September 04 2007

In conjunction with Anniversaries of Change, Cineworks is pleased to present an encore screening of the Riot in Vancouver outdoor screenings that took place over the month of August at the Chinatown Night Markets.

Commemorating four cornerstone years in the history of Asians in Canada, the encore screening draws together a special collection of poignant and powerful moving images. These short films run the gamut from documentary to experimental to narrative form, covering a century of political and personal history that insists on being heard. And seen. Asian, Aboriginal and South Asian media artists confront and question notions of displacement, family, language, race and culture, contemplating both the historic and contemporary forces at work in the global movement of Asians to Canada.

The encore screening, running approximately 90 minutes in length, will feature the following works:

Waving by Ann Marie Fleming.
A woman recalls the complex relationship that she shared with her maternal grandmother.

How To Make Kimchi According to My Kun-Umma by Samuel Kiehoon Lee.
Bong Ja Lee is the filmmaker's Kun-Umma (auntie) and she makes for a delightful subject in this short digital documentary. The film delivers not only a recipe for kimchi, but also tells the story of an immigrant woman juggling with being a grandmother, a leader in the Korean-Canadian community, and an aunt to her pestering nephew that is attempting to document her life.

Yellow Brotherhood by Tadashi H. Nakamura/The Center for Asian American Media.
An evocative look at the 30-year evolution of the Asian American self-help group Yellow Brotherhood. The film provides insight into the past and future while mixing nostalgia with a great soundtrack.

Minoru: Memory of Exile by Michael Fukushima.
This film is the story of Minoru Fukushima, born in Canada but labeled an enemy during WWII, interned and deported to Japan, a place he knew only by name.

Images of the First Hundred Years by Rick Shiomi/Powell Street Revue.
Using photographs from the Japanese-Canadian Centennial Project, this film explores the cultural heritage of Canada's Japanese community amid racism, including internment and the complete dismantling of communities.

a spiritual land claim by Dorothy Christian.
A rich visualscape coupled with a rich soundscape and very little narrative, A Spiritual Land Claim tells the story of one dispossessed Indigenous person who was affected on many levels by external forces, i.e. colonization, internal violence, white foster homes and addictions.

04 September 2007 at 7:30PM
Pacific Cinematheque (1131 Howe Street)
Admission is $5 for Cineworks members and $6 for non-members

If you would like more information about the Riot in Vancouver encore screening, visit http://www.anniversaries07.ca, or send an electronic message to (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).