Lawrence Shou and Lucy Liu star in the Vancouver Asian Film Festival’s opening night film, Rosemead, which was inspired by a true story.
The annual iSAFF lineup demonstrates that there are many communities that trace their roots back to South Asia.
温哥华导演 Baljit Sangra 热爱讲述离散族群的故事。她在 2019 年推出的纪录片《Because We Are Girls》（因为我们是女生）聚焦于三位有旁遮普血统的姊妹，她们勇敢揭发在威廉斯湖 (Williams Lake) 遭受一名亲戚性侵的经历，该片获得三项利奥奖 (Leo Awards) 提名。她接下来的长篇纪录片《Mareya Shot, Keetha Goal: Make the Shot》（射门了，进球了：命中目标），讲述希望进军国家冰球联盟 (NHL) 旁遮普裔球员的故事，并在 Sundar Prize Film Festival （桑达奖电影节）荣获最佳卑诗省电影奖。
Sangra was impressed by Singh’s vocal talents, but the filmmaker was also fascinated by the Canadian jazz artist’s family history.
溫哥華導演 Baljit Sangra 熱愛講述離散族群的故事。她在 2019 年推出的紀錄片《Because We Are Girls》（因為我們是女生）聚焦於三位有旁遮普血統的姊妹，她們勇敢揭發在威廉斯湖 (Williams Lake) 遭受一名親戚性侵的經歷，該片獲得三項利奧獎 (Leo Awards) 提名。她接下來的長篇紀錄片《Mareya Shot, Keetha Goal: Make the Shot》（射門了，進球了：命中目標），講述希望進軍國家冰球聯盟 (NHL) 旁遮普裔球員的故事，並在 Sundar Prize Film Festival （桑達獎電影節）榮獲最佳卑詩省電影獎。
Baljit Sangra highlights a jazz singer, Lyana Patrick showcases Indigenous activism, and John Bolton brings theatre to the screen at DOXA.
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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.
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