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Shedding light on the importance of representation in film with ‘Nothing About Us Without Us’ Shedding light on the importance of representation in film with ‘Nothing About Us Without Us’ Courtesy of / Ashley Eakin The “Nothing About Us Without Us” series tells the stories of marginalized individuals, shedding light on the importance of promoting diversity both on and behind the camera. By Irene Madrigal | March 9, 2021, 1:13 AM In recent years, there has been conversation and...

Bernardo Villalobos (Mr. V), played by Eugenio Derbez, composing the spring concert. This years festival line-up includes several titles that feature disability in the plot, including day one screening CODA. RespectAbility— the nonprofit organization that seeks to combat stigmas for people with disabilities— has set a Sundance Film Festival conversation program with its Accessibility and Inclusion Lab. The five conversations series, running Jan. 29 to Feb. 1, will focus on the intersection...

by Craig Takeuchi on December 21st, 2020 at 1:30 PM 1 of 10 2 of 10 The 20th edition of the Whistler Film Festival called it a wrap for its program on Sunday with an awards ceremony—and the list of winners hail from across Canada and abroad. Even though the festival has completed, all of the films and more from this years WFF are still available to watch online until the end of the month. (Also, to help support filmmakers and Canadian rights holders during this challenging time, the fest...