Shanthini Balasubramanian, creative producer of the Mighty Asian Movie Making Marathon, sits down with SAD Mag to discuss how this film incubator program is fostering local talent.

Chris Cheung, author of Very Vancouver: Uncovering the Soul of a West Coast City, takes us behind the scenes of his writing process as a journalist, reflects on growing up in the city, and shares his close-up view of Vancouver.

August’s Forecast offers opportunities for connection, inviting us to go deeper with ourselves and with one another. Emotional honesty continues to be at the forefront this month, encouraging us to hash things out and make amends. Thanks to the bright energy of Leo, now is a good time to get honest about what we want and celebrate who we are.

Dona Nabata’s exhibition The Picnic at VisualSpace Gallery explores the lives, leisure and legacy of Japanese Canadians in the 1930s through rare pre-war photographs enhanced with kintsugi.

Part memoir, part meditation on ecology, Dead Bees Still Sting by Susan Cormier follows a rural BC homestead where beekeeping, rescue animals and invasive species reveal the fraught relationship between humans and nature. The book offers a nuanced exploration of environmental responsibility and what it means to care for the natural world.