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XINEMA [zin-em-a] is an artist-run experimental film series founded and based on on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and the Tsleil-Waututh Nations (Vancouver, BC). They began operation in VIFF Centre's 41 seat Studio Theatre, with a focus on BC-based and connected media artists, stringing emerging and established artists together into monthly thematic programs.

They now operate between spaces and regions, facilitating screenings, workshops and related events, with a focus on local wherever that may be.​ Their main priorities are to remain low-barrier, accepting free ongoing and unlimited submissions of any year or premiere status; prioritize underrepresented artists and media forms; and connect filmmakers and film-lovers of various backgrounds, disciplines and career levels.

The Void of the Voice


Screening / 2022
Sunday, November 20th, 2022 at 6:00pm
VIFF’s Vancity Theatre

This program screens nine films that embody the dual existence of language within communication. Vocal absence and presence acknowledge language’s ability to exclude, construct, and bind. Some investigate the foreign as form; dissecting words into shapes and vibrations. Others render intimate portrayals of connection and disconnection. Together, these films display the vastness of voice, conveying the necessity of communication, and the implications of silence.

Screening: Dana Bontempo, Nita Bowerman, Mena El Shazly, Patricia Gruben, Alger Ji-Liang, Xinyue Liu, Hân Phạm, Rea Saxena, and Svava Tergeson