Documentary Short Review: Joe Buffalo
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“There’s hope out there, man”: Short doc Joe Buffalo is an Indigenous man’s journey from childhood trauma to skateboard pro.
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Dust Cwaine’s Aromantic Love Song Broadens the Boundaries of Pop
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Dust Cwaine’s aromantic love song “INNUENDO” is their latest single.
Read MoreLiminal Spaces: a Digital Play Trilogy - Review
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Liminal Spaces is a piece of theatre, filmed by multiple cameras, in one take. It is an ambitious hybrid of media, in and of itself a liminal space between theatre and film. Viewed by livestream, audiences consume a piece of theatrical media from wherever they’d like—viewing theatre, but not at the theatre. We are also in a stage (ha, pun intended) of thea global pandemic wherein theatres can be opened, but at limited capacity, necessitating hybrid works such as this. Moreover, each of the three one-act plays focuses on discussions between two people, examining the liminal spaces of human relationships.
Read MoreVIFF REVIEWS: Exploring the Boundaries of Storytelling
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Through programs like the VR-based “Immersed Exhibition” and a varied line-up of unique films, VIFF is giving artists like Cecelia Condit and Juliana Loh a platform to explore the limits of their medium.
Read MoreOctober Artist of the Month: Ariane Lapointe
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Ariane Lapointe invites everyone to her ghost club. The tattoo and print artist has become well-known in Vancouver for her whimsical artistry, especially the kindred ghost tattoos uniquely tailored for each client. The ghosts are everywhere. “People on the street meet each other and spot them. It’s so recognizable,” says Lapointe.
Read MoreThe (sur)Real Life of Hannah Maynard: Be Still at the 2021 VIFF
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When you think of Surrealism, what do you picture? Dali’s melting clocks? A pipe that claims it isn’t a pipe? Maybe even a Neo-Dadaist-turned-Millennial-Meme video proclaiming “I’m still a piece of garbage,” as if it were a local television jingle. What you probably aren’t imagining is a middle-aged woman dressed in 19th-century mourning attire. In fact, it’s likely that you’ve never even heard of the acclaimed Canadian photographer Hannah Maynard.
Read MoreVIFF REVIEWS: MEMORIA & TAMING THE GARDEN
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Another year of VIFF coming and going meant I could return to in-theatre screenings for the first time since the pandemic began. Naturally, my re-introduction was a little bit awkward. Despite this initial trepidation, I wanted to highlight two films that have stayed with me since my initial viewing. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that both of these films explore a sense of unbelonging and unravel some truths about our deep-rooted and chaotic connections to each other and the spaces we inhabit.
Read MoreCosmic Forecast October 2021
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October is such an enchanted month. It marks the transition from summer to winter, and the change of seasons reveals the cyclical nature of time. It’s a wonderful opportunity to meditate on the fact that all things age and fade; that transformation is an inevitable part of living on earth.
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