AUG 12-22, 2026
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Presented by Payal Kapadia, and built around the words of Palestinian poet Shadi Zaqtan, this film carries the names, memories, and echoes of Palestinian children and families who can no longer speak for themselves.
“The Dead Sing for the Living” is a poetic and political meditation on erasure, memory, and resilience in Palestine. Through a haunting roll call of names and a litany of what has been destroyed homes, schools, trees, birds, and dreams
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After a volcanic eruption, Ramón walks the island of La Palma with his microphone, looking for ghosts.
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Living Waters is a journey through the Inuit way of life, rooted in the Arctic. David Nanuk, an elder from the Taloyoak community, repairs a stone fishing dam and passes on his knowledge, just as he received it from his ancestors.
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ROVER is a screendance that follows a dancer’s transformational journey through the cyclical nature of belonging. As she expands her world through new encounters, she uncovers a shifting identity—proving that “home” isn’t a place you inhabit, but a state of being you carry with you.
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Illustrated Legacies reveals a thriving world of trade routes and complex coastal alliances along the BC coast before Canada, blending animation and oral history to tell the story of a region reshaped by contact, conflict, and colonial ambition.
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On the way home, Mahan, a happy and kind child, experiences an accident. Now he needs to be heard and cared for.
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