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.
Tag: Iran
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.
Vancouver studio’s Lili & Lola among 19 projects funded by Canada Media Fund
Charlie Smith
August 24, 2026
Big Bad Boo was the only B.C. company to receive funding this year through the CMF Program for Black and Racialized Communities.
Shahrnush Parsipur: Iran has lost one of its bravest and boldest literary voices
Staff
July 14, 2026
For more than five decades, Parsipur wrote women into spaces from which they had often been excluded, including storytelling.
Marjane Satrapi’s masterpiece, Persepolis, transformed the world’s understanding of Iran
Staff
June 5, 2026
Satrapi illustrated the dislocations of revolution, migration, adolescence and return.
David Suzuki: Renewable energy saves lives and money
David Suzuki
March 24, 2026
It may seem difficult—especially after ignoring scientific warnings—but we can shift rapidly from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
Iran’s cultural heritage in the crossfire—expert explains what has been damaged and what could be lost
Staff
March 13, 2026
Airstrikes near historic districts in Tehran and Isfahan have damaged cultural monuments that have survived for centuries.
Women Without Men: a novella that tells the history of Iran through women’s bodies
Staff
March 11, 2026
The author of Women Without Men, Shahrnunsh Parsipur, was jailed for her frank depiction of female sexuality.
Kurdish artist Pedram Baldari transforms deadly weapons into healing musical instruments
Charlie Smith
November 4, 2025
Baldari, a University of Michigan scholar, will unveil Resonant Transmutations at the Modulus Festival in Vancouver.
VIFF 2025: The Things You Kill director Alireza Khatami shares thoughts on Persian poetry, racism, and symbolism of the “father”
Nural Sümbültepe
October 7, 2025
In a wide-ranging interview with Nural Sümbültepe, Khatami also speaks about how he plays with versions of himself in the film.
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
Vancouver studio’s Lili & Lola among 19 projects funded by Canada Media Fund
Charlie Smith
August 24, 2026
Shahrnush Parsipur: Iran has lost one of its bravest and boldest literary voices
Staff
July 14, 2026
David Suzuki: Renewable energy saves lives and money
David Suzuki
March 24, 2026
Women Without Men: a novella that tells the history of Iran through women’s bodies
Staff
March 11, 2026
Kurdish artist Pedram Baldari transforms deadly weapons into healing musical instruments
Charlie Smith
November 4, 2025
VIFF 2025: The Things You Kill director Alireza Khatami shares thoughts on Persian poetry, racism, and symbolism of the “father”
Nural Sümbültepe
October 7, 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.