PuSh Blog

Wide Open Sky

November 01, 2016

Wide Open Sky, still of film, 2017 PuSh Festival

In small towns dotted across New South Wales, classical music doesn’t have much of a place. Michelle Leonard is determined to change that. Every year, she drives across the outback to audition singers for the […]

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Natural Disorder

November 01, 2016

When comedian Jacob Nossell sets out to write a play on disability, he spares no one, least of all himself, from the most difficult questions. Jacob has cerebral palsy, and has struggled his entire life […]

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Dance Dance Revolution: Shorts Program

November 01, 2016

Time Dead Time Alive, still of film, 2017 PuSh Festival

Whether it’s tear gas in your eyes or genuine tears, sometimes you just gotta dance it out! This collection of short films celebrates the cathartic power of the most fundamental of human art forms, from […]

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Sol

November 07, 2015

Sol, Film Series, 2016 PuSh Festival

“In 2013, there were 45 suicides in Nunavut. Thirteen times higher than the national average.” So begins this deeply necessary film that explores the life and death of Solomon Tapatia Uyarasak, a 26-year-old Inuk actor […]

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Spartacus & Cassandra

November 07, 2015

Spartacus and Cassandra, Film Series, 2016 PuSh Festival

In the beginning of this extraordinary film, Spartacus (age 13) and his sister Cassandra (age 11) are living on the streets with their Romani parents. The situation slowly gets worse over the years, and the […]

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Bastardy

November 07, 2015

Bastardy, Film Series, 2016 PuSh Festival

Jack Charles is a self-proclaimed Robin Hood of the streets and for 40 years he’s juggled a life of crime with another successful career: acting. This film follows Jack over seven years as he traverses […]

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Interludes: Selected Videos by Aurélien Froment

September 26, 2013

January 20 The Cinematheque 1131 Howe Street 7:30PM (90 min) …………………….. To complement his first Canadian solo exhibition at the Contemporary Art Gallery, DIM Cinema, —an ongoing artist-film series at The Cinematheque—presents a selection of […]

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Fados

September 26, 2013

Director: Carlos Saura January 31 Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema, SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts 149 West Hastings Street 5:30PM (90 min) …………………….. To complement the live performances, the PuSh Film Series are offered to the […]

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