Concrete Turned to Sand, directed by Jessica Johnson and Ryan Ermacora, is a meditative documentary featured at DOXA Documentary Film Festival that explores oyster farming on Cortes Island through haunting nocturnal imagery and literary echoes of Ursula K. Le Guin. Blending environmental portraiture with poetic reflection, the film captures the rhythms of labour, darkness, and interconnected worlds.
Read MoreA thoughtful review of Green Valley, a documentary by Morgan Tams screening at DOXA Film Festival, exploring the realities of an off-grid farming community on Cortes Island, BC. Moving beyond stereotypes, the film offers a deeper look at identity, family and sustainability within a self-sufficient “farmily” shaped by nature and time.
Read MoreMontreal-based director OK Pedersen opens the DOXA Documentary Film Festival with Bella Sutra, a live cinematic performance blending 16mm film, narration, and music at SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts. Inspired by Allen Ginsberg’s Sunflower Sutra, this intimate work explores landscape and the myth of progress through a fragmented, personal lens.
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