The "Documentary, Visual Methods & Social Justice" cluster brings together filmmakers &scholars working on these themes at #UBC & beyond. PI @shannondwalsh
Congratulations to director Asher Penn, Gabor Maté and executive producer Shannon Walsh for winning the Insights Audience Choice awards at @VIFFest! Well deserved for their honest and moving documentary Physician Heal Thyself.
Rae Maté featured in the photographs.
Check out Signals; over 35 curated projects that include unreleased video game demos, immersive tech, VR/AR and floor-to-ceiling LED walls.
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Ticket Link: https://t.co/cBMuM0rN1c
Come watch the World Premiere of Physician, Heal Thyself, where Dr Maté shares his theories and his personal story. Directed by Asher Penn, starring Gabor Maté, and with Shannon Walsh (our very own cluster lead!) as the executive producer. Buy tickets at: https://t.co/NZXtjW4Dcw
I Am Sirat: an autobiographic documentary by Sirat Taneja about her experience as a transwoman in India, where she lives a dual life. Collaborating with filmmaker Deepa Mehta, Sirat shot the film with her smartphone. Includes a post-screening discussion with director Deepa Mehta!
With the Drop Deadline approaching, go visit the DocUBC website (https://t.co/OdYbNjNjWc) for a list of interdisciplinary courses we have curated for you! You will find all lower-level and upper-level courses related to filmmaking, storytelling, visual research and methodologies.
Mark your calendars, and don't miss out on the chance to learn from Elizabeth Klinck's Research and Rights Clearance Workshop! Happening on Wednesday September 27th, from 10am-4pm at Robson Square (Room C440). To buy tickets, visit @doc_bcytnt and click the link in their bio!
Introducing the Documentary, Arts-Based Methods, and Social Justice (DocUBC) cluster! We hope to use this space to uplift the voices of local filmmakers, scholars, and practitioners, and advertise their upcoming events in the region.
DocUBC Website: https://t.co/nbGWs4NGZL
We are excited to announce that Physician, Heal Thyself - a documentary about @DrGaborMate will make it's premiere at @VIFFest 2023.
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Check out the first episode of From Here Forward, our newest podcast hosted by @UBCJournalism grads Carol Eugene Park and Rumneek Johal. Carol and Rumneek chat with #UBC prof and filmmaker Shannon Walsh on the human costs and benefits of gig work: https://t.co/GtaBjN9Xub
“We’re seeing workers organizing across the world in ways I don’t think anybody could have ever imagined. If we really support that we might see a real transformation.
We have a lot of potential…for things to shift.” – Dr @ShannonDWalsh, @FilmUBC, @UBC_Doc research cluster lead
Read about the current exhibition at Barclay Manor co-curated by @UBC_doc member Callista Ottoni in partnership with Jennifer Conroy, @WestEndSeniors, and check out the guided tours taking place Oct 7 &12. #CommunityEngagement#PublicScholarship https://t.co/c7PRHMQW0v
Did you miss the Oct 3rd premiere? Catch the second screening, followed by a Q&A with Dr. Antoine Bourges, on Wednesday, October 5, 9:15PM at @theCinematheque. And be sure to follow the @UBC_doc Research Cluster for more news and events.
Among the massive concrete block towers in Thorncliffe Park, Toronto, a Syrian doctor struggles to hold on to his cultural identity as his family grows roots in their new community. Dr Antoine Bourges' CONCRETE VALLEY premieres in Vancouver tonight. https://t.co/tcpQyZo5hm
DocUBC member Antoine Bourges' new film "Concrete Valley" is showing @VIFFest this Oct 3 & 5. He'll be there for Q&A both nights. Not to be missed! #VIFF22
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Congratulations to @UBC_PH Research Cluster funding recipients 2022-24. $92,280 was awarded to 5 clusters to promote research & collaboration among humanities scholars at UBC & beyond, & to help collaborators leverage funding to secure additional support.
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