Explore the chasms of the human subconscious and confront the creatures of cannibalistic psychedelia. If you haven’t entered into deep slumber by the end of the program, something has gone terribly wrong…
Screening:
Anthropophagy (2022), Rafael Zen, 3 min
A references to Oswald de Andrade’s influential Anthropophagic Manifesto, challenging the ethical implications of a local market that exploits international students, artists, and thinkers.
The Fantastic Adventures of Cloudman (2011), Phoebe Parsons, 14 min
Will Cloudman make it through these adventures in psychedelia and mixed media to save the planet, or possibly the universe?
B.I.I.R.D. W.A.T.C.H.E.R.S. (2023), Dave Biddle, 17 min
Committed to keeping communities focused on the future by enforcing a strict No Meditating policy in public spaces.
Piciformes (2023), Pablo Garcia Garcia, 9 min
Two maintenance workers of a flower shop remember a horse named princess.
Filmmakers in attendance, Q&A after the screening.
XINEMA is an ongoing series that showcases emerging and established filmmakers within and around “Vancouver”, BC to strengthen and preserve the local experimental film scene.
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Released in 2001, John Cameron Mitchell's flamboyant rock musical about a gender-queer punk rock singer from East Berlin pushed the boundaries of queer cinema. It's both heartbreaking and empowering. Screening with the short The Human Voice.
The True Story of Tamara De Lempicka & The Art of Survival
If Art Deco had a face, it was surely Tamara De Lempicka, giving us the side-eye at the wheel of a green Bugati in her famous self-portrait. Rubio's invaluable doc teases out the truths behind the myths, shedding light on De Lempicka's still underrated art.
Image: © 2024 TAMARA DE LEMPICKA ESTATE, LLC ADAGP, PARIS ARS, NY
