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VUCAVU is delighted to launch three new programs in the Educational Guide series from Archive/Counter-Archive (A/CA); a project and research network dedicated to the activation and preservation of audiovisual archives created by Aboriginal peoples (First Nations, Métis, Inuit), Black communities and people of color, women, LGBT2Q+ and immigrant communities.
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Fanny meets her high school friends for the annual Switch & Bitch Party.
A look at the community response to the murder of Nirmal Singh Gill, a caretaker at the Guru Nanak Gurudwara in Surrey BC by 5 white supremacist skinheads in 1998.
Digital video documentation of The images, such as they are, do have an effect on us: PORN Dossier. The envelope and folders are opened and the contents examined.
Filmed sporadically and intuitively during the summer months of 2020 and 2021, Homunculi is a recontextualization of a personal archive of hand processed 16mm “home movies” and various cinematographic experiments.
As he is making a didgeridoo, Bernard Bosa tells us what vibration is for him, what it has done in his life.
Clash of cultures, care of the elderly and four women trying to make sense of their unravelling family, this is Mum Singh.
A young loner struggles to make connection at a haunted summer camp.
A presentation for filmmakers and artists with VUCAVU.com’s Digital Programming Intern, Stephanie Poruchnyk-Butler.
Two sisters attempt to find common understanding amidst bickering.
While narrating letters written to her ex, a woman attempts to cast away the lingering shadows of the relationship and overcome feelings of rejection and failure.
VHS video documentation of The images, such as they are, do have an effect on us: PORN Dossier. The envelope and folders are opened and the contents examined.
VHS video documentation of The images, such as they are, do have an effect on us: CENSORSHIP dossier. The envelope and folders are opened and the contents examined.
Spirit Bear's friends teach him about residential schools and how he can help with reconciliation!
Chilean refugee Daniela (Carmen Aguirre) wants to travel back to Chile to learn more about her family as her father is reluctant to talk about his past. But she is about find out much more than she expected.
Did you know that many First Nations schools get less money than provincial schools? Shannen Koostachin, a young leader from Attawapiskat First Nation, knew this was wrong, and so does Spirit Bear.
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"C'est à qui, cette ville?" is a response to the 1984 film, “Ville, Quelle Ville?” This original super 8 film documented various places in Toronto’s east end and reflected upon a young woman’s life in the city.
Artist Talk with Farrah Miranda & Evelyn Encalada Grez (With Audio Description)
Manhattan Project Revisited" is a digital reconstruction of the Manhattan Project, where the first atomic bomb was created during the Second World War. This artwork recreates critical structures from its three main sites: Los Alamos - New Mexico, Oak Ridge - Tennessee, and Hanford - Washington.
Since launching our platform in 2017, VUCAVU has collaborated with several curators and arts organizations from across Canada to present film and media art programs. Each program includes a text exploring the themes addressed, and many also include recordings of roundtable discussions and artist talks for you to discover!
For Canadian-born women of Chinese origin, the wearing of this dress is fraught with tensions between desire and fear, wonder and contestation.
Shiro Yagi is an experimental animated film, inspired by the last sheet of existing music of the artist’s maternal grandfather.
On a cold fall evening, Leila is left alone to tend the family convenience store. A series of strange clients keep her in a constant state of apprehension. Language and cultural barriers also contribute to the making of a nerve-racking evening.
After 15 years of living in Montréal, Hind returns to Morocco, her country of origin.
An endearing portrait of a South Asian father as he attempts to give life and marital advice to his bodybuilding and image-obsessed son. This deeply touching, comedic short film is an autobiographical piece that stars the director’s own father.
Eddy, a psychic, nervous, little satyr and part-time on-line sex worker, makes crafts with viewers as he speaks about the pain of witnessing sexual violence.
Terra Velha is a visual and sonic study of disparate landscapes within the islands of the Azores
The Depth of Scars
Short visits a large furry convention and shoots some amazing creatures. Short is fascinated by the identity politics and history surround this community which are very similar to the transgender community.
