PuSh Blog

Renata Carvalho Film Marathon

November 19, 2024

Spend a day immersed in Brazilian queer cinema with a lineup of films that explore themes from forbidden desire and sexual health to transphobia and the struggle for equality amidst the rise of far-right politics. […]

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Born in Flames

November 15, 2024

Born in Flames is a pioneering work of feminist sci-fi cinema shot in 1983 with low-fi guerrilla filmmaking aesthetics that combine experimental docufiction techniques and archival news footage in a gritty, unvarnished portrayal of activism […]

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A Scanner Darkly

November 13, 2018

PRESENTED WITH VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL To round out your PuSh Festival experience, we offer a selection of films inspired by, and intended to be paired with, performances and artists in the 2019 PuSh program. […]

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Pripyat

November 13, 2018

PRESENTED WITH VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL To round out your PuSh Festival experience, we offer a selection of films inspired by, and intended to be paired with, performances and artists in the 2019 PuSh program. […]

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The Children are Watching Us

November 13, 2018

PRESENTED WITH VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL To round out your PuSh Festival experience, we offer a selection of films inspired by, and intended to be paired with, performances and artists in the 2019 PuSh program. […]

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The Walkers

November 21, 2017

The Walkers, Legend Lin Dance Theatre, The Eternal Tides

Dance choreographer Lin Lee-Chen creates brilliant works of movement and colour; in this documentary portrait, director Singing Chen presents a style to match her subject. Legend Lin Dance Theatre was founded in 1995, and has […]

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History History History

November 21, 2017

History History History

At the centre of Deborah Pearson’s show is a Soviet-sponsored sports comedy. Released in the 1950s, it became tied to a political uprising that made a mark on world history. Using the film as material, […]

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The Making of Justice

November 21, 2017

Seven men, each of them in jail for murder. We hear them speak, but their faces are concealed with blurry focus. In this chilling and provocative documentary the convicts work with director Sarah Vanhee to […]

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