Cineworks is grateful for the opportunity to provide its services and supports for independent filmmakers on the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Today, on National Indigenous Peoples Day, Cineworks acknowledges the harmful effects of colonisation in an effort to move towards cultural awareness, sensitivity, competency and humility as a foundation for nurturing cultural safety.
In our continued effort to foreground the voices and stories of independent filmmakers and other non-commercial media artists, especially those from underrepresented and equity-deserving groups, we are proud to release the first episode of Cineworks’ podcast: Cinevoice. Cinevoice is hosted by Cineworks Program Coordinator, Luis “Luigi” Alvarez, and a dedicated member of our community, independent filmmaker and improvisational artist, Brian Nguyen.
Cinevoice podcast is dedicated to open discussion of independent filmmaking in -and beyond- Vancouver. Our podcast also aims to create a window into the lived experience of independent filmmakers as they navigate their vocational and artistic journeys in an increasingly costly material world. We ultimately hope that the experiences shared in our podcast can mutually-inspire independent filmmaking.
Our first guest, interdisciplinary artist, writer and filmmaker Siku Allooloo, formerly Cineworks Indigenous Artist in Residence, is featured in our inaugural podcast.
If you would like to be a guest for the podcast, please send us an email to education@cineworks.ca.
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Cineworks would like to thank our generous funders-BC Arts Council, Canada Council, the City of Vancouver, and the Province of British Columbia (Gaming) for making this program possible.
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Siku Allooloo (Inuk/Haitian/Taíno) is an interdisciplinary artist, writer and filmmaker from Yellowknife, NT, Canada (by way of Pond Inlet, Nunavut, and Haiti). A unique and innovative voice of her generation known for working with subject matter in a deeply layered and sensory way, Siku artistically reimagines conventional forms as imbued by her cultural traditions, oral histories, and land-based practice.
Siku’s film an artwork has been featured at prominent international film festivals and art galleries, including Whitney Museum of American Art, BlackStar, DOXA, The Flaherty, Canada’s National Arts Centre, Anthology Film Archives, Qaumajuq-Winnipeg Art Gallery, and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal.
Siku’s debut short film, SPIRIT EMULSION (2022), won Best Canadian Short at Gimli International Film Festival, Prix de la Relève (Emerging Talent Award) at Festival International Présence Autochtone, two Filmmaker Awards at YKIFF 2022, and Honourable Mention, DOXA Documentary Short Award. Her independent journalism, poetry, and creative writing have also been widely published (in The Guardian, Canadian Art Magazine, Truthout, Chatelaine, and The Capilano Review).
As the founder and owner of Akia Films, Siku is currently leading the production of her first feature documentary film, INDÍGENA, as the writer, director and co-producer.
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