Hello Victoria Film Festival Friends - We are delighted to reach out and let you know that Victoria Film Festival 2023 will be featuring this year films & documentaries that break boundaries, bring everyone together and show us how diverse we are 

Check out these examples: 

The Empress of Vancouver: 

With a wealth of well shot footage, archival material, and pop art animations, Vancouver director Dave Rodden-Shortt creates an affectionate portrait of an icon of Vancouver’s LGTBQ+ community, long-time drag artist and activist Oliv Howe.

Venue: Odeon

Screening Date (s): February 05 6:00pm

Buy tickets: https://www.victoriafilmfestival.com/product/the-empress-of-vancouver/

Movie trailer: https://vimeo.com/698396430   

No Straight Lines 

looks at this world from an LGBTQ perspective and introduces us to Alison Bechdel, Jennifer Camper, Howard Cruse, Rupert Kinnard and Mary Wings and these artists have something to say and often in a very comical way. The underground comic book movement with artists like Robert Crumb (Fritz the Cat) got their start in the 1960s. It wasn’t until 1973 that the first gay themed comic book came out by a queer artist, Mary Wings. Queer comic books helped make gay lives visible and find a way towards selfacceptance. No Straight Lines celebrates the genre in this funny and insightful telling of LGBTQ history.

Venue: Blue Bridge Theatre

Screening Date (s): February 09 9:00pm

Buy tickets: https://www.victoriafilmfestival.com/product/no-straight-lines-the-rise-of-queer-comics/

Movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSdTKPXDBWM

For more screenings, please check out the full VFF Program : https://www.victoriafilmfestival.com/festival/