BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1971@events.nfb.ca DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250419T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250419T163000 DTSTAMP:20250410T012258Z URL:https://events.nfb.ca/events/incandescence/ SUMMARY:Incandescence DESCRIPTION:Please come to a free community screening of\n\nINCANDESCENCE ( directed by Nova Ami &\; Velcrow Ripper\, 2024\, 104 mins.)\n\nEvery su mmer\, wildfires increasingly ravage places around the globe\, darkening t he skies with thick smoke and reducing communities to little more than ash and debris. Award-winning directors Nova Ami and Velcrow Ripper weave tog ether immersive on-the-ground footage with first-person accounts from Indi genous Elders\, first responders\, and ordinary people forced to react to a rapidly evolving ecosystem. As climate change continues to escalate\, f ull suppression measures have largely failed\, leading to bigger\, more in tense mega-fires. But there is another way. Indigenous knowledge keepers e xplain that the First Nations people traditionally used controlled burns t o regenerate the land. Honouring the experience of both human and non-huma n inhabitants\, the film transforms our understanding of fire from destru ction and disaster into a kind of profound illumination\, lighting the way towards new life and hope.\n\nTrailer: https://youtu.be/e17xBip25Xs\n&nbs p\;\nThis event will begin with an introduction from shishalh Nation Chief and Council\, and will feature a keynote presentation from Sunshine Coast FireSmart leader David McIlwraith\, followed by the screening of Incandes cence and a Q&\;A with Sunshine Coast-based filmmakers Nova Ami and Vel crow Ripper.\n\n \;\n\nNOVA AMI is a Canadian documentary filmmaker of mixed Filipino heritage. Her current work explores themes of climate emer gency and environment\, focusing on the perspectives of women and diverse communities. Recent projects include Metamorphosis\, with Velcrow Ripper\, a theatrical feature documentary which explores the theme of change in th is time of climate crisis\, described as “breathtaking” by the Toronto Star.\n\nVELCROW RIPPER creates powerful\, cinematic feature documentarie s that deal with the central issues of our times. His collaborations with Nova Ami include Metamorphosis\, the web series Living With Dying\, and t he upcoming Planet 911 (a Knowledge Original\, in post-production). His ep ic Fierce Light Trilogy began with Scared Sacred\, winner of the 2005 G enie Award for best feature documentary\, continued with Fierce Light: Whe n Spirit Meets Action\, and concluded with Occupy Love.\n\n \;\n\nNo pre-registration is required. All are welcome. For more information\, cont act Everett August at eaugust@tsain-ko.com\n\nThis screening is organized by Serve Your Swiya (SYS)\, a community-focused reconciliation initiative created and led by tsain-ko Development Corporation\, combining philanthro py\, team building and public service to build community connections and c ontribute to the safety and beauty of the swiya. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.nfb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12 /Incandescence_ENG_EPK_Header_1440x810.jpg CATEGORIES:Free Event,Incandescence,Screenings LOCATION:Raven's Cry Theatre\, 5555 Sunshine Coast Hwy.\, Sechelt\, BC\, V7 Z 0C3\, Canada GEO:49.473827;-123.75024 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=5555 Sunshine Coast Hwy.\, Sechelt\, BC\, V7Z 0C3\, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Raven's Cry The atre:geo:49.473827,-123.75024 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR