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Michael Hayward
VIFF 2016: "Strangers on the Earth"
A professional cellist decides to walk the Camino—a 600-mile journey across northern Spain—carrying his cello on his back.
Kris Rothstein
VIFF 2016: Harold and Lillian, A Hollywood Love Story
Colourful look behind the scenes in this tale of an artist and a researcher.
Kris Rothstein
VIFF 2016: Kedi
Tales of the cats of Istanbul
Kris Rothstein
VIFF 2016: Portrait of a Garden
A year of pruning, planting, watering and harvesting in a Dutch estate kitchen garden.
Michael Hayward
Review: "Paths of the Soul"
A group of Tibetans villagers leave their village to make a 1200 km "bowing pilgrimage" to Lhasa, continuing a further 1000 km to the "holy mountain" of Kailash, laying their bodies flat on the ground every few steps.
VQFF 2016: Lovesong
The VQFF program called Lovesong a story about two women “on the edge of something exciting,” but the most enjoyable parts of the film were the little things.
Kris Rothstein
Pickathon 2016: The weekend continues
So many more tunes from the beautiful Happy Valley.
Los Angeles Review Literary Awards
Geist contributor Connie Kuhns has been named first runner-up in the Los Angeles Review Literary Awards for Creative Non-Fiction!
Kris Rothstein
Pickathon 2016: It Begins
Kicking things off with songs in the woods and very good vibes.
Where is Back East?
See the results of Mairs' unscientific study, and find out the difference between "back east" and "down east."
Kris Rothstein
Pickathon 2016 Preview
I head south to Oregon for a second year of camping, eating and listening at the Pickathon music festival - folk, rock, world and much more.
Kris Rothstein
Levitation Vancouver
Multitude of musical offerings in Vancouver.
Kris Rothstein
Levitation Music Festival Preview
Psych rock fest comes to Vancouver starting June 16th.
12th Annual Postcard Story Contest Longlist
Announcing the longlist for the 12th Annual Literal Literary Postcard Story Contest!
Postcard Story Contest Shortlist
Announcing the shortlist for the 11th Annual Literal Literary Postcard Story Contest!
Kris Rothstein
DOXA 2016: Looking for Exits: Conversations with a Wingsuit Artist
Extreme sport meets artistry in this portrait of Ellen Brennan, one of the preeminent wingsuit BASE jumpers in the world.
Kris Rothstein
BC Distilled: The Lowdown
The best, most original and strangest flavour combinations in BC's craft distilling scene.
Geist Contributors Named Finalists for Literary Awards
Irina Kovalyova, Anakana Schofield, Raoul Fernandes and Caroline Adderson are finalists for BC Book Prizes, and Carellin Brooks is a finalist for a Publishing Triangle Award.
Kris Rothstein
Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art
A revealing doc about the pioneers of an art revolution which is now so ubiquitous that its history is often forgotten.
Kris Rothstein
PuSh 2016: Decoder 2017
A genuinely idiosyncratic sound and video art performance where versions of the past and future collide.
Kris Rothstein
PuSh 2016: Monumental
An epic, bombastic combination of melodic noise and wild physicality as Godspeed You! Black Emperor meets Holy Body Tattoo
Kris Rothstein
PuSh 2016: Intimacy
A low-key theatrical exploration of what we can get from conversations with strangers and unexpected interactions.
Manguel Named Director of the National Library of Argentina
Alberto Manguel, longtime Geist contributor, has been named director of the National Library of Argentina!
Hanky Panky File: Robertson Davies Edition
The phrase "h.t.d.," seemingly a code for sex, appears frequently in A Celtic Temperament, a recently published collection of Robertson Davies' diaries.
Deirdre Dore Wins Journey Prize
Congratulations to Deirdre Dore, whose story, “The Wise Baby," has won the 2015 Journey Prize!
Michael Hayward
VIFF 2015: "45 Years"
45 Years is a film about things that have been buried and all but forgotten, and what happens when they are brought into the light once again.
Michael Hayward
VIFF 2015: "Homme Less"
A fascinating documentary that takes us inside the dual lives of a 52-year-old man who is barely hanging onto his dreams in New York City.