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Pamela Grcic

Pamela is a Vancouver Observer contributor. 

Except in the Unlikely Event of War takes satirical look at the (im)probability of war

The new play, Except in the Unlikely Event of War, explores the direst issues of modern society - government transparency, politicization of media, war as a means of societal control - but does so in...

Stand Clear of the Closing Doors: an autistic boy's journey

An autistic boy in New York gets lost in the subway system for 11 days in a bold new film by Sam Fleischner.

Great films to watch in the last days of VIFF

A controversial French drama about lesbian love and a documentary about the fatal 2008 tragedy at the K2 mountain in Pakistan are among the movies to watch today and tomorrow at the VIFF....

Vancouver Latin American Film Festival starts today

Here's a look at this year's films.

VQFF's Lace Bite features women hockey players united against Cystic Fibrosis

Vancouver- based filmmakers and producers Sharron Bates and Carmen Klotz had found the story of their dreams when they worked together on the movie Lace Bite, shown at the Vancouver Queer...

Vancouver Queer Film Festival brings bold new films to audiences

The Vancouver Queer Film Festival is on from August 15- 25, and it's looking to be a great lineup.

Slowpoke: a voyage through nuclear fallout in Chernobyl

Slowpoke is  a new travelogue-style play, created and performed by local dancers Billy Marchenski and  Alison Denham that recounts their unique experiences during a trip to the Chernobyl...

Robert Leveroos brings two plays on destruction, rebirth and family to the Green House Basement at The Cultch

Robert Leveroos brings Safe/Guard and Feast to the Greenhouse Basement at The Cultch, as a part of the rEvolver Theatre Festival.

Simon Shaheen brings riveting Arab Spring-themed show to Vancouver audience

If the Arab Revolution had a soundtrack, it would be "The Call: Songs for Liberation" by Palestinian musician and composer, New York-based Simon Shaheen. Shaheen brings his Arab Spring-themed...

Evalyn Parry's SPIN takes audiences from women’s emancipation to consumer culture in bicycle-themed show

Bicycles are symbol of sustainable and affordable means of transportation as well as physical fitness and wellness, but what do they have to do with feminism and the advertising industry? Award-...