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Silvicola
Silvicola

Nov 8, 2024

12:10 PM  (80 min)

Filmmaker: Jean-Philippe Marquis 

Set amongst the rugged forests and shorelines of British Columbia, Silvicola is a tableau of the complex web of cultural and economic forces which compel and constrain modern forestry practices. A story told through the eyes of an eclectic mix of characters whose lives and livelihoods are intimately entangled with the forest. Contemplative and visually immense, Silvicola embeds the viewer within remote spaces and worksites normally hidden from view. This is a film that compels us to rethink the divisions between natural and industrial worlds by spotlighting the hidden labour and logics of modern forestry.

Not Quite That
Not Quite That

Oct 20, 2023

Filmmaker: Ali Grant
11:45 AM – 47 min

Might a genetic mutation be the very thing that allows this nice Jewish butch lesbian to be fully seen at last? Meet Sarah, 57. Lesbian? For sure. Jewish? Yes and no. Mother? In all but one sense. Trans? No, just often mistaken as such. Breast cancer survivor? Well, that’s the plan, the survival bit, but without the cancer or the breasts. Not Quite That is an intimate and insightful exploration of how we are seen, how we see ourselves, and why it matters.

Family Films
Family Films

Oct 20, 2023

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

A collection of films suited for the whole family.

The Judge
The Judge

Oct 20, 2023

Director: Erika Cohn
1:10 PM – 81 min

When she was a young lawyer, Kholoud Al-Faqih walked into the office of Palestine’s Chief Justice and announced she wanted to join the bench. He laughed at her. A few years later, Kholoud became the first woman judge to be appointed to the Middle East’s Shari’a (Islamic law) courts.

Dancing in A-Yard
Dancing in A-Yard

Oct 20, 2023

Filmmaker: Manuela Dalle
2:45 PM – 72 min

In prisons ruled by toxic masculinity, dancing is an absolute taboo. But at Lancaster’s A-Yard, near Los Angeles, 10 young men are breaking this taboo by inviting French choreographer Dimitri to create a contemporary dance class, signaling a huge step towards their rehabilitation and hope for release back into society and ultimately creating a new prison culture.

Hayashi Studio – 11:35 am FFR 25 min.

Hayashi Studio – 11:35 am FFR 25 min.

Nov 25, 2019

  Hayashi Studio  Saturday Films 11:35 am FFR 25 min. 2019 hayashistudio.com  Filmmaker: Hayley Gray Filmmaker will be in attendance.Hayashi Studio follows the diverse lives that came to Cumberland BC in the 1900s and Senjiro Hayashi, the Japanese photographer who...

Tree of Life and Its People – 12:10 pm UNS 25 min.

Tree of Life and Its People – 12:10 pm UNS 25 min.

Nov 25, 2019

  Tree of Life and Its People  Saturday Films 12:10 pm UNS 25 min. 2019 Spartan Media Group Filmmaker: Ria and Lee Milliken  Renowned First Nations carver and multimedia artist Rande Cook says “This story is about our land and all that comes from it... as...

Way of the Hunter – 12:15 pm LNS 17 min.

Way of the Hunter – 12:15 pm LNS 17 min.

Nov 25, 2019

  Way of the Hunter  Saturday Films 12:15 pm LNS 17 min. 2019 NFB Filmmaker: Robert Moberg  Deep in the Great Bear Rainforest, against the backdrop of British Columbia’s breathtaking wilderness, a former hunter comes to terms with his past and looks with hope...

Beauty – 12:15pm FFR 23 min.

Beauty – 12:15pm FFR 23 min.

Nov 25, 2019

  Beauty  Saturday Films 12:15 pm FFR 23 min. 2017 NFB Filmmaker: Christina Willings    Beauty explores the lives of five gender-creative kids, each uniquely engaged in shaping their own sense of what it means to be fully human. Whether it’s dealing with...

Family Films – 1:00pm Lower Sid

Family Films – 1:00pm Lower Sid

Nov 25, 2019

  Family Films 1:00pm – 2:30pm Lower SID (Fountain Area) Leon in Wintertime 27 min. By Pierre-Luc Granjon & Pascal Le Notre In this puppet animation we meet Léon, an 8-year-old adopted bear suffering from an identity crisis. The distraught cub runs away from home...

Nae Pasaran! – 1:00 pm SID 96 min.

Nae Pasaran! – 1:00 pm SID 96 min.

Nov 25, 2019

  Nae Parsaran!  Saturday Films 1:00 pm SID 96 min. 2018 Filmmaker: Felipe Bustos Sierra https://naepasaran.comNae Pasaran! reveals the incredible impact made by Scottish factory workers 40 years ago against the repressive dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.  In 1974,...

PUSH – 1:00 pm UNS 92 min.

PUSH – 1:00 pm UNS 92 min.

Nov 25, 2019

  PUSH  Saturday Films 1:00 pm UNS 92 min. 2019 Blue Ice Docs Filmmaker:  Fredrik Gertten  Housing prices are skyrocketing in cities around the world. Incomes are not. PUSH sheds light on a new kind of faceless landlord, our increasingly unlivable cities and an...

nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up – 1:00 pm LNS 99 min.

nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up – 1:00 pm LNS 99 min.

Nov 25, 2019

  nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up  Saturday Films 1:00 pm LNS 99 min. 2019 NFB Filmmaker: Tasha Hubbard    On August 9, 2016, a young Cree man named Colten Boushie died from a gunshot to the back of his head after entering Gerald Stanley’s rural property...

The Whale and the Raven – 1:00 pm FFR 100 min.

The Whale and the Raven – 1:00 pm FFR 100 min.

Nov 25, 2019

  The Whale and the Raven  Saturday Films 1:00 pm FFR 100 min. 2019 NFB Director: Mirjam Leuze  Drawn to the rich food sources and quiet waters in the Kitimat fjord system, humpback whales, pods of orca, fin whales, and porpoises eat, play, and raise their young....

Emergency Brake – 3:00pm FFR

Emergency Brake – 3:00pm FFR

Nov 25, 2019

  Emergency Brake  Saturday Films 3:00pm FFR 4 min. 2019 Filmmaker(s): Macy How and the PRDFS class of 2019  Don’t miss this award-winning animation done by students at the Powell River Digital Film School. Using a speech by Greta Thunberg as the audio, this film...

The Guardians – 3:00 pm SID 60 min.

The Guardians – 3:00 pm SID 60 min.

Nov 25, 2019

  The Guardians  Saturday films 3:00 pm SID 60 min. 2018 Filmmakers: Ben Crosbie & Tessa Moran  A visually dazzling meditation on the delicate balance between humans and nature, The Guardians elegantly interweaves the lives of the iconic monarch butterfly...

Wilder Than Wild: Fires, Forests & the Future – 3:00 pm UNS 57 min.

Wilder Than Wild: Fires, Forests & the Future – 3:00 pm UNS 57 min.

Nov 25, 2019

 Wilder Than Wild: Fires, Forests & the Future Saturday Films 3:00 UNS 57 min. 2018 Filmmaker: Stephen Most & Kevin White  www.wilderthanwildfilm.orgWilder Than Wild recounts recent California megafires, revealing how fuel build-up and climate change have...