Have You Heard Judi Singh?

The story of Judi Singh, an unwitting trailblazer who, as a Punjabi-Black singer, steps onto jazz stages during tumultuous times and leaves a musical imprint to be discovered.

Baljit Sangra

Baljit Sangra is an award-winning, Vancouver-based filmmaker whose films shine a light on underrepresented and marginalized voices and stories. Sangra’s films have routinely premiered at festivals around the world. Her most high profiled project was as Writer/Director of the feature documentary Because We Are Girls, exploring the impact of sexual abuse on a Punjabi family living in BC for the National Film Board.

Presented as Part Of PROGRAM #5 – BE DIFFERENT – WESTCOAST TALES

Weeping Fig

Weeping Fig short film is a reverse fairytale that centers on a fragile father-daughter relationship during a ...

18 min | Sohee Hong | We don't know yet. We will inform as soon as we know. | Korean

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Song for No One

From his apartment in Brooklyn, Gene hosts an independent radio show to platform his music in hopes of one day...

7 min | Liam Ma | BC Premiere | English / ASL

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Does it make me naive

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19 min | Amanda Sum, Sam Tudor, Sam Lynch, Jenny Lee-Gilmore, Miranda MacDougall, Maiko Yamamoto, Derek Kwan, Jamie King, Mayumi Yoshida, Shana Wolfe, Emma Pollard, Sophia Wolfe, and Jo Hirabayashi. | World Premiere | English

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Credits

Baljit Sangra, Brishkay Ahmed

Judi Singh, Kingston Palmer

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This year, VAFF FESTIVAL, screening programs in person and virtual will be organized into various series in order to better highlight the diverse content in our festival. These Series include Spotlight Series, Documentary Features Series, Narrative Features Series, Westcoast Shorts Series, Canadian Shorts Series, International Short Series, Animation Series, VAFF Industry Insight Series and Special Events.

Have You Heard Judi Singh?

Presented as Part Of PROGRAM #5 – BE DIFFERENT – WESTCOAST TALES

Weeping Fig

Song for No One

Does it make me naive

Festival passes

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