UBC 23 24 First Contact Screening Event

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Join us for an exciting and eye-opening screening of the first season of First Contact, a thought-provoking television series exploring the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians on April 12th from 5:00 – 6:30pm. Food and snacks will be provided. We’re also hosting a follow-up discussion session for those who can’t make it to the screening […]

Free

Student Film Mini Festival on National Canadian Film Day!

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts 6265 Crescent Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Join UBC Theatre and Film for a free mini film festival to celebrate National Canadian Film Day! Five short films created by students in the FIPR 469 class will be screened, as part of the Rogers Multicultural Film Program. These films explore stories about community and culture through our students’ diverse global perspectives. The course […]

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[Screening+Conversation] To Be Continued 尚未完場: A Documentary about the State Theatre in Hong Kong

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Date: Saturday, 13 May 2023 Time: 15:00 – 17:00 PDT Venue: Labatt Hall, Room 1700, SFU Harbour Centre (555 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, V6B 4N6) The documentary unfolds the story of the iconic State Theatre 皇都戲院 in Hong Kong and its legendary founder Harry Odell, a Cairo-born, Shanghai-bred Russian Jew who stamped his mark on the cultural […]

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Hearts of Freedom at UBC, Free Film Screening of Passage to Freedom Documentary by Sheila Petzold

Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre 6163 University Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

June 4th free film screening of “Passage to Freedom” a documentary by Sheila Petzold .  After the one-hour film, there will be a broader, intercultural discussion of “The Impact of Forced Migration Across Our Communities”, from Indigenous, Japanese Canadian, and Cambodian American perspectives. The film may be too intense for those under the age of 12, as […]

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