A film festival this weekend in New Westminster is exploring the representation of disability in Canadian film.
Inclusion B.C. is hosting its third annual film festival on Sunday, Dec. 3, in recognition of the 2017 UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
The festival features a two-hour program of short films and conversation that explore the way disability has been portrayed in Canadian film. Inclusion B.C. partnered with the National Film Board for the occasion to present a historical journey from the early 1960s to the present day, with the premiere of Inclusion B.C.’s own short film, Disability Pride 2017.
“Join us in Canada’s 150th year as we explore how the portrayal of disability in Canadian film has reflected our evolution from exclusion to disability pride over 60 years, and how the disability rights movement related to Canada’s broader transformation towards a more just and inclusive society for all,” a press release says.
The program starts at 7 p.m. at the Anvil Centre Theatre, 777 Columbia St. Tickets are $10.
At 6 p.m., audiences are invited to attend a closing reception for the Inclusion B.C. art exhibition Big House: Selections from the Inside/OUT!, currently underway at the Anvil Centre Community Art Space.
See www.inclusionbc.org/filmfest for all the details.
