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Program 11: Life In Multiculture

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.


  1. Program 11 - Life in Multiculture

    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


  2. Gran Nigel film still

    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

    Plays In:
    Program 11 – Life In Multiculture

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


  3. Next Like Film Still

    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

    Plays In:
    Program 11 – Life In Multiculture

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


  4. Souvenir film still

    Souvenir

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

    Preceded by: Next Like

    Precedes: Mattress

    Plays In:
    Program 11 – Life In Multiculture

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


  5. Mattress film still

    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

    Plays In:
    Program 11 – Life In Multiculture

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


  6. Stick With You - film still

    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

    Plays In:
    Program 11 – Life In Multiculture

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


  7. #Yellowman film still

    #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

    Plays In:
    Program 11 – Life In Multiculture

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


  8. Radicalizing Intimacy film still

    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

    Plays In:
    Program 11 – Life In Multiculture

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


  9. Goodnight Sun film still

    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