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Arts, Movie Review

‘Look Away, Look Away’ Doesn’t Look Away from Both Sides of the Confederate Flag Controversy

By Mike Szymanski It starts off ugly. This documentary starts off with the ugly rantings of a guy who brought a gun in with a Confederate flag and murdered nine innocent people at the Emmanuel AME Church in South Carolina. Then, the filmmaker, writer and director Patrick O’Connor talks about the flag of his home state of Mississippi that has the Confederate flag as a … Continue reading ‘Look Away, Look Away’ Doesn’t Look Away from Both Sides of the Confederate Flag Controversy

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A Change Is Coming To The Art Of Monteque

The Art Of Monteque team would like to take this moment to thank our wonderful supportive audience. You have watched as we have grown and become more versatile in what we do. It has always been our aim to support artists and their expression while showcasing those unique voices. Now the time has come for us to take the next step in opening a brand … Continue reading A Change Is Coming To The Art Of Monteque

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WIA VANCOUVER’S ACE PROGRAM SHORT FILM, PIVOT, TO PREMIERE AT SPARK ANIMATION FESTIVAL

Round Two of Women in Animation Vancouver’s Animation Career EXCELerator Program (ACE) will have their film, Pivot, premiere at Spark Animation Festival, starting October 28th, and streaming throughout the festival.  Growing up isn’t easy, and it’s no exception for 12-year-old Ashley whose well-meaning Mom has her own ideas about who Ashley should be. Finding herself in an impossible situation, Ashley must decide whether to wear … Continue reading WIA VANCOUVER’S ACE PROGRAM SHORT FILM, PIVOT, TO PREMIERE AT SPARK ANIMATION FESTIVAL

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Movie Review

“They Them Us” Shows The human Side Of Sexuality And Relationships

By Vernon Nickerson Have you ever had a fantasy about your most outrageous sexual adventure? Or, has eighteen months of COVID-19 drama robbed you of your ability to fantasize? Either way, you will want to see “They Them Us” by writer and director JON SHERMAN(HE/HIM). This film can give your dreaming brain and or your beating heart some idea of what you have been missing. … Continue reading “They Them Us” Shows The human Side Of Sexuality And Relationships

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JFI’s Applications Are Now Open

JFI’s national, year-long Filmmaker-in-Residence program provides creative, marketing, and production support for filmmakers exploring and expanding thoughtful consideration of Jewish history, life, culture and identity. What the Residency Offers: Monthly cohort support meetings Skill-building trainings with industry leaders Annual expense-paid convening at JFI’s Summer Film Festival (SFJFF), health guidelines permitting Pitch Training and Forum Passes to JFI programming Promotion through JFI channels for the life … Continue reading JFI’s Applications Are Now Open

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Healthy Living

Pharma Pills – Natural Hemp Help

By Stephan Pisko Human beings’ are “drug conditioned’ within this current time and space environment they see pills in their dreams not sheep thanks to the big pharma controlling conditioners. When something naturally helpful comes along like hemp human beings’ go into their ‘drug conditioned mode’ then their beyond any help So sad humans are “filled with fear” their own so it’s very easy for … Continue reading Pharma Pills – Natural Hemp Help

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Movie Review

Film Review Of The 2021 Newport Beach Film Festival Short “Wichita”

By Monteque Pope-Le Beau How fast would you run to hide your affair? Director Sergine Dumais’s award winning short “Wichita” shows what you do in the dark will eventually be brought to the light. Director Sergine Dumais brings a lighthearted approach to a very difficult and often traumatic life changing situation. In modern times relationships have changed in respect to what it is to be … Continue reading Film Review Of The 2021 Newport Beach Film Festival Short “Wichita”

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Gun Violence & Documentary Film:Sundance Institute Names Kendeda Fund Grantees in Collaboration with TIME Studios, Publishes New Field Report

Highlights need for closer collaborations between filmmakers, funders and advocacy organizations The Sundance Institute announced recipients of the Sundance Institute | Kendeda Short Film Fund in partnership with TIME Studios, aimed at elevating stories that underline gun violence in popular discourse. This new initiative, which is an extension of the work The Kendeda Fund has been supporting at Sundance for several years, awards five non-recoupable … Continue reading Gun Violence & Documentary Film:Sundance Institute Names Kendeda Fund Grantees in Collaboration with TIME Studios, Publishes New Field Report

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The Sundance Institute Launches Trans Possibilities Intensive

Six artists selected for inaugural program focused on advancement of transgender storytellers of color The nonprofit Sundance Institute has launched the inaugural Trans Possibilities Intensive, a three-day virtual program focused on advancing transgender storytellers of color and their projects. Six artists have been selected for the Intensive which provides a supportive environment to work on their projects, sharpen their craft, develop community, and challenge the … Continue reading The Sundance Institute Launches Trans Possibilities Intensive

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Healthy Living

Living With Your Own Mind Only – Body Language

By Stephan Pisko You’re mind which is the ‘unseeing space’ section of the brain when thoughts arise they are possibly stored within this compartment for a short while seconds (or) countless years depending upon certain mental relationships that are conjured up by the chemicals – neurons electrical impulses of the brain mechanism itself. You cannot ‘find mind’ but it is there never the less without … Continue reading Living With Your Own Mind Only – Body Language

