Oct 2
1:30-2:30 pm
VIFF Centre – Vancity Theatre
Book Tickets
Guests
Jeremy Cox
Cinematographer, Until Branches Bend, Anyox
Jeremy Cox is an award-winning cinematographer based on the unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations. Cox’s cinematography is defined by an exacting awareness of detail, structure, and style while remaining rooted within a tradition of realism. Working in 16mm, 35mm, and digital formats across features, shorts, series, and music videos, his work has screened in festivals around the world.
Photo by Erika Lind
Nisha Platzer
Director, Cinematographer, back home
Nisha Platzer (she/her) is a queer artist and filmmaker from Vancouver, Canada. Her last short film, Vaivén (2020) won the Best Film Award at aluCine Latin Film & Media Arts Festival and competed at Raindance Film Festival, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, International Documentary Film Festival of Buenos Aires (FIDBA), and Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival. Platzer studied at the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (EICTV) in Cuba. She teaches handmade film workshops and is a member of Iris Film Collective. back home, her first feature documentary, was recently presented at the Canadian Docs-in-Progress Showcase at Cannes Docs.
Miryam Charles
Director, Cinematographer, This House
Miryam Charles is a Haitian-born director, producer, and cinematographer living in Montreal. She has produced several short and feature films, and directed several short films. Her films have been presented at various festivals in Quebec and internationally. This House, her feature film combining documentary and fiction elements, had its world premiere at the Berlinale this winter and won the Silvestre Award at the IndieLisboa.
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