DOC Shadows
An exclusive mentorship initiative for DOC Members
DOC Shadows will pair a novice filmmaker with a documentary mentor, for one-day. The goal of this program is to have the mentor, share their time and expertise in the day-to-day creative and business aspects of documentary filmmaking. Ideally, the novice filmmaker will shadow for one-day, either during prep, production or post.

Open only to DOC BC Members
Deadline for Application: May 15th, 2008.
For more information, please click DOC Shadows

DOC Screens Monday April 28, 2008
The Documentary Organization of Canada, BC chapter presents DOC SCREENS a new monthly screening series, which will feature the work of its members, documentary filmmakers in British Columbia.

CARTS OF DARKNESS
Free for DOC members only on Monday April 28, 7:30pm at the Vancity Theatre (1181 Seymor St, at Davie, Vancouver ,BC). DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE!

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DOC BC PRESENTS CARTS OF DARKNESS

The treacherous mountain roads and discarded shopping carts of North Vancouver become the rivers and boats of self-exploration for a group of homeless "free birds" who have few chances at joy. Murray Siple's documentary adopts the tropes of extreme sports filmmaking; fluid flowing cinematography, intense music, visceral pulse pounding action and irreverent characters unbounded by society's constrictions, to bring viewers deep into a world and deep into people they would normally look away from. Shot in stunning high-definition, and featuring the music of Vancouver bands such as Black Mountain and Ladyhawk, Carts of Darkness is a story of endurance that captures the risk and intensity of life lived on the very edge.

"Former snowboarder and filmmaker Murray Siple sets his sights on a group of bottle collectors in mountainous North Vancouver who take ordinary grocery carts laden with empties down some of the steepest hills in Western Canada. The result is a strange mix of high-octane action, delicate social probing and charismatic characters that's hard to ignore, and incredibly fun to watch." Katherine Monk, Vancouver Sun.

Presented in co-operation with the National Film Board of Canada, DOC BC, and the Vancouver International Film Centre