film/tv
Horror in Seconds centres BIPOC filmmakers decolonizing the genre
October 30, 2023On a dark and stormy night, horror enthusiasts packed the Vancouver Public Library’s (VPL) inspiration lab. Doaa Magdy is the founder of Vancouver’s first BIPOC horror film festival, Horror in Seconds. Magdy led a workshop open for the public to create 60-second horror films, and the turnout was tremendous. Magdy introduces herself as “Jordan Peele’s future competition,” referring to the Black filmmaker known for his iconic horror and poignant racial commentary film, Get Out. She has the same enthusiastic assurance in others’ abilities to be amazing horror filmmakers, and told everyone they’d walk out of the session having made a…
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Three thought-provoking short films by SFU students
October 27, 2023Genesis is an archive collection of 11 short films from students in the Film Student Union at SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts (SCA). All films are available for screening online on the SCA’s website. Some students in other majors…
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Two films framing Venezuelans
October 18, 2023Editor's note: A previous version of this piece misspelled "Rebeca Huntt" as "Rebecca Huntt." It has now been fixed. Content warning: brief mention of enslavement. Latinx Heritage Month may be coming to an end, but that’s no reason to stop…
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Bottoms is unabashedly gay, unhinged, and bloody
September 28, 2023When I first read the synopsis of Emma Seligman’s Bottoms — two girls start a fight club at their high school to meet girls and lose their virginity — I thought I knew what I was in for. I expected…
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Paige Smith explores unknown insides in Black Box Investigations
September 26, 2023Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an exciting time of year. From September 28–October 8, the latest exceptional films all over Vancouver, showcasing local and global talent. Among the selection of 140 films stands SFU alum Paige Smith’s Black Box…
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Brother is an intimately woven story of grief
September 14, 2023Content warning: mentions of police brutality and racism. I read Brother in my first year at SFU, after taking ENGL 112W instructed by the author, David Chariandy. As soon as I found out about the film adaptation directed by Clement…
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Films that are perfect for this bright season
August 4, 2023Asteroid City directed by Wes Anderson A charming film that balances both comedy and drama, Anderson does it again with his brilliantly distinct style. From its bright colour palette, camera techniques, and big ensemble cast, the film is broken down…
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Nimona shows rebellion and heart
August 1, 2023Based on its premise alone, I knew the movie Nimona would have my heart; anyone who knows me, knows I adore a good found family story. The titular character, Nimona (voiced by Chloë Grace Moretz), and Ballister Boldheart (Riz Ahmed),…
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But I’m a Cheerleader brilliantly satirizes heteronormative society
July 21, 2023Content warning: conversion therapy and queerphobia. The first time I watched But I’m a Cheerleader (BIAC), I was a passionate “ally” of my high school gay-straight alliance club. Celebrating queer identities and making straight people the butt of the joke…
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This Place is a tender exploration of “home”
July 10, 2023This Place (2022), directed by v.t. nayani and written by women of colour, weaves together the stories of two women as they find themselves and one another. We are first introduced to Kawenniióhstha (Devery Jacobs), who is of Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk)…
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