We spoke with Cam Christiansen about the challenges associated with shining a light on one of the world’s most controversial building projects. Continue reading
Category Archives: true north
True North Trailer Park
The second stream announced for VIFF 2017 was True North- 18 Canadian feature films celebrate the extraordinary creativity and craft being demonstrated by storytellers from coast to coast. This includes our Future//Present series which focuses on filmmakers who are challenging the medium with their originality and vision. All the trailers are conveniently parked right here for you… Continue reading
VIFF Review: We Can’t Make the Same Mistake Twice
By Alex de Boer Alanis Obomsawin’s We Can’t Make the Same Mistake Twice documents the lifespan of a case brought against the federal government by indigenous child welfare activist and social worker Cindy Blackstock. Filed in 2007, Blackstock and the Assembly of First Nations alleged the Canadian government was guilty of systemic discrimination against First … Continue reading
Weirdos is an Instant Canadian Classic
Frederick Blichert With Weirdos, Bruce McDonald returns to the road movie format that brought him fame in Roadkill (1989), Highway 61 (1991), and Hard Core Logo (1996). But he also looks longingly to Canadian cinema’s past, when films like Nobody Waved Goodbye (Don Owen, 1964) and Goin’ Down the Road (Donald Shebib, 1970) gave us … Continue reading
Awards / Filmmakers / Press Release / true north / VIFF 2015
Sleeping Giant Comes Full Circle
It has been a truly remarkable journey for this Canadian film from its premiere at Cannes to its subsequent appearance at over 40 film festivals around the world. “Sleeping Giant”, the 2015 Canadian film, directed by Andrew Cividino, screened at the International Critics’ Week section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and went on to win … Continue reading
The Canadian Horror Show
With Canadian genre films experiencing a renaissance, we’re thrilled to present a selection of seminal Canuck horror this Halloween, from a lost Cronenberg classic to contemporary cult fare. In celebration (or preparation?) for the spine-chilling Canadian cinema we’ve about to splash on the screens of the Vancity Theatre, we asked our Twitter followers to write their … Continue reading
