麻豆传媒映画

1) A discordant city symphony set in the DTES

Set against the backdrop of the 2010 Winter Olympics, Wayne Wapeemukwa鈥檚 Luk鈥橪uk鈥橧 presents a handful of engrossing, life-and-death dramas set in Vancouver鈥檚 Downtown Eastside. Somewhere between fiction and documentary, the film invites some of the neighbourhood鈥檚 residents to step into starring roles.
Oct. 8 at 12:45 p.m.
Rio Theatre
(1660 East Broadway)

2) Shane Koyczan鈥檚 most important poem

In Melanie Wood鈥檚 entrancing new documentary, Shut Up and Say Something, acclaimed spoken-word artist Shane Koyczan embarks on a deeply personal journey to finally meet his estranged father. The result is his most important poem yet.
Oct. 8, 12:30 p.m.
麻豆传媒映画Playhouse
(600 Hamilton St.)

3) A grotesquely entertaining debut

Three teenage friends are suddenly sent careening on a detour into over-the-top, gory horror in Dead Shack, the debut feature film from local musician, artist and filmmaker Peter Ricq.
Oct. 5, (8:45 p.m.)
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway)

4) Correcting the history of the Lower Mainland

We live our lives on land that was never ceded or sold by those who were living here at 鈥渇irst contact,鈥� yet we know little about the Lower Mainland before real estate. Elle-M谩ij谩 Tailfeathers鈥� c虛蓹sna蓹m: the City Before the City aims to correct that with a meaningful reminder of the history and prehistory of this land and her first people.
Oct. 6, 2 p.m.
International Village (88 West Pender St.)

5) A cathartic mother-and-son drama

Set against the spectacular backdrop of northern B.C., Never Steady, Never Still (Kathleen Hepburn鈥檚 debut) is the intimate story of a devoted mother wrestling with Parkinson鈥檚 and a son saddled with his first adult responsibilities.
Oct. 7, 12:15 p.m. and Oct. 10, 6:45 p.m.
International Village (88 West Pender St.)