The unreliable certainties of memory in writing your life.
They say we all have a story within us. Each life is a story, but usually not one offered up to public scrutiny. In this one-day symposium we will consider many examples of the memoir: from the collection of short pieces from Marion Farrant’s early years; the edge of crime from Sharon Butala; the socially aware memoir of Leilah Nadir; the assisted memoir from Jim Taylor; and the intensely private revelations of Philip Lee and Keith Maillard.
Calling all fans of science fiction and fantasy, or just the curious--you're all invited to check out the VCON Pre-Con Bash this Sunday 3 May 2009, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Rio Theatre at 1660 East Broadway (at Commercial, few doors down from the Broadway/Commercial Skytrain stations).
The VCON Pre-Con Bash will be an afternoon of fun events and activities intended to appeal to fantasy and science fiction fans of all kinds and will include short movie screenings, trivia games, a costume show, filk sing-a-long, door prizes and more.
Among the films shown will be the "Ryan vs. Dorkman" series, two (so far) well-done fan-made videos of epic lightsabre duels. Additional activities include the infamous "Turkey Readings", a showcase of so-bad-its-good science fiction and fantasy book passages, an introduction to the fan clubs in the Lower Mainland, and information on participation in an upcoming Canada Day parade.
Admission is free, with a donation requested. Donations of cash, non-perishable food, and books are all accepted, with books going to a public library, food to a food bank, and cash donations to the Canadian Children's Book Center ( http://www.bookcentre.ca/ )
Calling all fans of science fiction and fantasy, or just the curious--you're all invited to check out the VCON Pre-Con Bash this Sunday 3 May 2009, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Rio Theatre at 1660 East Broadway (at Commercial, few doors down from the Broadway/Commercial Skytrain stations).
The VCON Pre-Con Bash will be an afternoon of fun events and activities intended to appeal to fantasy and science fiction fans of all kinds and will include short movie screenings, trivia games, a costume show, filk sing-a-long, door prizes and more.
Among the films shown will be the "Ryan vs. Dorkman" series, two (so far) well-done fan-made videos of epic lightsabre duels. Additional activities include the infamous "Turkey Readings", a showcase of so-bad-its-good science fiction and fantasy book passages, an introduction to the fan clubs in the Lower Mainland, and information on participation in an upcoming Canada Day parade.
Admission is free, with a donation requested. Donations of cash, non-perishable food, and books are all accepted, with books going to a public library, food to a food bank, and cash donations to the Canadian Children's Book Center ( http://www.bookcentre.ca/ )
You, the jury! In anticipation of the 81 st annual Academy Awards ®, Sunday, the Vancity Theatre is thrilled to present the ten nominees in the best animated and live action short film categories. If the feature film nominees tend towards worthiness, the short film format encourages innovation and – why not? – a certain stylistic exuberance. Live action shorts are a proving ground for film school grads out to show what they can do… Plenty, as it happens. The subjects investigated here include race, love, violence and death. On the other hand, the animated shorts are more often the work of experienced professionals, and they're not shy about just having some fun. (This year's animated favourite is Pixar's Presto , about a magician's rabbit with some tricks of his own, which you may have seen in tandem with WALL-E.) An eclectic, truly international selection, including films from Japan, Russia, the UK, France, Denmark and Germany, this exclusive presentation gives you the scoop for the office Oscar sweepstakes – and goes to show that sometimes, ten minutes is all it takes.
For tickets & info: www.vifc.org
Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour St.
Box Office opens at 6:30pm
Once again, Black Cat Productions and Ekstasis Dance present Luminance, a multimedia Winter Solstice celebration that includes film, dance performance, a Winter Solstice dance ritual, original electronic music producers, DJs, an art gallery with live visionary art, original visuals, and much more.
Now in it's fifth year, Luminance brings the most diverse Winter Solstice gathering once again to Vancouver's premiere dance space, the Scotiabank Dance Centre, and it continues to unite dance communities from across the Lower Mainland in the ages-old celebration of light, greeting the return of the sun.
When:
Saturday Dec. 20, 2008
Doors @ 8:00 pm
Film @ 8:30 pm
Winter Solstice Dance Ceremony @ 11:00 pm
Music and Dance @ 12 midnight until 5:00 am
Where:
The beautiful Faris Family Studio at the Scotiabank Dance Centre in downtown Vancouver, 677 Davie St.
Tickets:
$30 advance tickets available at:
Highlife Records, 1317 Commercial Dr., 604-251-6964
The Fall, 644 Seymour St., 604-676-3066
Online at http://www.ekstasisdance.com/luminancev/tickets.htm.
