VANCOUVER PREMIERE! Six years after the suicide of her older sister, director Hope Litoff attempts to answer the unanswerable — why? Post-screening discussion with Dammy Damstrom Albach, Program Manager at the Community Gatekeeper Suicide Prevention Training Project.I Am Another You
VANCOUVER PREMIERE! Nanfu Wang’s new documentary focuses on a charismatic street kid who is “homeless by choice.” Post-screening discussion with Dr. Sean FlynnThe Light of the Moon
Wednesday, January 17, 2018 – 7:30pm
USA 2017. Dir: Jessica M. Thompson. 90 min. DCP
VANCOUVER PREMIERE! The debut feature of Jessica M. Thompson is a raw and revelatory film about the aftermath of a sexual assault. Post-screening discussion with Val Reede and Katrina Topping.
Harvey
Wednesday, December 20, 2017 – 7:30pm
USA 1950. Dir: Henry Koster. 105 min. DCP
ALL AGES WELCOME! Fans of Jimmy Stewart (and who isn’t!) are sure to be charmed by this offbeat, whimsical comedy. Post-screening discussion with Dr. Randall F. White
Beyond the Spectrum: A Family’s Year Confronting Autism
Wednesday, November 15, 2017 – 7:30pm
Canada 2017. Dir: Steve Suderman. 86 min. DCP
Canada 2017. Dir: Steve Suderman. 86 min. DCP
VANCOUVER PREMIERE! A family grapples with the challenges of autism in this new documentary. Post-screening discussion with Dr. Suzanne Lewis. Co-sponsored by Pacific Autism Family Network.
Constance on the Edge
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 – 7:30pm
Australia 2016. Dir: Belinda Mason. 80 min. DCP
Australia 2016. Dir: Belinda Mason. 80 min. DCP
VANCOUVER PREMIERE! An authentic and intimate documentary portrait of a Sudanese refugee family living in rural Australia. Post-screening discussion with Kirby Huminuik and Frank Cohn. Co-sponsored by the University of British Columbia and the Vancouver Immigration Partnership, City of Vancouver.Juanicas
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 – 7:30pm
Canada/Mexico 2014. Dir: Karina Garcia Casanova. 78 min. Blu-ray Disc VANCOUVER PREMIERE! A singularly heartbreaking and riveting account of living with bipolar disorder as a family disease.
Swift Current
Wednesday, August 16, 2017 – 7:30pm
VANCOUVER PREMIERE | A propulsive documentary account of a sexually-abused hockey player escaping from darkness. Post-screening discussion with Don Wright. Co-sponsored by the BC Society for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse. Co-presented by the Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival
Call Me Dad
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 – 7:30pm
VANCOUVER PREMIERE | This documentary follows three fathers in a behavioural change program who have perpetrated family violence. Post-screening discussion with Dr. John Oliffe. Co-sponsored by UBC’s Men’s Health Research
Mad World (Yat nim mou ming 一念無明)
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 – 7:30pm
Hong Kong 2016. Dir: Wong Chun. 101 min. DCP
VANCOUVER PREMIERE | Wong Chun’s gritty drama portrays the relationship between a mentally-ill former stockbroker and his father. Post-screening discussion with Dr. Erin Michalak. Co-sponsored by the Collaborative RESearch Team to study psychosocial issues in Bipolar Disorder (CREST.BD)