Vancouver Public Library
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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Little-known library resources at your fingertips
May 31, 2023Books, articles, and study spaces are the things that come to mind when saying the word “library.” However, the libraries around us have many more resources that often get buried beneath the piles of books. From board games to courses…
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Building Black community in Vancouver on social media
March 2, 2023On February 15, the Vancouver Public Library hosted an event called “Building Black British Columbia with Social Media.” Moderating the discussion was Dr. Handel Kashope Wright, the director of UBC’s Centre for Culture, Identity, and Education. It also featured SFU…
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A poetic homage to Strathcona’s heritage and history
October 11, 2022Editor’s Note: This article was updated on November 9, 2022 to include information about the second stage of the City Poems Contest. The previous version of this article omitted this information. On October 3, Strathcona Poems at the Garden brought…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: Jan 17–23
January 18, 2022Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival | Runs until February 16 | FREE | PoMoArts | Online and in-person The Community Arts Council of Vancouver presents the Outsider Arts Festival as a touring exhibition. The purpose of the festival is to spark…
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