Tickets will also be available at the door for $40.
Marie Brassard returns to Vancouver with a theatrical exploration of appearance and disappearance, of the double and of otherness. The city of Berlin, ectoplasms (vaporous emanations of the body supposedly visible tomediums) and the literary hoax involving JT LeRoy, a writer dreamed up by a woman hoping to get published, provide Brassard with material to reflect on art and creation, on the porous boundary between the creator and the resultant creature.
In collaboration with Finnish artist Mikko Hynninen and composer and sound designer Alexander MacSween, the singular and yet very plural Marie Brassard bring minds and the bodies that live therein to life, making their ghostly voices resonate, rendering the invisible visible.
In June 2001, Brassard created her first one-woman show, Jimmy créature de rêve, a black surrealistic comedy which was a huge success and has, since then, been presented in many cities in Europe, America and Australia. That same year, she founded the production company Infrarouge. She's also its artistic director. In 2003, she created a show hinging on the themes of real estate development, exploitation and friendship; entitled La Noirceur, it was followed by Peepshow, staged in English in Toronto in May 2005, and in French in Montréal in June of that year.
Singer/guitarist /composer Dean Wareham (formerly of Galaxy 500 and Luna) was commissioned by The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh to compose music to accompany some of Warhol’s rarely seen silent-film portraits, which the artist called Screen Tests. These extraordinary documents of the 1960s New York art scene constitute a voluminous portrait gallery of well-known celebrities, Factory superstars and anonymous teenagers. The Screen Tests— four-minute black-and-white silent film portraits from the 1960s—were used, as were other Warhol films, as part of the light show for Warhol’s 1966 multimedia happening, the Exploding Plastic Inevitable, which showcased the radical art rock of the Velvet Underground.
Wareham’s pensive tenor and dreamy songs and Britta Phillips’ wistful harmonies make the perfect live soundtrack for Warhol’s simple yet transfixing films. The husband and wife team (who also scored the acclaimed feature film The Squid and the Whale) probe the subtle nuances of mood reflected in the Screen Tests’ portraits, including Lou Reed, Dennis Hopper, and Edie Sedgewick, lyrically and musically illuminating the shadowed psyches of the candidates for Factory Superstardom who willingly submitted to Warhol’s cool cinematic gaze.
Omer Pasha born in Pakistan of Turkish descend developed a passion for film making and moved to Canada in his adolescent years. Omer Pasha's debut short film “The Curse” filmed in parts of Pakistan and Canada made its debut on SHAW TV on “Vancouver Masala,” in 2006. Omer Pasha became a
regular performer at the Dufferin Nightclub in Vancouver, BC where he would perform his singles “The Curse” and “Who Are You” for a HIV/AIDS benefit charity “House Of Just Cuz.” Scoring “The Curse” later that year on MTVU, Omer decided to take his music video film to the next level.
May/June 2007 :Omer Pasha produced, directed , edited the film “Come To Me” by 2007 with his co-partner Latif Sheikh (Director/Photography). Omer Pasha compiled 3 editions of “Come To Me” that became the Official Selection of Festival De Cannes- Short Film Corner 2007 in France.
Come To Me-SFC Edition
Come To Me – Docudrama
Come To Me – Karbala Edition
July 2007 – December 2007 :Omer Pasha made his official market debut in New York City on
This documentary will make you want to leave your job and go backpacking. Emmy award winning producer Brook Silva-Braga leaves his cushy gig with American TV network HBO and travels to 26 countries over 11 months with 5 pounds of clothes and 30 pounds of video equipment. Along the way he documents his experience within the fluid subculture of travellers who question the logic behind jumping too quickly or too deeply into the 9-to-5 tradition. Brook will be present for a Q&A after the screening. Get ready to quit your job and buy yourself a backpack. Brought to you by Hostelling International.
VIVO Media Arts Centre Presents its signature interdisciplinary arts festival - Signal & Noise - this April 17, 18 and 19, 2008. Currently in it’s ninth-year, Signal and Noise is a blast of sonic dissidence and video trickery: three days of provocative, innovative and challenging interdisciplinary art. Showcasing a spectrum of audio, live action performances and immersive art, Signal and Noise is Vancouver’s alternative multi-disciplinary art event. We welcome artistry from across the gamut, slashing through tradition and highlighting the truly daring and original. Presented at VIVO Media Arts Centre (Video In/Video Out), Vancouver’s thirty-five year old backbone for media art production and support, Signal and Noise is the foremost celebration of its kind in the city.
