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Art and Identity in Transit: a conversation between Faune Ybarra and Josema Zamorano

SFU Downtown Campus Policy Room 515 West Hastings Street Policy Room Vancouver, BC V6B 5K3 515 West Hastings Street Policy Room, Vancouver, B.C.

Misplacement, impermanence, a constant need for intercultural dialogue, and a longing for belonging. These are some conditions immigrating artists experience while in transit in so-called "Canada". Join interdisciplinary artists Faune Ybarra and Josema Zamorano in a conversation about how their work is informed by an identity that never seems to settle. Talk moderated by Miret Rodríguez. […]

Folil Trafün (Joining Roots) Festival – Connecting Through Indigenous Films from Latin America

Vancouver, B.C.

Folil trafün (Joining roots) is a showcase of Indigenous and Afro-diaspora films from Latin America (with English subtitles), followed by dialogues to deepen understanding of the films and their relationship with local realities. We will also provide culturally relevant food, from the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm Nation to share. The showcase will launch with two-hybrid (online and in-person) […]

Beyond Dance: A Movement Workshop with Carla Alcántara 

Vancouver, B.C.

This warm and energetic workshop is designed to offer self-reflection, discovery, and an inspiring human connection experience. We will warm up our bodies from the inside out with exciting Latin music and play with movement dynamics that will create a safe and welcoming environment for everyone to enjoy and dance. This workshop will honour our […]

The Settlers (Los Colonos): Film Screening

Vancouver, B.C.

On the year we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Chilean military coup, we joined VIFF to bring you a recent Chilean movie, The Settlers (los Colonos). In 1893, Segundo, […]

Chile, Obstinate Memory screening and Q&A

Vancouver, B.C.

To mark the sombre 50th anniversary of Salvador Allende’s overthrow, join us at a screening of Chile, Obstinate Memory by Patricio Guzmán, truly a living legend of documentary cinema. One […]

Mural Walking Tour – Latin American Edition

Vancouver, B.C.

A special mural tour created by the Vancouver Mural Festival. Please join VMF's Co-founder Adrian Sinclair for an in-person mural tour in the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, which now features over […]

Noche de Teatro, a Carmen Aguirre New Play Sneak Peek

Vancouver, B.C.

Join Electric Company Theatre Core Artist, award-winning theatre maker and best-selling author, Carmen Aguirre, for an exclusive glimpse into her new play, Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project in […]

Latin Expressions in Three Conversations

Vancouver, B.C.

Celebrating international authors and discovering writers from different cultures is one of the many highlights of the Festival, and this year, we delve into works from Latin American writers. Each […]