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Four good ones at VIFF take us to The Vatican, India, the Arctic and Hong Kong:

We watch two Popes, Hindu thugs, Ottawa’s control of the Inuit and a trippy dream in Hong Kong

Room, Haida Gwaii among top picks for VIFF this week

Room is a gem, Haida Gwaii a paradise, Remember a well-acted implausibility and Amina Profile recalls an international deception

Some of What I Love about Sculpting

The sun told me to stop grinding and take the first picture, and as soon as I could clean the dust from my hands I did. Words came later, as I imagined what the images actually say about me, and about