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Fanny meets her high school friends for the annual Switch & Bitch Party.
This is video compilation is part of the educational guide produced as part of Archive/Counter-Archive’s (A/CA) Case Study, Through Feminist Lenses: Video Works at Groupe Intervention Vidéo with Groupe Intervention Vidéo.
A look at the community response to the murder of Nirmal Singh Gill, a caretaker at the Guru Nanak Gurudwara in Surrey BC by 5 white supremacist skinheads in 1998.
Spirit Bear's friends teach him about residential schools and how he can help with reconciliation!
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A presentation for filmmakers and artists with VUCAVU.com’s Digital Programming Intern, Stephanie Poruchnyk-Butler.
While narrating letters written to her ex, a woman attempts to cast away the lingering shadows of the relationship and overcome feelings of rejection and failure.
Digital video documentation of The images, such as they are, do have an effect on us: PORN Dossier. The envelope and folders are opened and the contents examined.
Did you know that many First Nations schools get less money than provincial schools? Shannen Koostachin, a young leader from Attawapiskat First Nation, knew this was wrong, and so does Spirit Bear.
Chilean refugee Daniela (Carmen Aguirre) wants to travel back to Chile to learn more about her family as her father is reluctant to talk about his past. But she is about find out much more than she expected.
VHS video documentation of The images, such as they are, do have an effect on us: CENSORSHIP dossier. The envelope and folders are opened and the contents examined.
"C'est à qui, cette ville?" is a response to the 1984 film, “Ville, Quelle Ville?” This original super 8 film documented various places in Toronto’s east end and reflected upon a young woman’s life in the city.
A young loner struggles to make connection at a haunted summer camp.
As he is making a didgeridoo, Bernard Bosa tells us what vibration is for him, what it has done in his life.
VHS video documentation of The images, such as they are, do have an effect on us: PORN Dossier. The envelope and folders are opened and the contents examined.
Filmed sporadically and intuitively during the summer months of 2020 and 2021, Homunculi is a recontextualization of a personal archive of hand processed 16mm “home movies” and various cinematographic experiments.
Two sisters attempt to find common understanding amidst bickering.
Clash of cultures, care of the elderly and four women trying to make sense of their unravelling family, this is Mum Singh.
What of our homes lasts within us? Shea stretches the answer across a diaspora.
We're delighted to launch A/CA's Educational Guide series; a project and research network dedicated to the activation and preservation of audiovisual archives created by Aboriginal peoples (First Nations, Métis, Inuit), Black communities and people of color, women, LGBT2Q+ and immigrant communities.
Since the launch of the VUCAVU platform in 2016, we have collaborated with artists, educators, and arts organizations across the country to present a wide variety of independent Canadian films and video art online. Artists are always compensated for the dissemination of their works, and the artworks can often be rented individually for VOD viewing after the programming free period has expired. Programs are always accompanied by bilingual curatorial texts exploring the themes addressed in the selection, and many of them also include recordings of roundtable discussions and conversations with the artists!
The historic establishment of the northernmost mosque in the western hemisphere.
Loveletter to Saint Boniface is a bilingual experimental documentary that unravels personal and community memories regarding racism and homophobia while exploring notions of language and culture.
Inheriting her father’s studio, Jennifer Alleyn finds herself drawn to the intimate space, still exuding the artist’s imagination.
The fear of bridges.
A woman creates a runway to fly up into the "clear blue" above an endless landscape.
Montreal based chef with Mauritanian origins is missing the main ingredient of his delicious recipes: the desert salt. He crosses the desert annually...
A displaced young girl, her overwhelmed older sister and the superhero that brings them together.
Meet Montreal's Mambo Drag Kings, a dapper group of lip synching lesbians who entertain in style.
"A re-creation of my journey to the sweat lodge ceremony through sound image and narration."
Métis, Métis Not is a video documentation of the filmmaker’s lack of relationship with her cultural background
A 70s TV sitcom set around a young group of artists.
After my parents died, I found a box of slides from their wedding. Here are images of my parents looking so young. The unknown photographer captured the events with an awkward, honest beauty. Seeing my parents at a time before they faced so many hardships, I just want to protect these innocent kids.
This video uses the word Apocalypse not only in the original Greek sense (revelation) but also with an eschatological bent (the end of all things). End of the world. Loss. A dirge. A visual meditation on the tension between the natural world and what we've made of it.
This collaborative work was made by Jaylene and Winona along with their mentor Jackie Traverse as an experimentation for their first film.
Found film from the future. The last human on Earth wonders "why make a film".
Check out granny's bingo card collection and more on everybody's favourite morning show, coming to you from Darryl's basement and over your local cable television network.
Half-breed Alice attempts to become queen and struggles with the Red Queen and the White Queen's disapproval of her racial transgressions. A funny and quirky take on race, this piece stars Cosmosquaw as the Red Queen, Shawna Dempsey as the White Queen, and Thirza Cuthand as Alice.
The story of a man lost in the Arctic during a blizzard and his mysterious rescuer
Brown Town Muddy Water is a documentary about the Indigenous Musicians that lived, died, prospered and survived Winnipeg's notorious main street strip during the 1960’s.
Shot improvisationally in 2010, shortly after the end of the Sri Lankan civil war, this film takes a lyrical approach to examining recent history and the process of reconstruction in the post-war era.
Gaawiin Gego [Got No Nothing] is based on a rhyme in Ojibwe that my great aunt taught me, the lyrics reference the blues and a Nina Simone song. The audio track is layered over top of found video footage from Lac Des Mille Lacs, which is the lake beside our Reserve
A nephew's journey
A granddaughter embarks on a search for her grandfather's roots and finds much more.
A deeply intimate look at the frightening realities of food insecurity in First Nations communities.
Artistical deconstruction of two politically charged texts : the Canadian National Anthem (in English and French) and the Polish one. Can a woman aspire to and acquire a perfect pronunciation of the political texts that were mainly created by men?
Inspiration for this video came from Winona's dogs Kai and Tojo, their playful attitudes and the joy they bring to her life.
A pornographic parody, that advocates the use of feminism as lesbian foreplay.
Irene the Lionhearted is an intimate, historical and poetic account of the life of Irene Kon, as seen through the eyes of her granddaughter.
Set amidst the snowdrifts of a desolate prairie winter, a weather-beaten lodge provides refuge for a disparate group of locals and travelers.
The primo tourist spot, Coney Island, as seen by a wandering heart.
A single-subject portrait of a young Nunamiut athlete through the practice of his sport, which focuses on the materiality of film and its surface textures.
A diva is tied to a wooden 'lectric chair.
On a cold fall evening, Leila is left alone to tend the family convenience store. A series of strange clients keep her in a constant state of apprehension. Language and cultural barriers also contribute to the making of a nerve-racking evening.
Réflexion sur le rôle et le pouvoir des femmes dans les communautés autochtones du Nord et du Sud.
Did you ever have a crush on Anne Murray, singing her greatest hits with your dress tucked into your pantyhose? And what about Anne of Green Gables?
A moment of reflection, accompanied by an improvised piano sketch.
Sydnie Baynes is a Toronto-based multimedia artist and animator currently studying at OCAD University. She holds a BFA in Film Animation and creates work that explores Black history, identity, and self-love through storytelling and digital media. Her artistic practice bridges the worlds of education and independent media, with a focus on accessibility, empowerment, and cultural preservation. Welcome to the team Sydnie!