeat treat, at VIFF Centre starting March 17

Deadpan, dreamlike magic from one of Canada’s most exciting new voices in film

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 16, 2023VIFF, VIFF Centre, Spring Arts 2023

Vancouver Jewish Film Festival wraps up at Norman and Annette Rothstein Theatre, March 17 to 19

Festival’s dramas, comedies, thrillers, documentaries, and more will be available for online streaming until March 26

FESTS, SCREENStir VancouverMarch 16, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Jewish Film Festival

Anthony Shim's award-winning BC film Riceboy Sleeps opens wide March 17

As the Vancouver filmmaker told Stir last fall, the affecting mother-son story explores two generations’ experiences of cultural challenges

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 16, 2023Anthony Shim

Vancouver Jewish Film Festival continues at Cineplex Fifth Avenue Cinemas until March 16

Dynamic selection of films available for viewing both online and in person

FESTS, SCREENStir VancouverMarch 14, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Jewish Film Festival

Film reviews: An aching Italian love story and a matchmaking comedy at Vancouver Jewish Film Festival

Beautifully shot The Shadow of the Day captures prewar Italy, while Matchmaking coins the ultra-orthodox rom-com

FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithMarch 9, 2023Vancouver Jewish Film Festival, Spring 2023

Studio Ghibli Forever! comes to VIFF from March 13 to 25

Part one of Japanese animated film series features My Neighbour Totoro and other favourites

FESTS, SCREENStir VancouverMarch 8, 2023Partner Content, VIFF, Vancouver International Film Festival

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