Frames of Mind

Feb 18, 2026 Screening of #TheyAreSacred Autistic people are seen as connected to the spirit world. They are ​‘sewâtsiwin’ or ​‘sacred,’” says Dr. Grant Bruno of the Samson Cree Nation. @thecinematheque framesofmind.ca/2026-02/

Jan 15 7pm @thecinematheque Vancouver filmmaker Thea Loo compassionately examines the legacy of Canada’s Live-in Caregiver Program and its lasting psychological impact. framesofmind.ca/2025-01

Dec 18 2024 @thecinematheque Great Absence. When retired professor with a mysterious past, is diagnosed with dementia, his son Takashi is forced to reconcile ... framesofmind.ca/2024-12/

Sep 18 7:00 pm @theCinematheque #YVR Premiere of The Hearing. Four rejected asylum seekers re-enact their experiences. framesofmind.ca/2024-09/

Screening Jun 19 @thecinematheque #OnTheAdamant Doc on life on the floating therapeutic day center in the heart of Paris demonstrating how creative expression is critical to mental well-being framesofmind.ca/2024-06/

Feb 21 @thecinematheque #TheEternalMemory an intimate portrayal of the adventures, passions, and politics of two of Chile’s most adored public intellectuals as they cope with #Alzheimers framesofmind.ca/2024-02/

Screening is cancelled due to adverse weather. Will be rescheduled at a future date.

Today @theCinematheque Screening of #BackHome Vancouver artist traces the past of her brother's suicide using the art of analogue filmmaking. Discussion with Nisha Platzer and Maria Weaver framesofmind.ca/2024-01/

Dec 18, 2023 @thecinematheque Filmmaker Simon Chamber's touching account of the complexities of #aging and the burden of care experienced by family members framesofmind.ca/2023-12/

Today @theCinematheque #YVR Screening of #AnotherBody A young engineering student has her life turned upside down after her face is digitally altered to appear on the body of a porn actress. framesofmind.ca/another-body/

Oct 18 7pm @thecinematheque #AllMyPunySorrows a family drama about two sisters, a struggling writer, and concert pianist, each uniquely impacted by the suicide of their father. Co-Sponsored by @CPA_APC framesofmind.ca/2023-10/

#YVR Premiere of #MillieLiesLow, A comedy/drama about an architecture student in Wellington pretending to be in New York after missing her flight from a panic attack. Sep 20, 2023 at 7pm @thecinematheque Co-Sponsored by @AnxietyCanada framesofmind.ca/2023-09

Jun 14, 2023 7pm @thecinematheque Screening of #LoveInTheTimeOfFentanyl - Colin Askey's compassionate documentary on @vancouverops Post-screening discussion with Sarah Blyth and Amy Evans. framesofmind.ca/2023-06/

Screening May 17 7pm @theCinematheque #YVR Premiere of #Selvportrett (Self Portrait) #anorexia framesofmind.ca/2023-05/

Screening Feb 8, 2023 7pm @thecinematheque #YVR Premiere of Paper Tiger - An immigrant mother fears her schizophrenic teenage son is turning into a school shooter. framesofmind.ca/2023-02

Jan 18 @thecinematheque #YVR Premiere of #WomanOnTheRoof (Kobieta na dachu) What would compel an unassuming 60-ish wife and mother to rob a bank in broad daylight with a small kitchen knife? framesofmind.ca/2023-01/

Nov 16, 2022 7pm @thecinematheque #TheLightoftheMoon #20YearsOfFramesOfMind A raw and revelatory film about the aftermath of a sexual assault, told entirely from the victim’s perspective. framesofmind.ca/2022-11/

Screening of The Farewell Party (Mita Tova) Wednesday Oct 19 @thecinematheque framesofmind.ca/2022-10

Oct 19 7pm @thecinematheque The Farewell Party (Mita Tova) 75-year-old amateur inventor Yehezkel is building a machine for self-euthanasia at the request of his dear friend Max, who is suffering greatly from an incurable illness. framesofmind.ca/2022-10

Sep 21 7pm @thecinematheque Marcus Lindeen’s engrossing documentary recounts the baffling 1973 Acali Experiment, in which 11 perfect strangers drifted across the Atlantic on a cramped, motorless raft framesofmind.ca/2022-09/