‘Slum Soccer’ documentary tells story of Kenyan youth reclaiming their...
By Katharine Sawchuk Non-profit arranging film screening as thanks to those who have helped them, film creator says Photo: Retrieved from Up With Hope Blogspot page. VANCOUVER — Like most popular...
View ArticleCIFF 2014: Heaven Adores You takes an intimate look at the life of revered...
By Matt Hanson CALGARY — The title of Nickolas Rossi’s debut film speaks volumes of Elliott Smith in continuity. Adored in life, as in memory, Elliott Smith lives on – and Heaven Adores You does his...
View Article‘Sol’ documentary is a gut-wrenching look at an ignored crisis
By Jennie Orton CALGARY — With unapologetic urgency, the Arnait Video Collective purges into the truth none of us knows by looking for truth no one is allowed to know. By investigating the suspicious...
View ArticleDOXA Festival redefines documentaries, one screening at a time
By Reid Duncan Carmichael Elliott Smoth doc Heaven Adores You is among the many documentaries screen at this Year’s DOXA Festival in Vancouver.Photo: Courtesy of Heaven Adores You film. VANCOUVER —...
View Article‘Marinoni: The Fire in the Frame’ tells the eccentric story of a great...
By B. Simm CALGARY — Before cycling became a weekend romp for obsessed hobbyists, Giuseppe Marinoni was building bike frames in the 1970s designed for road-racers who trained, lived and breathed for...
View Article‘The Shambhala Experience’ short film director launches Kickstarter for...
By Jordan Simpson Photo: Courtesy of Reverse Media CALGARY — Electronic dance music is known for many things – the marathon raves, the crazy ass costumes, the drugs, PLUR, and the sheer diversity of...
View ArticleMarda Loop Justice Film Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary
By Sarah Kitteringham CALGARY — Since their inception in 2006, the Marda Loop Justice Film Festival has been surging in growth and influence. From their origins as a three-day festival with two venues...
View ArticleCUFF.Docs documentary festival’s third year aims for quality in selections
By Joel Dryden CALGARY — CUFF.Docs, now going into its third year, boasts a strong lineup of 10 to 12 full-length features – as well as some extra shorts – that “both confirm and challenge beliefs,...
View Article‘Forever is a long time’: Documentary on legendary punk band the smalls...
By B. Simm The smalls’ 2014 reunion tour was captured on film by filmmkaer Trevor Smith. CALGARY — The smalls were unquestionably a rare breed that seemed to have come out of nowhere: metal, jazz and...
View ArticleMichael Moore invades Europe, conquers ideas in ‘Where to Invade Next’
By Reid Duncan Carmichael VANCOUVER — Let’s be honest—America has dropped the ball on winning wars. At the beginning of his latest sardonic escapade, Where to Invade Next, Michael Moore points out that...
View ArticleDOXA Documentary Film Festival celebrates the love of truth on film
By Jennie Orton VANCOUVER — “Documentaries by their nature tend to be very personal works,” says Dorothy Woodend. “I think that is why they have that power and impact on people.” Director of...
View ArticlePatrick Stark Hits the Final Stage in One Life No Regrets
By Paris Spence-Lang VANCOUVER – In 2015, Patrick Stark walked up to a table in Chambar to pose a special request. The patrons were U2. The request? “I’d like to join you on stage.” That moment was the...
View ArticleMovies Made for Music at the Vancouver International Film Festival
By Paris Spence-Lang Music crashes film’s biggest Vancouver party with entries like Bunch of Kunst VANCOUVER – VIFF is one of those perennial events that seems to get better every year. “It’s a very...
View ArticleAmplify Her: Multimedia Doc Explores The Feminine In Electronic Music
By B. Simm CALGARY – West-coast filmmakers, Ian MacKenzie and Nicole Sorochan, are the creators of Amplify Her, a multi-media exploration that looks at the journey of female innovators in the...
View ArticleParkland makes music into film
By Andrea Arsenault CALGARY – Paging through Robert Malowany’s extensive discography, it’s easy to see why he has been so successful in the music industry for so long. Starting out in 2000 with the...
View ArticleFinding Big Country: The Importance of Childhood Heroes
By Tony Xu Finding Big Country director Kat Jayme and Bryant “Big Country” Reeves. Sports documentaries tend to appeal primarily to diehard fans, but Finding Big Country is different: it has a story...
View ArticleDennis and Lois: The Untold Story of Rock and Roll’s Legendary Superfans
Lifelong music lovers Dennis Anderson and Lois Kahlert are perhaps the most widely recognized pair of superfans in the world. With a history of attending concerts that spans more than 40 years, the...
View Article5 Music Docs Worth Streaming This Summer
When it comes to telling music stories in film, there are those that fall within the mainstream like Bohemian Rhapsody, which told the PG version of Freddie Mercury’s Queen, or Rocketman, which took...
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