POV35 Film Festival – The 35th Persistence of Vision (POV) Film Festival

Join us as we celebrate the works of the next generation of filmmakers at the 35th Annual Persistence of Vision (POV) Film Festival, happening September 21 – 22. Proudly presented by the UBC Film Production Program students and co-presented by Peliplat.

Over two nights at the iconic Rio Theatre, the 35th Annual POV Film Festival will showcase bold new perspectives through two curated programs, presented across three screening slots:

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SCREENING 2 - Iris Programme A - September 21, Evening Screening (Competition)

6:30PM Open doors - Please arrive on time
7:30PM - 11:30PM Programme Proper

The Iris Programme is a series of short films created by 3rd and 4th year students of the UBC Film Production Program. This collection celebrates deeply personal stories carried from local to global perspectives, brought together at UBC. Like the iris — shaped by genetics and environment, and found in endless shades of black, brown, green, blue, and hazel, each film reflects a unique way of seeing, interpreting, and telling stories. The Iris Programme honors these singular viewpoints and, through each filmmaker’s lens, invites you to experience the worlds they come from and their persistence of vision.

Iris Programme features:

AFTER LIFE, AFTER DEATH (directed by Melrose Yan)
AMOR ETERNO (directed by Joshua Brad-lee Garrido)
BREAK (directed by Thomas Morrow)
DRINKING LIQUORICE AT NIGHT (directed by Hana Huggins)
DUSTHEADS (directed by Ruth Tesfahun)
E FOR EFFORT, NEVER EXCELLENCE (directed by Sarah Shahab)
FINE, ART (directed by KR Gonzales)
FRIENDLY VISITOR (directed by Aryan Kurungode)
SINKING (directed by Annie Liu)
THE BALLAD OF A NATIVE MAN (directed by Penny J. Gullion)
UNSPOKEN (directed by Win He)
WINTER TAMARIND (directed by Anna Sreekullkorn)

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Single film, balcony - general admission tickets $15.75 + s/c

Reserve your seats today!