📽️ Join Frames of Mind this Wed. May 15th for the screening of "Back Home"! A powerful exploration of grief, healing, and memory as artist Nisha Platzer reconnects with the memory of her brother. Post-screening discussion with Nisha Platzer & Maria Weaver. framesofmind.ca/2024-05

We’re happy to share that Magnus has been found and is safe. Thanks to everyone who assisted in the search. #NewWest

YINTAH—land—is at issue in this fierce front line doc about the resistance of the Wetsuwet'en nation to the Coastal Gaslink pipeline over the course of a decade. 📽️ This award-winning doc screens June 14 to 21 at VIFF Centre 🎟️ Tickets: viff.org/whats-on/yinta…

I've been really appreciative of Joella (She/Her)'s generous advice/ mentorship around documentary production. If anyone is looking for filmmaking feedback or support, she's open for consultations this summer on a sliding scale! joellacabalu.com/consulting

Applications are now open for the #VIFF2024 Catalyst program. 15 emerging filmmakers will be invited to participate in an immersive film festival experience, including a festival pass, a stipend, and sessionsto kick-start your careers. Deadline: July 21. viff.org/catalyst/appli…

Future Arts is excited to announce a new spin-off program coming this fall! Click for more info and to apply here: futureartsnet.ca/emerging-bipoc…

Sound, Colour, Spectacle! We're re-opening to the public on August 17 celebrating TOTAL CINEMA after 8 weeks of upgrades to our sound, screens, and seats with the best in film and special events. 🎟️🍿📽️✨ bit.ly/3ymRk0W

Earlier this year we updated our chapter name to DOC Northwest. Now, we need a banner that reflects our new name and vibrant filmmaking community in BC, Yukon and Northwest Territories! Interested? Send us a message here or email Nikita at [email protected] 💌

Programming has been announced for our Summer Screenings! 🩵 We're excited to bring back two films from our 2024 festival, in partnership with Vancouver Public Library Tues, Aug 13 | YINTAH Thurs, Sept 5 | LA LAGUNA DEL SOLDADO Both events are free! ❣️ More info: doxafestival.ca

Calling all emerging BIPOC arts leaders and community organizers! Emerging BIPOC Arts Leaders Lab is open for applicants in Vancouver, BC to apply for our one-day intensive program! Learn more about this program and apply here: shorturl.at/11pMN Deadline: Sept. 2, 2024.

Acclaimed filmmaker Nisha Platzer shares insights into her creative vision at this screening of her debut documentary, "back home," a portrait of loss and healing. DOXA Festival 📽️ Screening & Filmmaker Q&A: Nisha Platzer Aug 21 | 6pm | Central Library| ow.ly/OHzk50SNKjy

The first of our Summer Screenings is happening next week! Have you noted it in your calendar yet? We're proud to screen YINTAH in partnership with Vancouver Public Library 📌 Aug. 13 | 6 PM | VPL Central's Montalbano Family Theatre (level 8) | FREE! See you there! 🥰

DOXA Co-presents 🎥 VPL Creator Series | Nisha Platzer's BACK HOME Join us, the Vancouver Public Library and award-winning local filmmaker Nisha Platzer (Nisha Platzer) for a screening of her debut feature doc, BACK HOME—a kaleidoscopic portrait of loss and healing. FREE! 🎟️ Weds, Aug 21 @ 6PM

📕 I wrote a book! UNDER THE WHITE GAZE combines scholarship, today's headlines, and my gripes with the industry to unpack why people of colour are too often missing or misrepresented in Canadian journalism. Out Sept. 16 with UBC Press's Purich. Preorder: ubcpress.ca/under-the-whit…

We’re looking for someone to join the team as Managing Director! Applications due Sept. 6, 2024 📣 This is a unique opportunity to expand your skills within a mid-sized festival that operates collaboratively. Read the full job description + apply 👉 buff.ly/2T91omV

"back home" is a filmmaker’s journey to reconnect with her brother, 20 years after his passing. Through intimate Super8 and 16mm footage, hand-processed with natural elements, a powerful reflection on identity, grief, and healing unfolds. Stream now: youtube.com/watch?v=IicLYi…

🎞️‘back home’ finds a home at TVO Docs 🎉We’re delighted to announce that our documentary will have its broadcast premiere on TVO Docs on Sunday, September 8 at 9 PM ET. It's also available online at tvo.org/video/document… cc: Nisha Platzer

"The film bears witness to the theft of unceded Witsuwit'en territories and the seizure of lands at gunpoint." YINTAH (2024) is streaming now on CBC Gem cbc.ca/documentaries/…

Congratulations to INAY (MAMA) dir. Thea Loo for earning the ARBUTUS Award (Best BC Film). This team will get $10K presented by Creative BC | $15K in post-production services provided by Silver Company. The jury would also like to give a special mention to THE STAND.

"How do we hold space for dissent and yet STAND against what we know to be morally wrong against the human and the more-than-human world? This groundbreaking film of found footage offers one brilliant and surprising response to this very question, creating a compelling, dramatic,