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Manufacturing the Threat exposes how policing upholds power in Canada
May 15, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Content warning: mentions of Islamophobia, colonialism, and racism. Canada’s façade of tolerance and freedom is stripped away in a new documentary called Manufacturing the Threat. It’s the first feature-length documentary that explores the infiltration of marginalized communities by agent provocateurs, revealing the dark underbelly of the Canadian Security Intelligence Services (CSIS). It premiered on May 6 as part of DOXA Documentary Film Festival screenings, and it’s a must-see for understanding how colonial power is upheld in Canada. The film’s director, Amy Miller, has been making documentaries “in the spirit of justice” since 2008,…
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The Labour of Love Throughout Merata: How Mum Decolonized the Screen
May 20, 2019By: Kate Olivares, Peak Associate Merata: How Mum Decolonized the Screen is directed by Heperi Mita, and it chronicles his journey of archiving and learning more about the life, art, and activism of his distinguished mother, Merata Mita. This was the…
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Co-Creators’ themes captivated audiences at DOXA 2018
August 1, 2018Written by: Yelin Gemma Lee, Peak Associate Lonnie Nadler, author of The Dregs has produced a feature film over the course of four years of work. And it is phenomenal. The documentary, called Co-Creators: The Rat Queens Story…
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Films to look out for this year at DOXA
May 4, 2018By: Natasha Tar Maybe you’re too broke or busy to travel. Thankfully, DOXA is here again to show you the globe. DOXA, Vancouver’s documentary film festival, returns this year with unexpected and incredible films from across the world.…
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DOXA presents diverse line-up of documentary films
May 9, 2017Doxa, a Greek word meaning popular opinion or well-known belief, is an apt name for the documentary film festival that aims to shed light on pressing issues and share new ideas and inspiring stories from around the world. DOXA’s 16th…
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PuSh International Performing Arts Festival 2017: Preview
January 16, 2017The 13th year of this diverse festival of performing arts from near and far is once again presenting a variety of innovative dance, theatre, and music to entertain and inspire all types of audiences. PuSh runs from January 16 to…
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SFU film students present short at DOXA
May 11, 2015[caption id="attachment_2425" align="alignright" width="940"] Photo courtesy of Jessica Johnson and Ryan Ermacora.[/caption] Many SFU students are strong, caring people who support each other’s success, so I wasn’t surprised to find plenty of folk from the School for Contemporary Arts on…
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