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Experimental Forest Films Announces Recipients of New Works Grant; A Project-Based Initiative to Support Underrepresented Filmmakers in BC

Experimental Forest Films, with the generous support of TELUS Storyhive, is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2nd-ever New Works Grant. The initiative is awarding 4 filmmakers with $2000 grants to Black filmmakers living on the unceded lands known as British Columbia.  The four selected filmmakers are Adhel Arop, Kemi Craig, Mariam Ingrid Barry and Sophia Turunesh Mufuruki. “Experimental Forest Films is thrilled to be … Continue reading Experimental Forest Films Announces Recipients of New Works Grant; A Project-Based Initiative to Support Underrepresented Filmmakers in BC

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Book Review, Healthy Living

No Time to Clean? Listen to Pauline Irene Stacey!

By Vernon Nickerson The best thing about “No Time to Clean? Listen to Irene!” it got me thinking of the people in my world who could benefit from Ms. Stacey’s compact and  accessible coaching and direction.  Practically, everything the novice, veteran or expert needs to know about cleaning a living space lies within the pages of “No Time to Clean? Listen to Irene!”   The timing … Continue reading No Time to Clean? Listen to Pauline Irene Stacey!

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Arts

Public Power In The Entertainment Industry

By Stephan Pisko When your an entertainer (actor/actress) in the film industry the more notoriety you receive the more isolated you become if you really want to maintain your “public power”. When the public knows you too well you lose your “public domination” the more notoriety your image obtains the more “damned” you become it is a custom designed lifestyle that is not humanly normal … Continue reading Public Power In The Entertainment Industry

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2022 Sundance Film Festival: Satellite Screens, Online Platform, Health Safety, & Ticketing Details Revealed

Sundance Circle, Institute Storyteller and Supporter Members Get Early Sale Access: Packages, December 15, Individual Tickets January 5 General Public: Packages, December 17, Individual Tickets January 6 The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today several key aspects of how their 2022 Sundance Film Festival will take place in person and online January 20-30, 2022, including sharing this year’s Satellite Screen partners and locations, ticket package details … Continue reading 2022 Sundance Film Festival: Satellite Screens, Online Platform, Health Safety, & Ticketing Details Revealed

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SHER FILMS ANNOUNCES BC & ONTARIO PREMIERES FOR LGBTQ+ DOCUMENTARY FEATURE EMERGENCE: OUT OF THE SHADOWS

Sher Films announced today that director Vinay Giridhar’s feature documentary debut Emergence: Out of the Shadows, a film that started its international festival run this September in the US, will be heading home to BC for its Canadian premiere at KDocsFF and to the Reelworld Film Festival for it’s Ontario debut. The hometown launch of Emergence: Out of the Shadows begins at ​​Metro Vancouver’s Premier Social … Continue reading SHER FILMS ANNOUNCES BC & ONTARIO PREMIERES FOR LGBTQ+ DOCUMENTARY FEATURE EMERGENCE: OUT OF THE SHADOWS

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Arts, Movie Review

“Overrun” is Overdone and Underwhelming”

By Mike Szymanski Take every gangland cliche and put them together into one big jumble and that’s what you’ll find with “Overrun.” That includes the exploding briefcase, the Russian bad guys, a pair of inept goofballs, an innocent kidnapped sister, brutal torture, lots of gunfire, and mix in corrupt cops, bounty hunters, car chases, ex-military rogues, martial arts, double-crossing, and painfully on-the-nose dialogue. The saving … Continue reading “Overrun” is Overdone and Underwhelming”

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A Fond Farewell from Bird Runningwater,Reflecting on 20 Years at the Sundance Institute

By Bird Runningwater This home has come to an end; it’s time to move to the next home.” Mescalero Apache ceremonial song During my 20 years at the Sundance Institute I’ve tried to imbue my work with inflections of my own Cheyenne and Mescalero Apache cultures. I saw the work of supporting Indigenous artists as a ceremony of transitioning storytellers into their full potential, much … Continue reading A Fond Farewell from Bird Runningwater,Reflecting on 20 Years at the Sundance Institute

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Movie Review

“WHAT” A Not So Silent Film

By Vernon Nickerson “WHAT”, written and directed by Alex Lev, stars brilliant actor John Maucere in a film with a stellar cast of deaf male and female actors. They collaborate to give us a profound, powerful, and whimsical look at being a minority deaf culture in a majority culture of hearing humans. WHAT, is aptly billed as a not-so-silent film about a deaf actor searching … Continue reading “WHAT” A Not So Silent Film

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Movie Review

Bleak “We Had it Coming” Leaves Us in the Dark

By Mike Szymanski This is a dark movie, and I mean literally dark. It’s hard to see anything in many of the scenes, and when a little light is shown, it’s dramatically through the forest, or a flicker here and there. And it’s tough to say whether it’s night or day. The quick scenes show it’s night time, then it’s morning, then it’s night again, … Continue reading Bleak “We Had it Coming” Leaves Us in the Dark

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