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Monday 12pm - 6pm Tuesday 12pm - 6pm Wednesday 12pm - 6pm Thursday 12pm - 6pm Friday 12pm - 6pm

Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society, 300/1131 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC (2026)

06/12/2026

Cineworks is proud to present 𝗔𝗨𝗕𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗧𝗭𝗘𝗥: 𝗔 𝗦𝗙𝗨 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁'𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀, a free screening of seven short films by emerging filmmaker Aubin Spitzer, bringing together works made between 2022 and 2026, including films that explore memory, academic pressure, self-reflection, community spaces, environmental unease, and the emotional difficulty of being understood.

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𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘸𝘪𝘳𝘦 (2022, 3:08 minutes)

An over-zealous teen hacker finds trouble when he breaks into the wrong computer system. Spitzer’s last film as a student at Garfield High School, receiving the 2023 NATAS Student Production award for cinematography.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: Implied firearm use.

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𝘌𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 (2023, 3:19 minutes)

A young man encounters a path into his own memories and learns to let go. Spitzer’s first film at SFU, with an original and live piano score.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: Flashing lights.

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𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘈𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 (2024, 5:51 minutes)

An unlikely university companionship will go as far as it takes for academic success.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: Ma*****na use.

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𝘏𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (2025, 11:26 minutes)

An ethereal light sets Halia on a difficult journey of self-reflection and reconciliation. Spitzer’s second-year film at SFU, co-created with Akhil J Narayanan, and Aria Amirmoini.

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𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘺'𝘴 𝘐𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘪 (2025, 3:00 minutes)

A durational film examining a street corner on the Union St. bikeway as the 100+ year-old Benny’s Italian Deli, and the community around it, packs it in for the day.

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𝘋𝘶𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘵/𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 (2025 4:04 minutes)

The natural world awakens, and watches as a mysterious glow illuminates the sky. An alarm sends a facility worker into a panic and breakdown as he faces impending doom.

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𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘥 (2026, 7:00 minutes)

A young woman disappears into the stormy night with her partner's portable oscilloscope in a last-ditch effort to get him to understand her.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: Flashing lights (lightning).

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𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀
Thursday, June 18th, 2026, 7:00 pm, doors 6:30

The Black Box Studio
Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society
1131 Howe Street, back lane access
40 seat limit

Getting to Cineworks! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvuTPa8_ZAE

Questions: [email protected]

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Please note that Cineworks doesn’t have parking spots available for events. We kindly encourage anyone driving to our space to consider using metered parking in the surrounding streets or one of the parking lots located nearby. Thank you.

Cineworks would like to thank our generous funders: BC Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, the City of Vancouver, and the Province of British Columbia (Gaming) for making our services and programs supporting independent filmmakers possible.

06/12/2026

Cineworks and Beau Photo are proud to present 𝗔𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲-𝗛𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱, a free artist’s talk and presentation by acclaimed Vancouver-based photographer Alex Waterhouse-Hayward.

Across a decades-spanning career, Waterhouse-Hayward has photographed major figures in film, music, literature, and the arts, including Martin Scorsese, Leonard Cohen, Werner Herzog, and many others. He was also a vital chronicler of Vancouver’s nightlife boom in the 1990s, capturing the people, energy, and cultural spaces that helped define the era.

This special presentation will look back on Waterhouse-Hayward’s life and artistic career, from his childhood in Argentina and his youth and early adulthood in Mexico, to his move to Vancouver in the 1970s, where he continues to live, work, and find inspiration through his connection with new generations of creatives.

For this event, Beau Photo’s mystery film bags will also return for purchase, featuring film stocks selected to reflect aspects of Waterhouse-Hayward’s life and work.

This event will be of particular interest to emerging and seasoned photographers, as well as anyone with a love of photography, portraiture, and Vancouver’s cultural history.

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𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀
Friday, July 3rd, 2026, 7:00 pm, doors 6:30

The Black Box Studio
Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society
1131 Howe Street, back lane access
40 seat limit

Getting to Cineworks! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvuTPa8_ZAE

Questions: [email protected]

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Please note that Cineworks doesn’t have parking spots available for events. We kindly encourage anyone driving to our space to consider using metered parking in the surrounding streets or one of the parking lots located nearby. Thank you.

