Canadian filmmakers and film productions have always had a special presence at VLAFF. This year, we will present the fifth edition of Indigenous Film from BC & Beyond, which includes stunning works by Amanda Strong, Gail Maurice and Trevor Mack. We are very pleased to announce a special screening of He Hated Pigeons with a live score by the band Morning Show. Jean-Guillaume Caplain and Francis Delfour will attend the festival to present their mesmerizing 51 Malecón and Pablo Alvarez-Mesa will present his impressive documentary Our Forest Moon. Chilean-Quebecois filmmaker Orlando Arriagada takes us on a journey to discover the roots of ceviche in Peru in The DNA of Ceviche, and Juan Manuel Sepúlveda takes a penetrating look at one of Canada’s most impoverished neighborhoods in The Ballad of Oppenheimer Park.
CANADA LOOKS SOUTH
He Hated Pigeons (with live score by Morning Show)
Dir: Ingrid Veninger
Our Forest Moon (Nuestro Monte Luna)
Dir: Pablo Alvarez-Mesa
51 Malecón
Dir: Jean-Guillaume Caplain & Francis Delfour
Abyss (Abismo)
Dir: Pablo Diconca
Acá Nada / Acá Elsewhere
Dir: Sarah Shamash
The DNA of Ceviche
Dir: Orlando Arriagada
The Ballad of Oppenheimer Park
Dir: Juan Manuel Sepúlveda
INDIGENOUS SHORTS
Assini
Dir: Gail Maurice
The Black Case (La mallette noire)
Dir: Caroline Monnet & Daniel Watchorn
Clouds of Autumn
Dir: Trevor Mack & Matthew Taylor Blais
Mia’
Dir: Amanda Strong & Bracken Hanuse Corlett
Pearl
Elisa Moar & Meky Ottawa
Without Words
Jules Koostachin