Vancouver Short Film Festival
Films to look out for at this year’s Vancouver Short Film Festival
June 3, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor The Poem We Sang (2024) Content warning: mentions of genocide. Photojournalist, cinematographer, and filmmaker Annie Sakkab unearths the emotions and memories behind forced migration. The documentary delves into a family’s flight from Palestine during the Nakba bombings in 1948, as well as their eventual return to discover their home had been overtaken by settlers. It’s artfully shot in black and white as well as colour, “transforming lifelong regrets into a healing journey of creative catharsis and bearing witness.” What Good Canadians Do (2024) What Good Canadians Do is a culmination of creative efforts…
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SFU films to watch at the Vancouver Short Film Festival
June 1, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer Content Warning: mentions of pet death Cathy Huynh, Sean Brennan, and Anastasia Itkina were some of the SFU film graduates selected from over 250 submissions to be featured in the 13th annual Vancouver Short Film…
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Inspiring SFU student film Saloon Doors featured at Vancouver Short Film Festival
February 15, 2020by Ben McGuinness, Peak Associate Each year, the Vancouver Short Film Festival shows off the power of short films and Vancouver’s up-and-coming filmmakers at the Vancity Theatre. Amongst this year’s films was Saloon Doors, an exciting short by second year…
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