The Prop Master’s Dream 道具大師的尋根夢

Name: The Prop Master’s Dream 道具大師的尋根夢
Start: 2025-11-08
End: 2025-11-08
Location: Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas - Aud 10

In a rapidly changing Vancouver Chinatown, master performer Rosa Cheng launches a ground-breaking project to revive the magical, centuries-old art of Cantonese Opera.

April Liu

April Liu is an independent filmmaker, curator, and cultural programmer passionate about Chinese Canadian stories. She wrote Divine Threads (2019), the first major study of Cantonese Opera in Canada, and advises on programming and development at the Chinatown Storytelling Centre. Her media projects have appeared on CBC Gem, CBC Arts, and international platforms.

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Credits

Martyna Czaplak, Greg Czaplak, April Liu

Rosa Cheng, Haisla Collins, Jacky Lam, and the Vancouver Cantonese Opera troupe

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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.

The Prop Master’s Dream 道具大師的尋根夢

Presented as Part Of PROGRAM #6 – BE MINDFUL – WESTCOAST TALES

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