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Film reviews: Vancouver Latin American Film Festival ranges from subtle meditation to absurd comedy

With sharp visions of life in Mexico, Venezuela, and early-’70s Quebec, the event continues to reveal a deeply interconnected world where history is ever-present

SCREENJanet SmithSeptember 2, 2025Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, VLAFF, Homepage features

B.C. arts groups grapple with uncertainty after being turned down for Canada Council tour funding

Kidd Pivot’s funding crunch illustrates "perfect storm" of rising submissions and skyrocketing costs to take shows across the country and the world

DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithAugust 14, 2024Canada Council, Canada Council for the Arts, arts funding, Homepage features, Homepage feature, Kidd Pivot, Heather Redfern

Vancouver documentary filmmakers Ryan Ermacora and Jessica Johnson let landscapes speak in Unsettled Settings

The Cinematheque pays tribute to the duo’s Anyox and other works that explore BC sites haunted by industrial pasts

SCREENJanet SmithMay 16, 2023Ryan Ermacora and Jessica Johnson, The Cinematheque, documentary, Homepage features, Homepage feature

Genre-hopping poet, musician, filmmaker Saul Williams expands the possibilities of sound and words at the Chan Centre

Fresh off the triumph of Neptune Frost, the artist wrestles with defining Afrofuturism

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 16, 2023CHAN CENTRE, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Saul Williams, The Cinematheque, Black History Month, Homepage features

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