Cineworks would like to thank our generous funders: BC Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, the City of Vancouver, and the Province of British Columbia (Gaming) for making our services and programs supporting independent filmmakers possible.

05/29/2026

Cineworks is pleased to host another iteration of our 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺: 𝗦𝗥𝗜𝗜 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, led by Vancouver-based cinematographer Agustin Calderon.

To register, please follow the link – https://amsnetwork.ca/partners/cineworks/events/5-10404
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Step into the world of analog filmmaking with this hands-on introduction to the ARRIFLEX SRII, one of the most widely used 16mm motion picture cameras in professional film production.

Across five sessions, participants will learn the fundamentals of shooting on film through a combination of technical instruction and practical experience, including:

– Camera setup and operation
– Film loading and unloading
– Exposure and light metering with a Sekonic meter
– Shooting on 16mm film
– Motion picture film processing in a darkroom environment

Working in small teams of three to four people, participants will rotate through key camera and lighting roles while shooting original footage on 16mm film, gaining firsthand experience with the tools, workflow, and collaborative practices of analog filmmaking.

Participants will also learn the basics of developing motion picture film in the Cineworks Analog Resources Lab darkrooms. The series concludes with a private screening of the group's unedited footage in the Cineworks Black Box studio.

Whether you're new to analog film or looking to deepen your understanding of the medium, this workshop offers a rare opportunity to experience the complete 16mm filmmaking process—from camera to darkroom to screen.

Participants will receive a digitized copy of the unedited footage a few weeks after the series concludes.

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𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀
– June 9, 2026
– June 16, 2026
– June 23, 2026
– July 2, 2026
– July 8, 2026

All sessions begin at 6:00 PM. Doors open at 5:30 PM.

The fourth session will take place at the Cineworks Analog Resources Lab (312 Main St., entrance on Cordova St.). All other sessions will take place at 1131 Howe St.

Getting to Cineworks! – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvuTPa8_ZAE

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𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝘀*

$160 — General / Non-Members
$130 — Production Members
$100 — Students

*Before tax.

Students must provide valid student ID by email or in person before payment to receive the student rate.

To receive a full refund, please notify us no later than two days before the first session.

Questions: [email protected]

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Please note that Cineworks doesn’t have parking spots available for events. We kindly encourage anyone driving to our space to consider using metered parking in the surrounding streets or one of the parking lots located nearby. Thank you.

Cineworks would like to thank our generous funders: BC Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, the City of Vancouver, and the Province of British Columbia (Gaming) for making our services and programs supporting independent filmmakers.

05/28/2026

Cineworks is proud to present a free screening of 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘭𝘥 (2024, 80 minutes), a feature film by writer and filmmaker Patricia Gruben–the film is a meditation on antiwar activism and political radicalization in the late 1960s.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker.

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Patricia Gruben's feature film 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘭𝘥 condenses the history of antiwar activism in the late 60s into the story of one American army deserter who flees to a Doukhobor community in BC, and his former girlfriend, who becomes increasingly radicalized at home. The film is about how history is portrayed as well as about the events of those times, with archival footage and faux documentary mixed into the drama. Writer-director Gruben and cinematographer Devan Scott developed a technique to integrate the various sources into a hybrid narrative that interrogates itself.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: depictions of male nudity.

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𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026, 7:00 pm, doors 6:30

The Black Box Studio
Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society
1131 Howe Street, back lane access
40 seat limit

Getting to Cineworks! - https://youtube.com/watch?v=HvuTPa8_ZAE

Questions: [email protected]

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Please note that Cineworks doesn’t have parking spots available for events. We kindly encourage anyone driving to our space to consider using metered parking in the surrounding streets or one of the parking lots located nearby. Thank you.

Cineworks would like to thank our generous funders: BC Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, the City of Vancouver, and the Province of British Columbia (Gaming) for making our services and programs supporting independent filmmakers possible.

