30 Years of Learning & Outreach: Screening and Showcase
Since 1995, The Cinematheque has been helping BC youth create original short films. Our archive of homegrown youth cinema spans every mode and genre of filmmaking, including documentaries about local skateboarders in the early 2000s, funny and fantastical mockumentaries in the 2010s, and sci-fi thrillers about the dangers of A.I. in the 2020s. We are celebrating 30 years of Learning & Outreach (formerly Education) at The Cinematheque by showcasing the best youth-made films from our archive and inviting current and former collaborators to share their experiences. This event is for anyone interested in local filmmaking who wants to be entertained by a wide mix of shorts and hear stories from several generations of Vancouver filmmakers. All donations will fund our Learning & Outreach activities, including new camera equipment and supplies for our programs. Family-friendly reception to follow.
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Not able to make the screening? Watch our 30th anniversary film selection on our Vimeo channel.
To celebrate 30 years of education programming, The Cinematheque is pairing 30 Learning & Outreach shorts with regular programming from November 27–December 30. These shorts will play approximately 15 minutes before scheduled Cinematheque films. Read more about our 30 for 30 Program.
Want to support our work? Visit our website to learn more about donating to The Cinematheque. All donations made until the end of 2025 will support Learning & Outreach activities and equipment acquisition.
Showcase Films
Girl Sk8ers Suck
Summer Visions 2000 with The Cinematheque and Templeton Secondary / 6 min.
Arielle Fraser, Jeni Collins, Jennifer Shin, Meghann Allan
Toys in Trouble
Sights & Sounds 2001 with The Cinematheque and Templeton Secondary / 8 min.
Aaron, Rachael, Shayan, Tyson, Elliot
Meg’s Father
Summer Visions 2002 with The Cinematheque and Templeton Secondary / 6 min.
Meg Gifford, Shade Dietz, Eben Aderemi, Niaomi Kelman
Cold and Proud
Living Landscapes 2014 with Correlieu Secondary School / 3 min.
Jacob Gilpin, Brodey Lamarche, Curtis Luy, Rylan Lamarche
ClickIt
Status Update 2016 with Surrey Learning Centres / 7 min.
Carson Hamilton, Joey Sahota, Elijah Tudor, Brittany Morley
What Happens Next Is Out Of This World
Indie Lab 2017 with The Cinematheque and SFU SCA / 6 min.
Shireen Dalbey, Tina Nowarre, Audrey Kerridge, Kenza Zobaidi, Vince Salvaloza
Tap Rap PSA
Summer Visions 2009 with The Cinematheque and Templeton Secondary / 1 min.
Colin Roberts
Forbidden Flash
Early Cinema Workshop 2023 with The Cinematheque / 2 min.
Ravneet Dhaliwal, Lexy Lindau, Tomas Munoz Marzan, Annie Smith
Asian, But Not Really
2020 with Sir Charles Tupper Secondary / 7 min.
Tiffany Yau
Chat4U
Cinelab 2024 with The Cinematheque and SFU SCA / 7 min.
Aminulla Shirazi, Morgan Reedman, Olivia Costin, Ashley Yuan
Wind On The Go. Squamish Film Week 2025 with St’a7mes School Learning Expeditions / 5 min.
Connie, Allie, Avery, Azzy
Say Nothing. Hybrid Filmmaking Workshop 2025 with The Cinematheque / 3 min.
Violet Young, Aaron Duly
What Took You So Long
Small File Filmmaking Workshop 2024 with The Cinematheque and The Small File Media Festival / 2 min.
Andrea Kampen, Marlon Wiebe
The Kingnapping
Action! Filmmaking Camp with The Cinematheque and UBC Camps / 4 min.
James, Jake, Fulin, Alfie
Careless Whisper Remake
Music Video Recreation with Pemberton Secondary / 3 min.