An exercise in revealing & withdrawing at Amanda Sum’s New Age Attitudes: Live in Concert

An exercise in revealing & withdrawing at Amanda Sum’s New Age Attitudes: Live in Concert

Minutes before her solo performance, theatre artist, songwriter, and musician Amanda Sum sat in the lobby of the Cultch’s Historic Theatre as the crowd poured in. There, she individually handed out an envelope containing a pop-up book, a pen, and a piece of white rabbit candy to each person in attendance.

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Vancouver International Film Festival Review: Until Branches Bend

Vancouver International Film Festival Review: Until Branches Bend

Set in the Okanagan, Until Branches Bend introduces the fictional peach-harvesting town of Montague. Robin, a worker of the town’s packing house, discovers a bug that threatens the community’s semblance of calm. With elements of environmental and psychological drama, the film crafts an enveloping examination of the dangers that lurk beneath the surface, depicting more than one type of invasion.

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