Stories. Art. Design.
SAD Mag is an independent Vancouver publication featuring stories, art, and design. Founded in 2009, we publish local contemporary and emerging artists AND WRITERS with a focus on inclusivity of voices and views.
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Concrete Turned to Sand, directed by Jessica Johnson and Ryan Ermacora, is a meditative documentary featured at DOXA Documentary Film Festival that explores oyster farming on Cortes Island through haunting nocturnal imagery and literary echoes of Ursula K. Le Guin. Blending environmental portraiture with poetic reflection, the film captures the rhythms of labour, darkness, and interconnected worlds.
A thoughtful review of Green Valley, a documentary by Morgan Tams screening at DOXA Film Festival, exploring the realities of an off-grid farming community on Cortes Island, BC. Moving beyond stereotypes, the film offers a deeper look at identity, family and sustainability within a self-sufficient “farmily” shaped by nature and time.
