Vancouver Asian Film Festival features gay centrepiece
Filmmaker Rick Tae is excited that the Vancouver Asian Film Festival selected his awkward tale of gay love-versus-lust as its centrepiece gala on Nov 9.
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Top 24 Under 24: ‘Supernatural’ actress hopes to inspire girls
Recently turned 23, New Image College of Fine Arts graduate Mary Galloway has played lead actress in two feature films, as well as a coveted part in the hit U.S. series Supernatural.
Happy New Year: Stories of 2012
Here’s a look back over some of my key stories of the last year.
Alexus Young showcases healing from starlight tour abuses at ImagineNATIVE Fest
The Toronto festival screened a film by a survivor of the infamous “starlight tours” or “midnight rides” whereby Saskatoon police officers abandoned Native men and women outside the city limits in sub-zero winter temperatures, often stealing their shoes and forcing them to walk home in the snow.
Barefoot hits the film fest circuit
Danis Goulet premiered her short film at the Toronto International Film Festival, hoping to add nuance to the simplistic stigma around teenage pregnancy.
Aspiring directors get taste of crash course in cinema
An upcoming program to share filmmaking skills amongst Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) residents got a preview on Aug. 20.
Activists protest inclusion of Israeli-backed films in Queer Film Festival
Festival says action highlights power of film to ‘inspire discussion and dialogue.’
Memory engineering pioneer Elizabeth Loftus charts course for Inception-style mind control
After 44 years of ground-breaking research on how human memory works, inception is precisely the area that memory expert Dr. Elizabeth Loftus is pioneering today.
Georgia Straight: Genie-winner Velcrow Ripper at VIFF
Award-winning director Velcrow Ripper’s new film premiered this week at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
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