November in Vancouver is stacked with events that centre Black, Asian and diaspora voices. Here’s our quick guide so you can plan around them. 🎶🎬
Vancouver Black Independent Film Festival
November 13–16 at Vancity Culture Lab and Cineworks. The festival is screening more than 40 films from the African diaspora. That kind of range, across four days, is a rare chance to see Black filmmakers’ work on a local big screen rather than scrolling past it.
Jade Music Fest
November 3–8 at locations around Granville Island, Jade Music Fest features Chinese-language musicians from Taiwan, Hong Kong, the U.S. and Canada. If you only catch the tail end, you still have a few days left.
Min Jin Lee at the Chan Centre
On November 5, the author came to the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts to talk about diaspora and distance in her new novel. It’s a theme a lot of Vancouverites know in their bones: building a life here while a part of you stays somewhere else.
Also on our radar
- From the Deep (November 19 to March 29, Museum of Anthropology): a photography exhibition inspired by a Detroit techno duo, imagining a Pan-African aquatopia.
- Vancouver Asian Film Festival (November 5–15): marking its 30th year.
Times, ticket prices and full schedules weren’t confirmed at post time, so check each organizer’s site before you go. Which one is on your calendar? Tell us below.
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