A film crew journeys to resurrect a lost film, taking it to the communities where the film was originally shot. Images come to life; people recognize faces, landscapes, and lost traditions.
Artistical deconstruction of two politically charged texts : the Canadian National Anthem (in English and French) and the Polish one. Can a woman aspire to and acquire a perfect pronunciation of the political texts that were mainly created by men?
“This work is an interaction of the space, the symbols and the historical context in which I live as a woman on this side of the continent. It is a rosary of alarm, eternal and circular; the alarm of a woman who desires life, light, truth, and solidarity, but who instead sees and receives death and fear. It is a rejection of all that is destruction, and death, yet is depicted almost attractively as innocence.” - Gloria Camiruaga
Grand Chief Sheila North investigates unsolved murder of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
An experimental video meditation exploring the artist’s position and placement in white culture. Continuing his search for identity within a fractured cultural environment, the artist reflects on his history of dislocation and negotiates with the boundaries that include aspects from within both the dominate White society and First Nations history and culture.
milkteeth is an investigation into the imperfection of memory and attempts at preserving the ephemeral.
NIN E TEPUEIAN - MY CRY is a documentary tracks the journey of Innu poet, actress and activist, Natasha Kanapé Fontaine, at a pivotal time in her career as a committed artist.
Shot improvisationally in 2010, shortly after the end of the Sri Lankan civil war, this film takes a lyrical approach to examining recent history and the process of reconstruction in the post-war era.
Réflexion sur le rôle et le pouvoir des femmes dans les communautés autochtones du Nord et du Sud.
Paths is a vibrant trip across the globe, painting an atypical portrait of humanity.
WÎSKACÂN is an experimental contemporary dance film utilizing Bunraku-style tabletop puppetry and object performance. Video, Puppet Design, Performance, and Music by Tyson Houseman. This project was made as part of Canada Council for the Arts Digital Originals initiative, and I acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Found film from the future. The last human on Earth wonders "why make a film".
It’s the Lone Ranger Show!
Retro children’s TV takes a comical jab when one letter of the alphabet gets a new association.
Aliens have landed. Colonization? Again?!
This documentary of the artist's father is in Cantonese with English subtitles. The visual image is expressed by a technique called stop-motion painting where each stroke is recorded for 2 to 3 seconds. The footage is sped up to create a fluid painting motion. Documentary of My Father is about Lam's father before she knew him personally, before she was born.
Colette Balcaen’s artistic expression, transmitted through textiles, is informed by a passion for her language and culture.
Why would anyone want to go to the beach during the day?
Ties that bind beyond the last light.
"Buried Traces" is an 8 minute experimental documentary exploring questions of Métis identity, cultural loss and renewal.
Told through the perspective of a landscape, “Just Passing Through” tells the story of evolution as one image gives rise to the next. The film explores the relationship between permanence and impermanence where familiar subjects are fleeting and we are left to contemplate unfamiliar landscapes.
A traveller on the metro finds herself in a state of suspension while transferring between stations. Personal security and freedom of movement vie for private space in a public place.
Chaos at its best, at an uncontrolled intersection in Hanoi.
Nobody wants to tell Skye, a nine-year-old girl, what is happening in her family. She sees doctors come and go, and she knows something has to be going on...
Every night, Agathe meets William in her dreams, oneiric paradise where her handicap no longer exists.
A documentary on the fine art of smoking Lake Winnipeg goldeye.
Forms of Awareness is a series that explores indeterminate spaces, figures and roles. Through uncamouflagings in Canadian cities and suburban neighbourhoods, Ghillie appears in various green spaces such as parks, backyards, trails and naturalized areas. While Ghillie inspires a range of reactions including fear, laughter and bewilderment, she often remains unnoticed. This first short film of the series questions the affect of speed on our perceptions of and engagements with the natural environme