By Dorothy June Fraser Bitter Lamentations from Adam Wojtowicz on Vimeo. Adam Wojtowicz is a Vancouver-based artist who works in a variety of media. Over the past decade, he has been involved in the Vancouver film scene, as well as the larger Canadian entertainment industry. In his creative...
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Doing it [Her]self: Maureen Bradley’s film, media activism and new movie Two 4 One
By Dorothy June Fraser Maureen Bradley likes making narrative film, because it’s difficult. Her history in film and video began with herself; she speaks about overcoming the gender barriers present in media at the time through teaching herself. Like many of us who aspire to learn the...
Queers Who Pray: Elisha Lim to Finish New Film
By Dorothy June Fraser Elisha Lim’s work makes me think in whispers. Their voice, narrating videos or voicing claymation figures, is coy and intriguing. Their most recent work, however, focuses on different voices: those of Queers Who Pray. Lim “loves to praise God,” even though...
Vancouver’s Litany reading thrills audience
This review posted with permission from Coastal Spectator. Litany Reading Series Gallery Gachet, Vancouver Sunday, April 7 Reviewed by Dorothy June Fraser The first Litany Reading of the year (back in January) was so well-attended it almost burst the small comfy surroundings of the Rhizome Cafe on...
Occidental Paradise: Bo Luengsuraswat on Intercepting Misrepresentation
Bo Luengsuraswat © 2006 Interview by Dorothy June Fraser Occidental Paradise is an experimental film that questions constructions of racialized and gendered lived experience. An early work of interdisciplinary artist Bo Luengsuraswat, this film pulls pop cultural references into the entanglement...
Filmmaker David Geiss on Boom, Bust, and Art as Activism — Watch his latest film, “Basin,” Here!
by Dorothy June Fraser Basin from davideo on Vimeo. David Geiss doffs his tweed cap as we exchange introductory hellos and sit down in a comfy corner of Swan’s Pub in downtown Victoria, BC, to discuss his latest works over a beer. Geiss, born in Saskatchewan and a relatively recent transplant to...