No Other Land takes a haunting look at the horrors of Israeli occupation

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By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide.  No Other Land had been on my watch list since the day I heard about it....
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Tezeta, a dive into Ethiopia’s music scene and its Armenian influences

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By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Content warning: brief mention of genocide. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) film festival, held at the VIFF centre, has...
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Love, intimacy, and more in The Peak’s February TV picks

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By: Karly Burns, Fact Checker; Mason Mattu, News Writer; Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor; Petra Chase, Editor-in-Chief A love letter to XO, Kitty —...
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Malartic, a town suffering at the hands of the Canadian mining industry

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By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer The documentary, Malartic (2024), presents us with the story of the titular soul-stripped town. Located in Quebec, it has suffered...
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Emilia Pérez is entertaining — but reductive

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By: Michelle Young, Copy Editor Content warning: mentions of transphobia, homicides, and missing peoples cases.  A crime-thriller musical about a trans Mexican cartel leader is an...
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The everlasting power of community in It Takes A Village

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By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer The Vancouver Asian Film Festival was memorable, bringing community members together through a collective love of storytelling. The power of...
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Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement — establishing a cultural voice

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By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of internment camps.  The Vancouver Asian Film Festival premiered brilliant films and documentaries this year. One that stood...
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Ninan Auassat platforms the self-told stories of Indigenous youth

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By: Abigail Streifel, Peak Associate Content warning: mentions of genocide, racism, and suicide. Filmmaker Kim O’Bomsawin wants us all to learn from Indigenous children and young...
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The surreal story of masks and an art movement

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By: Tam Nguyen, staff writer Content warning: mentions of racial discrimination, cultural genocide, and colonization.  One of the best documentaries I saw this year was So...
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Chinatown screenings bring communities together

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By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer Dimmed neon signs, muted red lamp posts, the Millenium Gate, faded Chinese lettering on fenced panes of glass, and weathered...
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