This week on What to Watch, Kuljeet Kaila takes a look at the must-watch international stories that are rising in popularity.
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On a Mission to Add More Colour to Vancouver’s Film Industry
It’s time to change the narrative, says Jason Mackay, founder of Collective Bunch, a new initiative to promote the participation of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour in Vancouver’s film industry.
View More On a Mission to Add More Colour to Vancouver’s Film IndustryThe Immigrant’s Dilemma in Arts: an Interview with Richard Young
Young is currently realizing his passion, working as a writer and an actor. His latest film, Maternal, is about a girl, born in Canada with a Caribbean mother, who’s waiting for an acceptance letter from her dream arts program
View More The Immigrant’s Dilemma in Arts: an Interview with Richard YoungLack of Mainstream Diversity was Never an Excuse
In partnership with Apathy is Boring, New Canadian Media will be posting first-person accounts from the 150 Years Young Project, a campaign that highlights the positive impact…
View More Lack of Mainstream Diversity was Never an ExcuseAsian Cinema Week: Chop-Socky of Fun
Last week turned out to be an unplanned Asian cinema watching binge, watching four Asian films – three Chinese and one Korean. I love Asian films…
View More Asian Cinema Week: Chop-Socky of FunDepicting the First 150 Days in Canada
OVER 300 movie-goers attended the recent world premiere of ‘My First 150 Days in Canada’, a documentary that strikes to the core of the Canadian…
View More Depicting the First 150 Days in CanadaSecond World War Featured Prominently at Toronto Japanese Film Festival
From a machine gun wielding high school girl-yakuza boss to time travelling samurai; from sexual awakening in the final devastating days of WWII Tokyo to…
View More Second World War Featured Prominently at Toronto Japanese Film FestivalComedy Reveals Challenges of Canadian Democracy
“Just because you’ve fallen off ship doesn’t mean you’re drowning.” In the film My Internship in Canada, the person struggling to stay afloat is the…
View More Comedy Reveals Challenges of Canadian DemocracyAmerican Dreams, Canadian Realities: A Night at the Oscars
So then … the Oscars are guilty of being a tad too monochromatic and a chorus of notables from Spike Lee to Michael Moore are…
View More American Dreams, Canadian Realities: A Night at the OscarsInvisible Screens And New Horizons in Palm Springs
As the Palm Springs International Film Festival wraps up and Thursday’s Oscar nominations loom, I remember the words of my old friend Paolo Consigilio. The…
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