Festival Program

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Note: Memberships are not available for purchase online, but please proceed with online ticket purchases as memberships will be available at theatre venues during the Festival. Memberships are also available at DOXA's ticket outlets: Videomatica, Biz Books and Bibliophile Books.

PLEASE NOTE: Advance tickets sales end at 9pm the day before the screening (online and in outlets). Tickets are available at theatres for same day shows.

If advance tickets are sold out, a limited number of rush tickets will be available at the theatre 15 minutes before the film. For more info about tickets, click here.

Friday May 22
  7:30 PM
G7
Inside Hana's Suitcase   [Canada]
Followed by Opening Night Party at the Art Gallery
Opening Night Film
Saturday May 23
  12:00 PM
PC
A Dream for Kabul   [Canada]  
  12:30 PM
VT
Shooting Women   [USA]  
  1:30 PM
VT
Underrepresented: Women Behind the Camera Public Forum*
  2:00 PM
PC
Shots in the Dark   [Canada]  
  4:30 PM
PC
Robinsons of Mantsinsaari   [Belarus]  
  4:30 PM
VT
Hair India   [Italy]  
  6:30 PM
VT
The Queen and I   [Sweden]  
  7:00 PM
PC
Milking the Rhino   [USA]  
  9:00 PM
PC
Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love   [USA]  
  9:00 PM
VT
Nobody's Perfect   [Germany]  
Sunday May 24
  12:00 PM
PC
...and music   [Canada]  
  12:30 PM
VT
Ex-voto for Three Souls   [Canada/Mexico]  
  2:00 PM
VT
The Art of the Short Documentary  
  2:00 PM
PC
Eternal Mash   [Netherlands]  
  4:00 PM
PC
Shining Stars / Maytal   [Israel]  
  4:30 PM
VT
The Meaning of Life   [Canada]  
  6:30 PM
PC
Yodok Stories   [Norway]  
  7:00 PM
VT
Soneros: The Sound of the River   [Mexico]  
  8:30 PM
PC
Forgetting Dad   [Germany]  
  9:00 PM
VT
7915 KM   [Austria]  
Monday May 25
  1:00 PM
PC
Inside Hana's Suitcase   [Canada]  
  3:30 PM
PC
Tulku   [Canada]  
  6:00 PM
PC
Seeking Refuge   [Canada]  
  7:00 PM
VT
Who The Jew Are You?   [Canada]  
  8:30 PM
PC
Transit Dubai   [Netherlands]  
  9:00 PM
VT
Pulling John   [USA]  
Tuesday May 26
  1:00 PM
PC
Chasing Wild Horses   [Canada]  
  3:30 PM
PC
The Memories of Angels   [Canada]  
  6:30 PM
PC
Waterlife   [Canada]  
  7:00 PM
VT
Word Within the Word   [India]  
  9:00 PM
PC
I Want to Grow Old in China   [Canada]  
  9:00 PM
VT
The Dungeon Masters   [USA]  
Wednesday May 27
  1:00 PM
PC
To The Tar Sands   [Canada]  
  3:00 PM
PC
Here Are The News   [Canada]  
  6:30 PM
PC
Mirage of El Dorado   [Canada]  
  7:00 PM
VT
Necrobusiness    [Sweden]  
  8:30 PM
PC
The Sixties: From 1969 to 2009   [USA]  
  9:00 PM
VT
The One Percent   [USA]  
Thursday May 28
  1:00 PM
PC
Afghan Girls Can Kick   [UK / Afghanistan]  
  3:30 PM
PC
The Sweetest Embrace: Return to Afghanistan   [Canada]
  6:30 PM
VT
Devil's Bargain: A Journey into the Small Arms Trade   [Canada]
  7:00 PM
PC
In a Dream   [USA]  
  9:00 PM
PC
Say My Name   [USA / UK]  
  9:00 PM
VT
American Swing   [USA]  
Friday May 29
  1:00 PM
PC
Land of Oil and Water   [Canada]  
FREE 3:30 PM
PC
Where is the Line? Public Forum*
  6:30 PM
VT
Rough Aunties   [South Africa]  
  7:00 PM
PC
The Tree Lover   [Sweden]  
  9:00 PM
PC
The Garden   [USA]  
  9:00 PM
VT
Carmen Meets Borat   [Netherlands]  
Saturday May 30
FREE 12:00 PM
VT
Jehad In Motion   [Canada] Installation & Artist Talk*
  12:30 PM
PC
Upstream Battle   [Germany]  
FREE 2:00 PM
PC
The Ecology of Films Public Forum*
  2:30 PM
VT
Welfare   [USA]  
  4:00 PM
PC
My Mother’s Farm   [Norway]  
  7:30 PM
G7
Act of God   [Canada] Closing Night Film
Sunday May 31
Advance tickets
sold out
12:00 PM
VT
The One Percent   [USA] Rush tickets may be
available at the door
  12:00 PM
VT
The Garden [USA]  
  2:00 PM
VT
Who The Jew Are You?   [Canada]  
Advance tickets
sold out
2:00 PM
PC
The Queen and I   [Sweden] Rush tickets may be
available at the door
  4:00 PM
VT
Youssou N’Dour: I Bring What I Love   [USA]  
  4:00 PM
PC
Afghan Girls Can Kick   [UK / Afghanistan]  
      There will be six repeat screenings of films that sell out during the festival. Check back regularly for the latest updates.

* Public Forums and Richard Fung Installation are free of charge.

Theatre Legend
G7 Empire Granville 7 Theatre, 855 Granville Street
PC Pacific Cinémathèque, 1131 Howe Street
VT Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour Street

 
 

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