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IK E BA N A 5 min • 2019 • Canada • English • Documentary
A Japanese-Canadian elder talks about her past, her Japanese identity, and what makes Ikebana (Japanese flower arrangement) different.
ALEJANDRO YOSHIZAWA is a filmmaker and Assistant Professor and instructor at the University of the Fraser Valley and the University of British Columbia. Specializing in documentaries, community stories, oral history, and digital media, his films include the award-winning documentary ALL OUR FATHER'S RELATIONS (2016). WRITER Kaz Takahashi PRODUCER Carolyn Nakagawa CINEMATOGRAPHER Alejandro Yoshizawa CAST Kaz Takahasi
A -Y I
world premier
17 min • 2020 • Canada • English • Drama
After eight years of blossoming friendship, an elderly Chinese can collector finally gets the chance to communicate with her unlikely friends, a group of East Vancouver millennials.
W E T HE W E ST
world premier
18 min • 2019 • Canada • English • Documentary
Filmmaker and Vancouver Grizzlies expert and fanatic Kat Jayme thought she was the only one still hopelessly in love with, and grieving the loss of, her ill-fated home team. That is, until she met other Grizzlies superfans Tony, Dan, Christina, and Michelle.
HA Y A S HI ST UD I O
vancouver premier
26 min • 2019 • Canada • English, Japanese subtitles• Documentary
Hayashi Studio follows the diverse lives that came to a small town on Vancouver Island in the 1900's, and Senjiro Hayashi, the Japanese photographer who took their photos. Hayashi used his lens to document every race, class and gender. During internment many of his photos disappeared, some hidden in family attics, others used to make a greenhouse. Almost a century later the photos were found and exhibited, showcasing a piece of Pacific Northwest History rarely seen—that of the diverse and racialized.
MARTYNA CZAPLAK’s work spans across fiction, narrative, and commercial projects. Her latest film release was a CBC funded short documentary called A-YI. Surrounded by fellow documentary filmmakers in her role at DOC BC, Martyna is working towards directing documentaries with a focus of giving a voice to the underrepresented. WRITER Martyna Czaplak PRODUCERS Gregory Czaplak CINEMATOGRAPHER Gregory Czaplak CAST Yang Sun Li
KATHLEEN JAYME is an awardwinning Canadian filmmaker based in Vancouver, BC. Her breakthrough documentary, FINDING BIG COUNTRY, has been programmed internationally by ESPN and ABC. She is currently working on her debut feature film, which was the winner of TIFF's 2019 PITCH THIS, with Uninterrupted and Bell Media. WRITER Kat Jayme PRODUCER Michael Grand CINEMATOGRAPHER Michael Dinsmore CAST Christina Yes, Michelle Huang, Tony Knorr, Dan Bennett
HAYLEY GRAY is a Vancouver-based writer and director. Her work has premiered at LA Skins and festivals around the world. Her documentary, HAYASHI STUDIO, explores the diverse history of British Columbia through the lens of Japanese photographer Senjiro Hayashi. She is currently developing her feature documentary UNARCHIVED with the NFB. WRITER Hayley Gray PRODUCER Elad Tzadok CINEMATOGRAPHER Kaayla Whatchell CAST Doug Aoki, Brent Hayashi, Sharon Hayashi
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