Program 11: Life In Multiculture

The audience favourite Vancity shorts program returns! LIFE IN MULTICULTURE showcases eight short films from Vancouver-based filmmakers – including the winners of this year’s Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon filmmaking contest, “Stick With You” and “#YELLOWMAN.” Funny, serious or sad, the films in this program unflinchingly explore the changing faces and conflicts of contemporary Canadian life in Metro Vancouver, including the ongoing impact of cultural pluralism on how we see our country, our city and ourselves.

Program 11: LIFE IN MULTICULTURE

Program 11: Life In Multiculture / 93 mins
The audience favourite Vancity shorts program returns! LIFE IN MULTICULTURE showcases eight short films from Vancouver-based filmmakers - including the winners of this year's Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon filmmaking contest, "Stick With You" and "#YELLOWMAN." Funny, serious or sad, the films in this program unflinchingly explore the changing faces and conflicts of contemporary Canadian life in Metro Vancouver, including the ongoing impact of cultural pluralism on how we see our country, our city and ourselves.
In This Program: Goodnight Sun, Radicalizing Intimacy, #YELLOWMAN, Stick With You, Mattress, Souvenir, Next Like, Gran Nigel

Program 11 – Life In Multiculture

Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
November 9, 2014 2:00 pm
Gran Nigel

Joella Cabalu / Program 11: Life In Multiculture / Canada / 2013 / Documentary / 3 mins
A circus performer dares to compete in The GranFondo...on a unicycle.
Precedes: Next Like

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Program 11 – Life In Multiculture

Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
November 9, 2014 2:00 pm
Next Like

Milton Ng / Program 11: Life In Multiculture / Canada / 2014 / Bro-mance / 12 mins
A heartbroken man is cheered up by his brother-in-law, who shows him there is still plenty of "social media" left in the sea.
Preceded by: Gran Nigel

Precedes: Souvenir

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Program 11 – Life In Multiculture

Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
November 9, 2014 2:00 pm
Souvenir

Seung-Yup Lee / Program 11: Life In Multiculture / Canada / 2014 / Drama / 19 mins
Cousins can be remote.
Preceded by: Next Like

Precedes: Mattress

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Program 11 – Life In Multiculture

Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
November 9, 2014 2:00 pm
Mattress

Michelle Kee / Program 11: Life In Multiculture / Canada / 2014 / Comedy / 10 mins
After Little Boy Lee and his family dump an old mattress in a dirty Strathcona alley, the mattress sparks an all-out suburban war.
Preceded by: Souvenir

Precedes: Stick With You

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Program 11 – Life In Multiculture

Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
November 9, 2014 2:00 pm
Stick With You

Vulcan Siu / Program 11: Life In Multiculture / Canada / 2014 / Thriller / 8 mins
After a heavy drinking party, a college student, Ian, decides to drive back to the dorm. On his ride back, his car drives onto a curb and hits something - with unforeseen consequences.
Preceded by: Mattress

Precedes: #YELLOWMAN

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Program 11 – Life In Multiculture

Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
November 9, 2014 2:00 pm
#YELLOWMAN

Theo Kim / Program 11: Life In Multiculture / Canada / 2014 / Action, Comedy / 8 mins
#YELLOWMAN is a superhero comedy about a brilliant scientist, who, after a life changing antimatter experiment, wants to make the world a better place by becoming the world’s first superhero. This becomes increasingly difficult because of power, money and instant fame from over exposure via social media.
Preceded by: Stick With You

Precedes: Radicalizing Intimacy

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Program 11 – Life In Multiculture

Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
November 9, 2014 2:00 pm
Radicalizing Intimacy

Stephanie Fung & Joanna Yang / Program 11: Life In Multiculture / Canada / 2014 / Documentary / 8 mins
How are queer Asian Canadian youth radicalizing intimacy in their lives?
Preceded by: #YELLOWMAN

Precedes: Goodnight Sun

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Program 11 – Life In Multiculture

Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
November 9, 2014 2:00 pm
Goodnight Sun

Edward Yoon / Program 11: Life In Multiculture / Canada / 2014 / Comedy / 3 mins
A mother tells a scientifically accurate bedtime story about the death of the Sun, the Earth and all life as we know it.
Preceded by: Radicalizing Intimacy

Plays In:

Program 11 – Life In Multiculture

Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
November 9, 2014 2:00 pm