Vancouver: Back again for the 8th year, the Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival (VISAFF) are presenting a line-up you don’t want to miss! The festival is dedicated to bridging the gap between South Asian talent and mainstream audiences and showcases films from all over the world. Taking place November 22 – 25 between five different venues, check out the films and events below:
November 22
Surrey City Hall – 13450 104 Avenue, Surrey
4:30pm Practice Your Pitch (Workshop)
6:00pm Opening Gala presentation – Mehsampur, a MAMI Mumbai Grand Jury Prize winning film about the sensational late Punjabi folk-singer Chamkila, sometimes referred to as the “Elvis of Punjab”.
November 23
SFU Surrey Campus – 13450 102 Avenue, Surrey
11:00am B2B (Workshop)11:30am The Masquerade (Short Film)
Be The Future (Short Film)
Tungrus (Short Fillm)
The Student (Short Film)
1:00pm Shonar Pahar (Feature Film)
4:00pm Half Widow (Feature Film)
5:00pm Youth Edition (Workshop)
8:00pm Chumbak – The Lottery (Feature Film)
8:00pm Motorcycle Girl (Feature Film)
November 24
Vancouver Film School – 151 W. Cordova Street, Vancouver
12:00pm Another Place (Short Film)
Maun – Silence (Short Film)
Clash of Mortality (Short Film)
Dia (Short Film)
1:30pm The Demon (Short Film)
Divorce’ish (Short Film)
Bhairava (Short FIlm)
Lhasa (Short Film)
3:30pm Bas Ek Pyala Chai (Short Film)
Are You Volleyball?! (Short Film)
Awfully Pretty (Short Film)
Yasmina (Short Film)
All Kinds of Weather (Short Film)
SFU Surrey Campus – 13450 102 Avenue, Surrey
12:00pm How to Fund Films & Earn Profits (Workshop)
2:00pm Screenplay Writing with Manu Chopra (Workshop)
6:00pm 5 Outstanding Speakers Panel and Meet & Greet presented by Aaarzu Magazine. Speakers include: Agam Darshi, Dave Mann, Aliza Vellazi, Manoj Sood, Hossein Martin Fazeli and guest speaker Sangeeta Wylie.
November 25
Vancouver Film School – 151 W. Cordova Street, Vancouver
11:00am Katran (Short Film)
Itwaar (Short Film)Challenged (Short Film)
The Fob and I (Web Series)
Birds of Paradise (Short Film)
Forbidden Tikka Masala (Short Film)
Dear Me (Short Film)
12:30am Forbidden (Short Film)
Drawn Together (Feature Documentary)
Mehndi (Short Film)
Shunyata (Short Film)
5 O’Clock Shadow (Short Film)
Dark Matter (Short Film)
Fighters Canvas (Short Film)
Lovely Mummers (Short Film)
2:30pm Pagg (Short Film)
Nanu Aur Main (Feature Documentary)
Boxes of Chocolates (Short Film)
The Bus Stop (Short Film)
5 O’Clock Shadow (Short Film)
Decoding Dark Matter (Short Film)
Fighters Canvas (Short Film)
Lovely Mummers (Short Film)
The Cinematheque – 1131 Howe Street, Vancouver
12:30pm Festival Closing – Manto, a biographical drama about the daring and controversial famous Urdu author Saadat Hasan Manto, directed by acclaimed actress and director Nandita Das and starring Sacred Games’ Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
Surrey City Hall – 13450 104 Avenue, Surrey
6:00pm Sikh Musical Heritage – The Untold Story
8:30pm Closing Ceremony & Awards
For tickets and information, visit www.visaff.ca
