Yes, Vancouverites can be anti-social and no we don’t want to talk about it—unless you’re Bon Dos and the creatives behind the performance art team, ARC Works. In which case, you’re trying to entertain, connect, and reunite Vancouverites through festivals like the Fringe.
Read MoreWe interviewed Brendan Megannety of Explorer's Press, in anticipation of his PechaKucha presentation this Thursday, September 8. One of several talented presenters in the upcoming event, Megannety talks brand beginnings, inspirations, and trajectories. Catch him and his fellow creative types on the Granville Island Stage, as they put their art and design in the hot seat! It's not a night to be missed!
Read MoreUsing the words ‘environment’ and ‘Vancouver’ in the same sentence can result in some agonizing eye-rolling, so what better way to initiate conversation than through humour. My Ocean is the latest theatre piece drawn up by playwright Sasha Singer-Wilson which stars Nadeem Phillip (Rumble Theatre’s Cock, Neworld’s Doost) as the play’s only lead; a twelve year old environmental activist named Lenny.
Read MoreWe're still lamenting the end of the Vancouver Queer Film Festival. But if what we're left with is writer Liam Siemens' reviews, we're pretty darn lucky. Mark Kenneth Woods & Michael Yerxa's Two Soft Things, Two Hard Things and Catherine Corsini's Summertime (La Belle Saison) are examined and ultimately revelled in. These are two films you'll definitely want to know about.
Read MoreOnce again, more VQFF! Writer Liam Siemens explores themes of queerness and self-reflection through Andrew Ahn's Spa Night and its immersive cinematic effect. "The movie does the good work of a good movie—it crafts a unique character you probably haven’t seen in cinema before, and it helps you empathize with David so closely it veers on total immersion, which turns out to be awkward, painful, but completely worthwhile."
Read MoreMore from VQFF! Becca Plucer's In Particular, barbara findlay gives credit and respectful adoration to a woman tirelessly fighting for betterment in her community. The poignant documentary “makes a hero out of someone in a profession made up of tiny print and footnotes and clauses and subclauses and sub-subclauses, something that is by definition almost impossible to make entertaining, but is undeniably important.”
Read More"Later, nursing their hangovers, she’s ready to tell him her news. Clifton is all set for Annie to confess her feelings and slip him the tongue, but—record scratch—in the tradition of romcom best friends since time immemorial (or at least John Hughes’ day), Anne just doesn’t like him like that." Outside of the tired boy-likes-girl, girl-likes-someone else rom-com soft-serve, First Girl I Loved spins the tired trope into a fresh and honest look at teenagers learnin' about lovin'.
Read MoreA girl, younger than he, watched confused. She threw her hands in the air as if to say “what’s wrong with you, boy?” She patted him on the head but he continued to sob.
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