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Look back on a great year with ILT’s top 10 films of 2023…
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Category Archives: 2023
Seagrass – An interview with director Meredith Hama-Brown – VIFF 2023
Meredith-Hama Brown’s debut feature is a powerful exploration of family instability and destruction, set against a backdrop of “socially acceptable” racism in mid-90s British Columbia.
ILT’s Nicholas Lay sat down with Meredith at VIFF 2023 to discuss her inspiration, the role of Japanese-Canadian identity in the film, and discovering two dynamite child stars.
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VIFF 2023 – Closing Round-Up
The Vancouver International Film Festival wraps with cold hearts, family disintegration, and a reality check for sexual culture.
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I’m Just Here for the Riot – An interview with co-directors Kat Jayme & Asia Youngman – VIFF 2023
Game 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup was a disaster for the City of Vancouver. As the Canucks crashed to defeat against the Boston Bruins, the fans on the street grew restless, angry, and then violent. What followed was the destruction of downtown Vancouver and a bleak demonstration of mob mentality. In ESPN’s latest 30 for 30, Kat Jayme and Asia Youngman reckon with their hometown’s darkest sporting chapter.
ILT’s Nicholas Lay met with Kat and Asia at VIFF 2023 to chat about the legacy of the riot, who was responsible, and the impact of social media on the young people involved.
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The Last Stop in Yuma County – An interview with director Francis Galluppi
Francis Galluppi recently burst onto the festival scene with his directorial debut The Last Stop in Yuma County, a wild one-location crime thriller starring Jim Cummings, Jocelyn Donahue, and Richard Brake.
Set The Tape’s Nicholas Lay spoke with Francis about how his first feature came about, working with Jim Cummings, and the brutality of desert rainstorms.
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VIFF 2023 – Opening Round-Up
The Vancouver International Film Festival is back and fully in-theatre for the first time in four years.
ILT’s Nicholas Lay is on the ground at VIFF and starts things off with some of this year’s most poignant films.Follow ILT on twitter @iltfilm
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Union Street – An interview with director Jamila Pomeroy – VIFF 2023
50 years ago, the construction of the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts in Vancouver destroyed Hogan’s Alley and the neighbourhood surrounding it, displacing the Black community that lived there and forcing many families to leave the city. Local filmmaker Jamila Pomeroy’s new film Union Street shines a light on the history and present day community of Hogan’s Alley.
ILT’s Nicholas Lay sat down with Jamila at VIFF 2023 to discuss the legacy of Hogan’s Alley, the continued impact of its destruction, and the African-Canadian experience in Vancouver.
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