9 BC Movies To Catch At The 2023 Vancouver Worldwide Mountain Movie Pageant
Nonetheless from the movie North Shore Betty. Picture: VIMFF
Every February, the Vancouver Worldwide Mountain Movie Pageant (VIMFF) brings outside movies from world wide to Vancouver. This 12 months’s occasion additionally showcases native expertise, with mountain biking, mountaineering, highlining, path working, dance, and activism showcased in 9 movies about British Columbia.
Attend In-Particular person or On-line
The 2023 competition consists of 20 in-person exhibits and 9 workshops between February 24 and March 5. Or you possibly can stream movies on-line between February 24 and March 26. You should buy streaming passes in themed present packs or buy a move that covers all of the movies on the competition. Tickets and streaming passes can be found on the VIMFF web site.
Muuxtuu: First of Many Collectively
Go to the Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Nation in Ucluelet on Vancouver Island to learn the way their mountain bike path crew is balancing preservation and growth whereas creating alternatives for his or her group to attach with nature. Watch on-line or in-person on the Bike Present, Saturday, February 25 at 7 pm on the Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver.
Georgia Astle: Flip the Swap
This quick movie showcases born-and-raised Whistlerite Georgia Astle exploring a few of BC’s most lovely areas on her mountain bike. Watch on-line or in-person on the Bike Present, Saturday, February 25 at 7 pm on the Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver.
The Squamish Highliners’ Journey
A group comes collectively in Squamish to rig highlines throughout canyons and between rocky peaks. They push the boundaries of their sport whereas supporting and galvanizing one another. Watch on-line or in-person on the Motion Journey Present, Friday, March 3 at 7 pm on the Rio Theatre in Vancouver.
Sea-to-Sky Path Collection: Creating Area
In “Creating Area”, we meet JoJo Das, a path runner primarily based within the Sea-to-Sky area. The movie follows JoJo as he shares insights into making a supportive and inclusive path working group. Watch on-line or on the Path Present, Saturday, March 4 at 7 pm on the Rio Theatre in Vancouver.
Renaissance
This quick movie highlights a ballet dancer discovering how her ardour for dance can translate into motion within the pure landscapes of Squamish. Watch on-line or in particular person on the Mountain Mixer Present, Monday, February 27 at 7 pm at Brewhall in Vancouver.
Rematriation
The feature-length “Rematriation” follows the Indigenous-led motion to forestall the logging of Previous Progress forests within the Fairy Creek (Ada’itsx) watershed on Vancouver Island. Watch on-line or in-person on the Canadian Atmosphere Present, Saturday, February 25 at 7 pm on the Roundhouse Group Centre in Vancouver.
I Am As a result of You Are
The African philosophy of Ubuntu interprets as “I Am, As a result of You Are“. This quick movie follows six ladies of color as they embark upon their first mountaineering journey in British Columbia’s Bugaboo Mountains. Watch on-line or in-person on the Adventures in Canada present Thursday, March 2 on the Kay Meek Arts Centre in West Vancouver.
North Shore Betty
Mountain biking on Vancouver’s North Shore has a wealthy historical past that stretches again over 30 years. Betty Birrell has been there for the reason that starting. Watch on-line or in-person on the Bike Present, Saturday, February 25 at 7 pm on the Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver.
Within the Land of Dreamers
This 44-minute-long movie follows Ryan Dickie, a Dene-Kwagul photographer and filmmaker, and Wayne Sawchuck, a logger turned environmentalist as they journey into northeastern British Columbia’s biologically various Muskwa-Kechicka area. Watch on-line or in-person on the Journey Journey Present Sunday, March 5 at 7 pm on the Roundhouse Group Centre.
By: TARYN EYTON
Supply: Inside Vancouver
