Stories from the Silk Roads

Celebrate Asian Heritage Month with Kulea Culture Society’s Stories from the Silk Roads. This exciting three-day event, featuring vibrant music and captivating films, honours the rich and diverse heritage of Canadians with roots in the Asian continent.

Feature Films:
A First Farewell (China/Canada)
Yellow Cat by Adilkhan Yerzhanov (Kazakhstan/France)
All We Imagine as Light by Payal Kapadia (France/India)
Dead Pigs by Cathy Yan (China/USA)
Hit the Road by Panah Panahi (Iran)

Bundle of Short Films:
In the Shadow of the Pines by Anne Koizumi
Crutch by Gayatri Everitt Bajpai
The Steak by Kiarash Dadgar Mohebi
In Our Grandparents’ Kitchens by Djuna Nagasaki
Child by Ryan Anthony Kwok
Fugitive Faith by Amir Arab
Symptom by Kamee Abrahamian

To see the film schedule and get tickets visit kuleaculturesociety.org

Join us for the Stories from the Silk Roads launch event happening May 9 at Caffe Fantastico in Quadra Village. Experience the fusion of sounds, as artists experiment with diverse musical traditions, and listen to stories that bridge cultures.

7-9pm (doors open 6:30pm)
Tickets at the door | Sliding scale $5-$15

The Silk Roads were a system of caravan routes crossing the Eurasian continent from the Mediterranean Sea to China. It influenced the emergence and development of trade and cultural ties between people and statehoods located along the way and beyond. The routes carried goods, ideas, people across the continent and the sea from China, India, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Iran, Syria, Turkey among others to the Mediterranean and the West. Just like on the Asian continent, we see different Asian communities living across Canada today. These cultures have developed their distinct identities, arts and histories through interaction and communication with each other in Canada. Stories from the Silk Roads highlight diversity and harmony through arts and culture.