Cart ()

Snack Sakura

Snack Sakura follows Canadian photographer Greg Girard across Japan in search of a woman. Meditating on memory, art, and life between cultures as he obsessively journeys from town to town, Girard’s quest is sparked by a single clue: “Last I heard, she was working in a snack bar called Sakura.”

Jia Li, Joshua Frank (Co-Director)

Jia Li is a documentary cinematographer, director, and editor. In close collaboration with other documentary directors and journalists, she brings a sensitive, intimate lens to stories of women, people of color, and spaces where cultures overlap. Jia is a founding member of the cross-cultural documentary collective HiLo.

Presented as Part Of Virtual – Reflections on Lived Experiences International Short Doc

All Quiet on the Westlake

With the rapid development of Hangzhou, someone is doomed to be left behind. The film conveys the theme of lov...
15 min | Wei Zishuo | | Canadian Premiere | Mandarin, Chinese Sign Language | English
Learn More

Asian Bitches Speak

This mother-daughter journey explores mental health and healing from intergenerational trauma amidst the rise ...
16 min | Janet Chen (Ma) | | Canadian Premiere | English, Mandarin | English
Learn More

The Last Mayor of Chinatown

The Last Mayor of Chinatown tells the story of the rise, decline, and rediscovery of Pittsburgh’s Chinatown....
14 min | Lena Chen | | Canadian Premiere | English
Learn More
Credits
Mimi Wada, Jia Li
Greg Girard, Mimi Wada
FeatureD on

Festival passes

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.

vaff28 venues

Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas

88 W Pender St 3rd floor, Vancouver, BC V6B 6N9

Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas

88 W Pender St 3rd floor, Vancouver, BC V6B 6N9