Romeo + Juliet – 30th anniversary Sunday, June 14 at 7:30 PM PG| Drama | 120 minutes Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet turns 30! And its electrifying vision still pulses with style and tragedy. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes, this modernized Shakespeare tragedy blends romance and chaos in a bold, unforgettable cinematic experience.
The 2nd annual Queer Island Festival of the Arts is excited to present our 2026 program: Queer Island Film Festival! Building on the outlandish success of last year’s inaugural program that covered the waterfront (wink), we’re aiming for a more intimate experience this year with a three day film festival in downtown Victoria. […]
The 2nd annual Queer Island Festival of the Arts is excited to present our 2026 program: Queer Island Film Festival! Building on the outlandish success of last year’s inaugural program that covered the waterfront (wink), we’re aiming for a more intimate experience this year with a three day film festival in downtown Victoria. […]
The 2nd annual Queer Island Festival of the Arts is excited to present our 2026 program: Queer Island Film Festival! Building on the outlandish success of last year’s inaugural program that covered the waterfront (wink), we’re aiming for a more intimate experience this year with a three day film festival in downtown Victoria. […]
Punch-Drunk Love Sunday, June 28 at 7:30 PM 14A | Romantic Comedy Drama | 95 minutes In Punch-Drunk Love, Paul Thomas Anderson spins an off-kilter romance where chaos meets vulnerability. Adam Sandler and Emily Watson deliver tender, surprising performances in a love story charged with anxiety, humor, and sudden bursts of emotion.
Opening film – Friday, July 17 at 7:00 PM 19+ Witness ƛɛsla Dr. Evan Adams & t̓agəm Eileen Francis’ new documentary that shares the journey of their community, the Tla’amin Nation, and their allies to rename the city of Powell River–named after Israel Wood Powell who put forth harmful assimilative policies like Residential Schools and the Potlatch ban–which is met with […]
Award-winning writer and filmmaker Sherman Alexie joins actor, director, and physician Evan Adams for an engaging conversation about storytelling and filmmaking. From ground-breaking works like Smoke Signals, The Business of Fancydancing and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian to documentary filmmaking and contemporary Indigenous perspectives, this session explores the intersections of art, identity, […]
Métis filmmaker Shane Belcourt shares the story of Louie Cameron and the Ojibway Warriors Society’s 38-day takeover of Anicinabe Park in Kenora, Ontario to fight against systemic racism and land theft. This gripping documentary includes rare archival footage, personal letters, and an unpublished manuscript that shares details of the little-known story of the Red Power movement in […]
Saturday, July 18 at 4:15 PM Seymour (Evan Adams), a celebrated poet, returns home and into the ghosts of the stories that made him famous. Is he preserving his culture or profiting from it? This powerful, genre-defying debut from Sherman Alexie (Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation) still cuts deep 24 years later. Don’t miss […]
Saturday, July 18 at 7:00 PM Muskeg Lake Cree Nation filmmaker Tristin Greyeyes shares her journey in uncovering the story of her late grandmother, Freda Ahenakew, who was a trailblazer in preserving the Cree language, eventually being named to the Order of Canada and inspiring Tristin’s journey to learn Cree. A Cree Approach won Best […]
Sunday, July 19 at 1:00 PM Every kind of screen media – short videos for YouTube, feature films and television and webseries – has one thing in common. They all need a producer to make them happen. Veteran producer Barbara Todd Hager (Cree/Metis) will show you how to kickstart your story idea and go through the steps it takes […]
Sunday, July 19 at 3:00 PM Cree-Métis filmmaker Tanner Zurkoski combines live action documentary with vibrant hand-drawn animations that depict the histories told through oral storytelling traditions. Zurkoski shares histories through interviews and archival footage, including the 1864 confrontation between the Kingfisher trading vessel the British Royal Navy and the Ahousaht First Nation. These histories tell stories of sovereignty […]