Now on stage at the Gateway Theatre in Richmond, The Watershed is an interesting and topical piece of documentary theatre. Originally commissioned for the Arts and Culture program of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games, Annabel Soutar’s The Watershed followers her and her family on an exploration of the Nation’s precarious fresh water supply. Although…
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DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2016 Launches
This week, DOXA Documentary Film Festival debuted its 2016 Festival program guides and teased the film line-up. The 10 day festival brings a world of documentary films to Vancouver. From daredevils to divas, burlesque to basketball, calypso and cameras DOXA brings together films on the most diverse nonfiction topics. Films from Europe, Australia, USA, Middle…
DOXA Free Screening : Hip Hop-eration
Tomorrow evening, DOXA Film Festival presents it’s first free outdoor screening. With the cooperation of the Downtown Vancouver BIA, Robson Square will become an outdoor theatre for a screening of Bryn Evan’s Hip Hop-operation at 9pm. The film follows the story of a group of New Zealand seniors who set out to compete in the Las…
PuSh Festival Free Screening
Last season, PuSh Festival held a unique event, Le Grande Continental, at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza. Le Grande Continental was a massive, live dance event, choreographed by Montreal’s Sylvain Émard, 75 everyday Vancouverites of all ages rehearsed for 10 weeks to put on the four live performances during PuSh Festival 2015. More than 2500…
DOXA Closing Night
The 2015 DOXA Documentary Film Festival wrapped up on Sunday with closing night film “Iris” preceded by the 2015 festival awards. The 2015 Jurors choose the following films in the four categories; Nigel Moore Award for Youth Programming: Victoria Lean for “After The Last River” DOXA Short Documentary Award: Dan Popa for “Island & Flight”…
Get sweet on DOXA 2015
In just over a week, DOXA Documentary Film Festival opens for another season of great non-fiction films and events. The 14th Annual DOXA Festival runs April 30 – May 10, this year’s program includes nearly 100 films, talks and special programs. A $3 membership to the non-profit Documentary Media Society, gains access to the global line up…
2014 DOXA Online Auction is on Now
Last week, DOXA Documentary Film Festival held their Fall fundraiser, Curio, at CBC Studio 700. Circus Side Show themed entertainment, games and carnival food kept the attendees amused while archival footage of Vancouver’s Expo 86 and PNE / Playland was screened to remind people of the carnivals gone by. Throughout the evening patrons were invited…