Letter from the Editor
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Profile: Pulpfiction Books
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"We both had experiences where I’d go into a music store or a video store when I was younger and I was really excited about something. I’d bring it up to the counter and I’d be vibrating with excitement cause it was that cool and then I’d just get a ton of shade. We were like “I don’t wanna replicate that experience.” We wanna try to do something different and we try to be low-key."
Read MoreReviews: One Shot and Gelo at EUFF
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Members of the European Union (we're looking at you, United Kingdom) presented a two week-long film festival at the Cinematheque, screening some of their best and boldest. As with any festival, some were hits and some were misses—film writer Liam Siemens reviews.
Read MorePennylane Shen on Happiness and Success
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Pennylane Shen’s apartment represents her well: it's warm, artful, lively, and colourful. Antiques, taxidermy, and mixed media works by her friends filled the brick walls; a clever digital image of fire in the fireplace, and a birdcage with a ceramic Mao candle that stands imprisoned within.
Read MoreReview: Fire at Sea
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“The film asks us to pay attention, to listen, to watch everything as it unfolds. All of these moments matter. All of these people matter. To pay them attention is to care.” Gianfranco Rosi's Fire at Sea came to VIFF only a few weeks ago, but has already garnered wide acclaim. Writer Kerria Gray muses on why this documentary is as affecting as it is.
Read MoreReview: Brothel #9 at Diwali Fest
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As part of Vancouver's Diwali Fest, Anusree Roy's award winning play, Brothel #9, puts the grittier aspects of human struggle and resilience on stage, front and centre. Skillfully written and directed, with the outstanding talent of its players, this production is one to know about. Ljudmila Petrovic reviews.
Read MoreReview: Miss Shakespeare
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In a time when positivity and lightness of being are in danger of becoming scarce, it seems Tracey Power's Miss Shakespeare reaches us with necessary intention. Writer Sagal Kahin reflects on the immeasurable value of women's voices, and on the weight of this message as told by Power's pertinent production.
Read MoreInterview with Poet Gregory Scofield
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“The greatest gift of art, whether that’s literature or painting or dance, is to be able to show people a glimpse of themselves.”
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