Join Tasha and Marc as they discuss and review some of the great films currently playing at VIFF – The Vancouver International Film Festival. Now till Oct 11th, 2019!
Some of the films they will discuss include:
The Great Green Wall
The Great Green Wall is an African-led movement with an epic ambition to grow an 8,000km natural wonder of the world across the entire width of Africa.
A decade in and roughly 15% underway, the initiative is already bringing life back to Africa’s degraded landscapes at an unprecedented scale, providing food security, jobs and a reason to stay for the millions who live along its path.
The Wall promises to be a compelling solution to the many urgent threats not only facing the African Continent, but the global community as a whole – notably climate change, drought, famine, conflict and migration.
Once complete, the Great Green Wall will be the largest living structure on the planet, 3 times the size of the Great Barrier Reef.
Synopsis
“Great Green Wall” is a documentary about an ambitious project taking place in Africa, where a wall of trees and greenery is being built and fertilized from Senegal to Djibouti. The story is a musical journey, there to introduce the cultures involved in the ecological development. It is also a story on the ways that Africa, as a continent, is committed to addressing climate change and climate justice.
https://www.greatgreenwall.org/
Escher: Journey Into Infinity
SYNOPSIS – Canadian Premiere
This engaging film about Dutch graphic artist Maurits Cornelis Escher takes viewers into his dreamlike world. Rich testimonials offer viewers a glimpse into the soul of the artist, who saw himself as a scientist above all. The film’s animations deftly express the mathematical dimensions of his work. Escher inspired many musicians in the 1960s and ‘70s, and his brilliant influence continues in contemporary graphic novels and cinema.
For VIFF Details on this film, click here.
To Live in Infamy – a series of shorts
A gallery of rogues, pariahs, hard luck cases, outlaws, and intergalactic explorers that’s in turns wry, affecting, and mind-blowing. The Beach Raiders (Tyson Breuer) + Delphine (Chloé Robichaud) + Finding Uranus (Ivan Li) + Ghoulish Galactic Grievances (Josh Owens) + I’ll End Up in Jail (Alexandre Dostie) + Main Squeeze (Brendan Prost) + Shadow Trap (Damien Gillis, Michael Bouquin)
The Beach Raiders
Director: Tyson Breuer / ON, 2019, 8 min.
On the last night of summer, two teenagers try to steal some beer from a beachside bar and keep their fairy tale alive for a little while longer. more…
Delphine
Director: Chloé Robichaud / QC, 2019, 15 min.
In this caustic portrait of society’s power dynamics, a young Lebanese girl rises up against intimidation. An ode to childhood – but also an examination of the wounds it can cause. more…
Finding Uranus
Director: Ivan Li / BC, 2019, 7 min.
Putting the “o” in a coming-of-age sci-fi odyssey. more…
Ghoulish Galactic Grievances
Director: Josh Owen / NS, 2019, 14 min.
A ghoul follows her dreams, leading her from a friend-filled swamp to the far reaches of outer space. more…
I’ll End Up in Jail
Director: Alexandre Dostie / QC, 2019, 23 min.
Maureen’s daring escape comes to an abrupt end when she drives headlong into a deadly car accident. Stuck in the middle of nowhere, she tries to cover up the tragedy with the help of another lost soul. more…
Main Squeeze
Director: Brendan Prost / ON, 2019, 17 min.
A couple in an open relationship have their holiday slumber shattered by the unexpected arrival of a secondary partner, who is drunk and on an ill-conceived mission to establish romantic dominance. more…
Shadow Trap
Director: Damien Gillis, Michael Bourquin / BC, 2019, 17 min.
Accused of heinous crimes and labelled a “terrible savage,” an Indigenous businessman-turned-outlaw hides out during a brutally cold winter and evades a bounty hunter who’s also looking over his own shoulder. more…
There are experiences that leave a mark. Their documentation takes myriad forms. Flood (Joseph Amenta) + In Which Life Continues Without Time (Sheridan Tamayo-Henderson) + My Heart Is Walking Around Outside of My Body (Matthew Taylor Blais) + No Crying at the Dinner Table (Carol Nguyen) + The Physics of Sorrow (Theodore Ushev) + Pinch (Diego MacLean) + Pools (Seth Fluker) + This Ink Runs Deep (Asia Youngman)
Flood
Director: Joseph Amenta / ON, 2019, 13 min.
A queer teenage boy takes his younger sister on an adventure for her 10th birthday. When their celebration is interrupted, the price of their seemingly carefree freedom is revealed. more…
In Which Life Continues Without Time
Director: Sheridan Tamayo-Henderson / BC, 2019, 3 min.
A playful investigation of the paradoxes of motion and the anxieties inherent in contemplating the commuter life. more…
My Heart Is Walking Around Outside of My Body
Director: Matthew Taylor Blais / BC, 2019, 6 min.
Last autumn, a baby was born. more…
No Crying at the Dinner Table
Director: Carol Nguyen / ON, 2019, 16 min.
A collection of family secrets, confessions, and confrontation. more…
The Physics of Sorrow
Director: Theodore Ushev / QC, 2019, 27 min.
Sometimes, the apocalypse is a strictly personal affair… We are all immigrants, even if the only country we’ve left behind is childhood, abandoning it along with our collections of chewing-gum wrappers, toy cars, games, and pecks on the cheek. We don’t truly feel at home until we open up our suitcase – the “time capsule” holding the hidden treasures of our youth. more…
Pinch
Director: Diego Maclean / BC, 2019, 4 min.
A man discovers a secret power that could change everything. more…
Pools
Director: Seth Fluker / ON, BC, 2019, 13 min.
A sensory exploration of the creative process that follows a musician’s progress in completing her first album. more…
This Ink Runs Deep
Director: Asia Youngman / BC, 2019, 17 min.
All across Canada, Indigenous artists are reawakening traditional tattoo practices – and sometimes lending them a contemporary twist – as a way to reclaim their cultures and identities. more…
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