XINEMA is an ongoing series that showcases underrepresented artists and media forms through expansive film programs and discussions. We aim to create intersections between emerging and well-established filmmakers within and around “Vancouver”, BC. Established in VIFF Centre’s micro-theatre, XINEMA aims to strengthen and preserve the experimental film scene by creating a space for open conversation, skill-sharing, and community. Programs will occur every third Sunday of the month starting in October 2022.
Xinema Program 6: Roleplay, Fantasy, PLEASURE!
XINEMA is thrilled to present a duo of gender-defying films — a 2002 feature-length erotic pirate adventure and a 2013 short, a tender homage to the Czech feminist filmmaker, Věra Chytilová. Join us for a night of fantasy, strap-ons, and (pirate's) booty.
XINEMA Program 1 - Times Long Past
Join us for the premiere of a new experimental film series, XINEMA. Selected works will highlight BC-based emerging & established filmmakers, and will be followed by reflective discussions between filmmakers & audience. Programs will occur every third Sunday of the month in VIFF's Studio Theatre. Program 1: Times Long Past includes works by Brittney Appleby, Sammy Chien, Richard Martin, Lindsay McIntyre, Linda Serrano, & Sydney Southam.
Curated by Celina de Leon & Sidney Gordon
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XINEMA Program 2: The Void of the Voice
Join us for XINEMA's second program of experimental film work from BC-based emerging & established filmmakers, followed by reflective discussions. 9 films that embody the dual existence of language within communication and the vastness of the voice.
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XINEMA Program 3: Absurd + Subversive
XINEMA // @xin3ma is an ongoing series that highlights BC-based experimental filmmakers. Program 3: Absurd + Subversive includes works by Sean Brennan, Deborah Edmeades, Denise Kenney, Celina de Leon, Ivan Li, Coral Short, and Michael V. Smith.
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XINEMA Program 4: The Framing of Perception
XINEMA // @xin3ma is an ongoing series that highlights BC-based experimental filmmakers.
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XINEMA Program 5: Earth as Womb
Earth as Womb invokes the existential feeling you get when you remember you're a living entity on a floating ball in space. Includes works by Khalil Alomar, Inanna Cusi, Ann Marie Fleming, MiruFiyu, Lisa G, Luciana Siebert, Evan Swain, Rafael Zen.
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