05/27/2026

Cineworks is proud to present a free screening of 𝘌𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘢 47 (2020, 72 minutes), a feature film by Guatemalan filmmaker Paul Haase––a film that may show that while Cinema is magic. Making a film is another story.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker.

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After a chaotic pre-shoot party, a hungover and disorganized film crew stumbles onto set, only to find themselves struggling to capture even the opening shot of their movie as tensions, egos, and exhaustion collide.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: depictions of coarse language, drinking, sexual situations.

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𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026, 7:00 pm, doors 6:30

The Black Box Studio
Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society
1131 Howe Street, back lane access
40 seat limit

Getting to Cineworks! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvuTPa8_ZAE

Questions: [email protected]

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Please note that Cineworks doesn’t have parking spots available for events. We kindly encourage anyone driving to our space to consider using metered parking in the surrounding streets or one of the parking lots located nearby. Thank you.

Cineworks would like to thank our generous funders: BC Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, the City of Vancouver, and the Province of British Columbia (Gaming) for making our services and programs supporting independent filmmakers possible.

05/23/2026

Cineworks is proud to present a free screening of 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘳 𝘜𝘯𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘴: 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘝𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳 2000 (2023, 15:38 minutes), a short documentary by non-binary filmmaker Amélia Simard––an exploration of francophone q***r life in Western Canada.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker.

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Amélia, an emerging non-binary filmmaker, has been given 2 months and a research grant to find out more about francophone q***r life in western Canada. As the only participant from (what is colonially known as) British-Columbia and with only 3 weeks left, the pressure is on: Amélia rushes to find any traces of francophone q***r people in Vancouver before the year 2000, the year they were born.

Amidst this chaotic research effort, they find André, an older French-Canadian gay man that lived in Vancouver for 25 years. Through their conversations, Amélia unlocks André's hidden personal visual archive, that proves that, indeed, francophone q***rs were alive and thriving years before they were born. This documentary shows how Amélia put together a presentation about their own q***r ancestors through screen capture, archival footage, interviews and narration that ends up changing their own view of themself as a q***r French-Canadian in the west.

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𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀
Wednesday, May 27th, 2026, 7:00 pm, doors 6:30

The Black Box Studio
Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society
1131 Howe Street, back lane access
40 seat limit

Getting to Cineworks! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvuTPa8_ZAE

Questions: [email protected]

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Please note that Cineworks doesn’t have parking spots available for events. We kindly encourage anyone driving to our space to consider using metered parking in the surrounding streets or one of the parking lots located nearby. Thank you.

Cineworks would like to thank our generous funders: BC Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, the City of Vancouver, and the Province of British Columbia (Gaming) for making our services and programs supporting independent filmmakers possible.

05/20/2026

Cineworks is proud to present 𝗙𝗮𝘆𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀, a series of ordinary encounters transformed into intimate acts of witnessing–featuring twelve short works by filmmaker Faye Fayerman.

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𝘒𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 (2016, 36 seconds)

Filming the snow falling while I am working as an art therapist in the hospital for the aged, memories of Andy Warhol's Empire State Building which I have watched many times in NYC.

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𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘉𝘢𝘺 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘊𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯–𝘶𝘱 (2017, 31 seconds)

A tractor methodically clears the beach after the Celebration of Lights at English Bay. I am walking my dogs along the shoreline—ordinary, passing moments that feel almost unnoticed. Then, a woman crosses directly in front of my camera, briefly interrupting the scene.

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𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘬 19 (2019, 33 seconds)

Having just moved to the west coast from living in NYC for 33 years, I was surprisingly amused watching this west coast garbage truck picking up trash. For me a New Yorker, this was crazy fabulous!

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𝘌𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 (2021, 1:23 minutes)

At Queen Elizabeth Park watching choreography of these sexy fountains ejecting water.

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𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴: 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 12-4 (2020, 3 minutes)

At a stoplight in a car watching Vancouver Police Department waiting to pounce on protest perpetrators blockade, but the bus went by and they were frozen and unable to move.

