Raves + Reviews

It's been a long time since I've seen films as entertaining, eclectic and smart as DOXA's, and it's not because I don't have cable.
- Helen Kuk, DOXA audience member, Vancouver

DOXA was the ideal venue for the world premiere of our film, SHAMELESS: The ART of Disability! The DOXA team is thoroughly professional and creates an atmosphere of both relevance and festivity - a filmmaker's dream!
- Bonnie Klein, Director, SHAMELESS: The ART of Disability

Line 21 is thrilled and proud to be a sponsor of DOXA. We aim to participate in the film industry and in our community by contributing to high-quality organizations like DOXA, where the films are chosen with discerning taste and have a balance of variety, relevance, resonance and entertainment value.
- Dawn Simpson, Director of Marketing, Line 21 Media Services Ltd.

This was our first time at the DOXA festival, but definitely not our last. A great selection of films from around the world presented viewpoints that you would not normally see on the screen. The films were shown in beautiful theatres, with a friendly, enthusiastic group of volunteers and staff, and this helped to make it a wonderful experience. An added bonus was that many of the directors were there to introduce their films and take questions afterwards. We found that this festival really respected the artists and the audience. We will definitely be there again next year.
- Trevor Suffield & Sheona Campbell, DOXA audience members, Winnipeg

The care and attention DOXA gave to supporting Symphony of Silence was second only to watching it screen inside such an impressive festival.
- William Eaton, Director/Co-Producer, A Symphony of Silence

DOXA is now one of the rare festivals where films and filmmakers are not overshadowed by the hype of market-speak. It also has the ability to really connect key audiences with films that matter. It was a real honour for me to have been selected to open the festival this year and it could not have been a better way to land the ship in Vancouver!
– Ali Kazimi, filmmaker, Continuous Journey

The DOXA festival continues to grow and improve each year. As long-time advertisers in the festival guide, we are happy to show our support for the festival’s work. And, DOXA’s audience is our audience...insightful, progressive and creative.
- Kris Klaasen, President, Working Design

DOXA really focuses on the films and the subjects behind them. As a filmmaker, it was a tremendously rewarding experience to engage with a captive, challenging audience. Due to DOXA's fantastic outreach and marketing efforts, we had two sold out screenings. DOXA is providing a much needed forum for documentary film and public engagement in Vancouver and I hope it will continue to grow.
- Samir Mallal, Co-Director, Bombay Calling

DOXA was fantastic in that it was small, unthreatening, intimate but not cultist. I really enjoyed the dialogues. They were people who LIKE documentary, not just as a way to get into the glamour of the big time feature, but as a way to participate in the human race and the human condition. We went away quite inspired, talking about making films again.
– Master Canadian documentary filmmaker & DOXA participant, Colin Low

Having been a DOXA supporter from the beginning, it’s been our reward to see the festival’s growth while keeping its commitment to original and surprising non-fiction film. Videomatica has benefited from the opportunity to work with DOXA as a promotional partner, an advertiser, a prize donor and a ticket outlet.
- Graham Peat, Co-owner, Videomatica

I believe DOXA to be a vital and necessary addition to this city's film exhibition strategy as the documentary form moves more and more into the fore of our concerns and the reflection of our world takes on a renewed and vital role in understanding ourselves.
– Alex MacKenzie, filmmaker & DOXA guest curator

Like DOXA, Knowledge Network is committed to presenting independent and innovative documentaries from around the world for a local audience. We both strive to educate British Columbians about documentary film as an art form while showcasing regional diversity and staying relevant. We are delighted to participate in DOXA’s continuing success.
- Andrew Poon, Manager, Communications, Knowledge Network

The festival was a tremendous success. The full houses attested to the hunger that exists for engaged documentary film and video production in Vancouver and to the creative and stimulating programming that kept us coming back night after night. BC is a center for independent documentary filmmaking in North America. Festivals like DOXA support the increasingly active production community by bringing new, international work to the attention of Canadian filmmakers. This will in turn help develop a more mature and cosmopolitan engagement with the world and will lead to more powerful and more accomplished work.
– Colin Browne, Professor, School for Contemporary Arts, Simon Fraser University