Location: Cineworks Studio at 1131 Howe Street, entry in back alley

Doors: 6.30pm; Screening: 7.00pm; FREE;
**** Access to Cineworks by Back Alley ****

Date & Time: May 29th, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

WIFTV, DOC BC, Cineworks members only. Free admission.

The Film and Media Showcase is a forum for members and guests of Cineworks, WIFTV and DOC BC. It provides filmmakers with an opportunity to share their work, across genres and in a variety of lengths, in a space dedicated to discovery, discussion and inspiration. Each event is framed by a question and answer session with creators, followed by informal conversation and networking.


PROGRAM

(1) Roisin Clarke, EveryBody Matters, 2019, 77 mins

Nobody wants to be 500lbs or dreams of being so heavy that they feel imprisoned in their own body. So what happens when you wake up into a world you do not fit into? Hating \"fatties\" is the most acceptable form of bigotry today. Now a quarter of our population, they deserve the same consideration and respect that other people in our community receive under similar circumstances. EveryBody Matters dispels the myths and challenges the body bias in our society, because EveryBody Matters.

(2) David Prokopchuk, Used Rubber, 2018, 5:22 mins

A silent film about Cornelius, an under-ambitious used tire salesman, who falls head over heels for a charming damsel only to find her villainous Step Father has other plans in the works.

David Prokopchuk was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He grew up with a passion for skateboarding and renting VHS tapes. Working as a photographer he naturally transitioned into film making once these cameras started to offer greater video capabilities. He enjoys producing, writing, cinematography and directing. His recent film noire comedy short "Pocket Full of Nuts" has won 5 film awards.

(3) Marvin Marwah (Director) & Brenda Cervanes (Writer), Meet Vancouver, 2019, 8:49 mins

Vancouver is an actress who has always played someone else. She finally gets an audition to play a "west coast" girl. She decides to interview her family, Montreal, Toronto, and Victoria to get an insight into her own identity.


Accessibility Notes:

Cineworks is currently solely accessible via back alley entrance located between Howe Street and Hornby Street. There is limited free parking at our alley entrance, with additional metered street parking on Howe Street. This event will take place in our studio on ground level, which is wheelchair accessible. Our washroom is gender neutral and located on the second floor and is not accessible by wheelchair access. Please email us at admin@cineworks.ca if you require any assistance.

Cineworks pays respect to the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations on whose unceded traditional territories our organization and our work is based. We are committed to dialogue and collaboration with Indigenous artists and communities, amid ongoing social, cultural and environmental effects of colonialism and globalization, as part of our mandate to engage and support independent filmmakers, media artists and audiences through the transformative powers of the moving image.

Image: Still from David Prokopchuk's film, Used Rubber.

For more info on how to screen your films at the Film & Media Showcase, click here.