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𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵 1: 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 2-27 (2022, 1:37 minutes)

This film records an unhoused drug addicted man lighting a fire at English Bay Beach as he wobbly collected hazardous fabrics and refuse under his teepee that he is building.

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𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵 2: 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 2-27 (2022, 4:29 minutes)

On a beach at English Bay, a man—visibly struggling with addiction—builds a small teepee-like structure from scattered debris and sets it on fire. The flames draw attention. Onlookers gather at a distance, watching, uncertain, until someone calls the fire department.

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𝘏𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘵 1-9 (2023, 3:09 minutes)

At English Bay Beach, a tow truck is in motion hoisting a trailer. It was remarkable to witness his patience and knowledge on how to do this. It seems hypnotizing and peaceful to watch.

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𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 9-20 (2022, 5:31 minutes)

This is a precious moment in time as my dog and I walked at English Bay Beach witnessing a senior citizen meticulously preparing his beach spot by levelling this sand to allow him comfort and privacy to sunbathe, read and relax.

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𝘞𝘦𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 9-8 (2021, 28 seconds)

I shot this film with my little Maltese, Yayoi, on our early morning walk at the beach. We were and still are, in shock and immensely grieving Nina Simone-my dalmatian that had left this planet in April. So as life is, all of a sudden this homeless man was emerging from prone position covered in the sand and he began his zombie like walk staggering to water. We were both focused on his zombie manner.

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𝘔𝘦𝘯 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘛𝘰𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘴 (2025, 1:41 minutes)

Sunday morning, the beach. I was walking my dog, Chaka Khan and carrying the weight of recent loss of my little Maltese, Yayoi, an unlikely procession appeared: men walking side by side with motorized toy trucks. The trucks varied—massive, miniature, clumsy, yet the men moved without choreography, without conversation, without spectacle. Just walking beside their motorized toy trucks of every size and shape. The only sound was the hum of miniature engines and the rhythm of their footsteps.

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𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘏𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘛𝘸𝘪𝘳𝘭 (2022, 7:14 minutes)

My film tells contemplative stories focusing on our individual intimate moments as we twirl our hair engaging in deep thought, introspection and wondering.

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"My experimental practice explores the tension between the visible and the invisible aspects of humanness, and how perception shapes what we accept as reality. I am drawn to what is plainly in front of us—often overlooked, yet deeply revealing. By weaving together these observations, my work reflects on the human condition, tracing subtle narratives of time, place, and existence." -Faye Fayerman.

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𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀
Thursday, May 21st, 2026, 7:00 pm, doors 6:30

The Black Box Studio
Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society
1131 Howe Street, back lane access
40 seat limit

Getting to Cineworks! – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvuTPa8_ZAE

Questions: [email protected]

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Please note that Cineworks doesn’t have parking spots available for events. We kindly encourage anyone driving to our space to consider using metered parking in the surrounding streets or one of the parking lots located nearby. Thank you.

Cineworks would like to thank our generous funders: BC Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, the City of Vancouver, and the Province of British Columbia (Gaming) for making our services and programs supporting independent filmmakers possible.

05/13/2026

Cineworks is proud to present 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆'𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗮𝘂𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, an evening of handcrafted cinema rooted in material process and place, featuring works by John de Courcy, Kenrick Block, and Delphine Racicot.

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𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢 (2026, 10 minutes) - d. Kenrick Block

In 1857, two company men plot a road for a new sawmill in the treacherous ancient forests of New Caledonia (now known as British Columbia). Lost, starving and frustrated with one another, the natural world begins to conspire against them as their presence begins to anger the spirit of the land itself.

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𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴: 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢 (2026, 11:57 minutes) - d. Delphine Racicot

A behind the scenes featurette directed and shot by Delphine Racicot that chronicles the three days shoot of the short film 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢 by Kenrick Block.

