A kaleidoscopic portrait of people and their city - from the West End to the Downtown Eastside.
Date/Time: May 9 2017, 6:30 pm to 7:40 pm
Vancouver, Vancity Theatre | Event calendarCost: $13.00
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In the words of the original documentary rebel Chris Marker: “Rarely has reality needed so much to be imagined.” In an increasingly chaotic world, documentary comes to the rescue, offering radical reinvention, brave new ideas for the future, and a flinty and unyielding form of hope.
You’re Already in the Band (You Just Don’t Know It Yet)
Sandra Ignagni | Canada | 2017 | 12 mins
The Carnival Band describe themselves as a roving band of tricksters, troublemakers, and rabble-rousers, with the occasional real musician thrown in the mix. -DW
Srorrim
Wayne Wapeemukwa | Canada | 2017 | 15 mins
Through the creation of fantasy versions of themselves, a diverse group of residents reinvent their lives. -DW
Through the Trenches
Marina Dodis | Canada | 2015 | 4 mins
Poet Henry Doyle narrates his life as a working artist and poet in the Downtown Eastside. -DW
Water on Sand
Nathalie Attallah | Canada | 2017 | 7 mins
A mother and son retrace their memories of the Lebanese Diaspora in Vancouver with water and sand. -DW
The Third Movement
Josephine Anderson | Canada | 2017 | 11 mins
A transgender woman named Sara Davis Buechner teaches piano to different students in the heart of Vancouver’s West End, and remembers her own career as a concert pianist. -DW
This Place, Here
Mackenzie Reid Rostad | Canada | 2017 | 7 mins
All aboard the Skytrain for a surreal trip across the city! -DW
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