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THE ART OF ADVENTURE debuts to audiences for the first time at this weekend. Check out this first-look clip, featured in , with beautiful archival footage, the wonders of the natural world and a friendship that has lasted a lifetime.
About the film:
Between 1957 and 1958, Robert Bateman and Bristol Foster undertook the adventure of a lifetime — driving a Land Rover dubbed “the Grizzly Torque” 14,000 kilometres across Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Australia. More than just an adrenaline-pumping adventure story of two young men crossing half the planet, The Art of Adventure maps out how Bateman and Foster’s trip inspired a love of nature that would last a lifetime. The film interweaves an account of their travels with a look at their lives through the decades that followed: Bateman became a beloved Canadian wildlife painter and Foster a prominent biologist and the first director of BC’s Ecological Reserves program.
Through in-depth interviews with friends and family and the original 16mm film footage of their incredible journey, director Alison Reid (The Woman Who Loves Giraffes) shows how the trip expanded the pair’s knowledge of the physical world while deepening their spiritual and emotional connection to it. A heartwarming, inspirational love letter to the adventure of life itself.
The film features Robert Bateman, Bristol Foster, David Suzuki, Guujaaw and many more. Robert, Bristol, Alison and some of the team will be in Vancouver for a special Q&A this weekend. We hope to see you at the world premiere!
THE ART OF ADVENTURE plays at VIFF on:
🎟️Sunday Oct 5 3pm
📍Vancouver Playhouse
🎟️Tuesday Oct 7 6pm
📍Granville Island Stage
🎟️Sunday Oct 12 11am (Sold Out)
📍VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre
With screenings at the and to come.
The film is presented by The Audain Foundation () with support from media partners , and community partners .ca and
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The award-winning feature film MONGRELS, from Korean Canadian director, Jerome Yoo, will begin its Vancouver theatrical run starting today at the VIFF Centre in downtown Vancouver.
MONGRELS had its international premiere at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival where it picked up both the FIPRESCI prize and a special jury mention for its cast in the First Feature competition. Yoo took home the Director’s Guild Horizon Award for an emerging Canadian director for MONGRELS at the Vancouver International Film Festival in 2024.
Gorgeous and brilliantly structured, Jerome Yoo’s first feature film is a lyrical and gut-wrenching tale of immigrant survival and resilience in Canada. Dreamlike, surreal, and filled with raw emotion, MONGRELS is a remarkable study of family, loss and hope in the midst of profound uprooting. .film
MONGRELS will also be screening on February 15th, 16th, 17th and 19th at the VIFF Centre. There will be a Q&A with producer Nach Dudsdeemaytha and select cast and crew after the February 16th screening. Visit the link in our bio for more details.
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