DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2012 (May 4-13th)

How do I know it’s almost May? Well, because The 2012 DOXA Documentary Film Festival launches May 4–13, 2012 with an amazing collection of films from Canada and around the planet, that’s how. It looks like it will be another fantastic year of wonderful films. In their own words, “DOXA is presented by The Documentary Media Society, a Vancouver based non-profit, charitable society (incorporated in 1998) devoted to presenting independent and innovative documentaries to Vancouver audiences”. I love how DOXA innovates year after year by looking to highlight new, awesome filmmakers and films.

The Documentary Media Society focuses on educating the public about documentary film as an art form through DOXA Documentary Film Festival, a curated and juried festival comprised of public screenings, panel discussions, public forums and educational programs.

DOXA 2012 breaks new ground with our opening live presentation of the National Film Board’s Bear71. An interactive and immersive experience that blurs the boundaries between wild and wired life, Bear 71 will feature musical performances from Tim Hecker, Loscil, and cellist Heather McIntosh in the stunning setting of Saint Andrew’s-Wesley United Church.

DOXA celebrates Canadian women documentary filmmakers, past, present and future with Making Waves: Spotlight on Canadian Women in Documentary. Making Waves will feature a full-day celebration with panels, interactive features and talks, followed by a galas creening of Brishkay Ahmed’s new film Story of Burqa: Case of a Confused Afghan.

DOXA is exceptionally thrilledto close out the festival with Alison Klayman’s Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry. A remarkable look at the struggle for democracy in China through the incendiary work of Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, Never Sorry captures Ai in action as he launches broadside attacks on government corruption and censorship.

You can check the full programme here.