April 18, 2018 is National Canadian Film Day, an annual event held in communities all across the country to celebrate Canada through Canadian film. It’s a day to sit back in your seat, take off your toque, and have some FUN!
To celebrate NCFD and the 22nd year of VAFF, we are partnering with REEL CANADA and co-presenters explorASIAN, partners H. R. MacMillan Space Centre, and the Museum of Vancouver to present a spring screening of director Ashley Duong’s A Time to Swim.
Co-Presenters:
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| H. R. MacMillan Space Centre 1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver BC |
April 18, 2018 (Wednesday) | Doors open: 6:30 pm Screening: 7:00 pm Filmmaker Q&A following screening |
FREE SCREENING. General Admission refers to seating area that are not assigned or reserved,
and are occupied on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please note: Please arrive early. As this is a free screening and space is limited, all unclaimed registrations will be released at 6:45 pm. Latecomers will be seated only as space permits, but viewing may not be ideal.
Event Registration
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In the suburbs of Montreal, Mutang Urud is a stay-at-home dad. But in Malaysia, he was a voice of resistance for the indigenous peoples of Sarawak. The documentary A Time to Swim follows Mutang as he returns home for the first time since his exile in 1992. The remote forest village, however, is not like he remembers it. Contrary to the will of the elders, cousins who once stood by him at the blockades are now welcoming the timber companies. Despite the threat of a lingering arrest warrant, Mutang can’t resist taking up his old cause. A Time to Swim explores the effects of environmental destruction on the fabric of a community through the personal story of Mutang’s search for belonging in a place where the very ideas of home and heritage are slipping away.
Preceded by a 4m32 Kelabit language music video
“Re Lekuah” by Alena Murang, directed by Ashley Duong
Details are subject to change. Check back here for the latest information.