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𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀
Thursday, May 14th, 2026, 7:00 pm, doors 6:30

The Black Box Studio
Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society
1131 Howe Street, back lane access
40 seat limit

Free entry with prior registration. To register, please follow the link - https://amsnetwork.ca/partners/cineworks/events/5-10395

Getting to Cineworks! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvuTPa8_ZAE

Questions: [email protected]

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Please note that Cineworks doesn’t have parking spots available for events. We kindly encourage anyone driving to our space to consider using metered parking in the surrounding streets or one of the parking lots located nearby. Thank you.

Cineworks would like to thank our generous funders: BC Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, the City of Vancouver, and the Province of British Columbia (Gaming) for making our services and programs supporting independent filmmakers possible.

04/29/2026

Cineworks is proud to announce our selection for Telefilm's Talent to Watch 2026 program in the Main Component stream: filmmaking team Asher Penn and Nathan Drillot for their film: 𝘊𝘢𝘵 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯.

𝘊𝘢𝘵 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 is the story of Oscar, a 35-year-old Canadian in emotional freefall, that gives up his sick cat and tries to rebuild his life through sobriety, dead-end work, and a fledgling filmmaking partnership that takes him to Los Angeles. There, he drifts through unstable creative circles and escalating personal chaos, making a series of impulsive decisions that steadily undermine his stability and relationships.

Congratulations, Asher and Nathan, we wish you all the best on what comes next!

Thank you as well to the filmmakers that put forward a submission to Cineworks for the Talent to Watch Program. We appreciate the hard work and investment, as we continue to be inspired by the talent and commitment of independent filmmakers in Vancouver.

04/29/2026

Experience two powerful stories at this year’s DOXA Documentary Film Festival with 𝘞𝘐𝘕𝘋𝘞𝘈𝘙𝘋 and 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺. Together, these films offer a moving exploration of land, memory, and transformation, inviting audiences to reflect on the deep ties between people and place. Join DOXA for a compelling cinematic journey that highlights bold storytelling and urgent perspectives from around the world. 🌎

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𝘞𝘐𝘕𝘋𝘞𝘈𝘙𝘋 - May 2nd, 6:30pm @ The Cinematheque.
🎟️Tickets - https://doxa2026.eventive.org/films/69c44e8374315699a7252e96

𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 - May 3rd, 7:40pm @ SFU - Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema. May 9th, 5:50 pm @ The Cinematheque.
🎟️Tickets - https://doxa2026.eventive.org/films/69c44e8374315699a7252e3b

https://www.doxafestival.ca/

Questions: [email protected]

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𝘞𝘐𝘕𝘋𝘞𝘈𝘙𝘋 (2025, 70 minutes) - d. Sharon Lockhart

𝘞𝘐𝘕𝘋𝘞𝘈𝘙𝘋 builds upon core themes that have defined Lockhart’s career: an exploration of place and how people engage with landscapes, a durational approach to attention and focus through extended static takes, and a deep, long-term commitment to those who appear before her lens. Filmed on Fogo Island, located off the northern coast of Newfoundland—the easternmost province of Canada—the film unveils the island’s striking geological formations, unique climate, and austere beauty, brought to life through portrayals of youth. This film is part of the paraDOXA series.

This film has a Q&A or Panel on Saturday May 2.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱. No persons under the age of 18 permitted.

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𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 (2025, 84 minutes) - d. Morgan Tams

The cycles of the seasons dominate this unflinching and intimate portrait of a small community living off of the land in the remote wilderness of Western Canada. Alternating between visceral observations of everyday life and the quiet evolution of the land and its residents, the film unfolds as the seasons rise and fall, following five community members as they negotiate the complex intersections of lifestyle, landscape and the relentless passage of time. Filmed entirely off-the-grid by a longtime resident of the farm, what emerges is a tender and bracingly honest portrait of the cycles of growth and decay among a chosen family of outsiders. At a time when audiences are questioning how 20th century “progress” has failed our environment and society, 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 offers a glimpse of a possible alternative - without offering any easy answers.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: Animal Cruelty or Animal Death (Animal Harm).

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱. No persons under the age of 18 permitted.

This film has a Q&A or Panel on Sunday May 3 and Saturday May 9.

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