VIFF 2026: An interview with Ali Asgari, director of A Bit of Light
Nural Sümbültepe
October 8, 2026
Asgari places an individual in conflict with forces far larger than himself in his new film.
Author: Nural Sümbültepe
VIFF 2026: Soran Mardookhi reflects on how grieving families persevere with their fight for justice in The Flight
Nural Sümbültepe
October 7, 2026
Mardookhi, a Kurdish Canadian director, didn’t only want to focus on loss—he aimed to show what families did in response to this.
VIFF 2026: İlker Çatak’s Yellow Letters delivers important political warning about Türkiye, Europe, and the United States
Nural Sümbültepe
September 30, 2026
Authoritarianism takes shape through gradual erosion of artistic freedom, individual rights, and institutional independence.
Izzeldin Bukhari shares culinary and spiritual heritage of Palestinian cuisine at events in several B.C. communities
Nural Sümbültepe
June 8, 2026
The Palestinian chef and storyteller comes from a family with centuries-old Sufi traditions rooted in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Lyrical landscape in Amrum belies harsh reality of a boy’s awakening to conflicting ideologies
Nural Sümbültepe
May 6, 2026
Whereas director Fatih Akin’s earlier works relied on fast-paced urban grit, Amrum is marked by a more observational and naturalistic style.
Özgün Gündüz creates homage to radical, queer East Van store owner with “Burcu’s Angels”
Nural Sümbültepe
March 4, 2026
One of GEMFest’s opening night films reveals how Burcu has transformed struggles of systemic marginalization into solidarity and care.
Tristin Greyeyes paints vivid picture of Indigenous language reclamation in A Cree Approach
Nural Sümbültepe
March 3, 2026
A feature-length documentary at GEMFest 2026 demonstrates that protecting a language goes beyond preserving the grammar and the vocabulary.
Multimedia storyteller Omar Mouallem explores viral nature of toxic masculinity in “Nader’s Girl”
Nural Sümbültepe
January 19, 2026
Mouallem adapted the film from a short story called “Cynthia” by Saeed Teebi, which appeared in His First Palestinian: And Other Stories.
Writing Hawa reveals family’s private moments and struggles as Taliban returns to rule Afghanistan
Nural Sümbültepe
January 14, 2026
The MENA Film Festival will present the Noori siblings’ award-winning documentary on January 18.
Short film “Mori” demonstrates that powerful storytelling doesn’t depend on big budgets and optimum conditions
Nural Sümbültepe
November 20, 2025
Yakup Tekintangaç’s masterpiece will be screened at the Vancouver Turkish Film Festival and Seattle Turkish Film Festival.
VIFF 2026: An interview with Ali Asgari, director of A Bit of Light
Nural Sümbültepe
October 8, 2026
VIFF 2026: Soran Mardookhi reflects on how grieving families persevere with their fight for justice in The Flight
Nural Sümbültepe
October 7, 2026
VIFF 2026: İlker Çatak’s Yellow Letters delivers important political warning about Türkiye, Europe, and the United States
Nural Sümbültepe
September 30, 2026
Izzeldin Bukhari shares culinary and spiritual heritage of Palestinian cuisine at events in several B.C. communities
Nural Sümbültepe
June 8, 2026
Lyrical landscape in Amrum belies harsh reality of a boy’s awakening to conflicting ideologies
Nural Sümbültepe
May 6, 2026
Özgün Gündüz creates homage to radical, queer East Van store owner with “Burcu’s Angels”
Nural Sümbültepe
March 4, 2026
Tristin Greyeyes paints vivid picture of Indigenous language reclamation in A Cree Approach
Nural Sümbültepe
March 3, 2026
Multimedia storyteller Omar Mouallem explores viral nature of toxic masculinity in “Nader’s Girl”
Nural Sümbültepe
January 19, 2026
Writing Hawa reveals family’s private moments and struggles as Taliban returns to rule Afghanistan
Nural Sümbültepe
January 14, 2026
Short film “Mori” demonstrates that powerful storytelling doesn’t depend on big budgets and optimum conditions
Nural Sümbültepe
November 20, 2025
The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada.
We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish Nation), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.
This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada.
The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.