BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20001029T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10;UNTIL=20061029T090000Z TZNAME:PST TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20000402T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=4;UNTIL=20060402T100000Z TZNAME:PDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260606T185158Z - 25360@am364a.odoo.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250105T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250105T150000 CREATED:20260606T185158Z DESCRIPTION:So Surreal: Behind the Masks 1 pm\nSo Surreal: Behi nd the Masks January 5th 1 pm Neil Diamond\, Joanne Robertson Canada | 202 4 | 88m | English So Surreal: Behind the Masks unveils the fascinating con nection between the work of famed Surrealist artists and Yupʼik and Kwakw a̱ka̱ʼwakw ceremonial masks\, and the quest to bring some of the masks back home. Illustrating a wildly fascinating connection between the work o f some Surrealist artists and Indigenous ceremonial masks from the Yup’i k and Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw nations\, So Surreal: Behind the Masks goes on a journey from Turtle Island to Europe to find them. Cree director Neil Diam ond (Reel Injun\, TIFF ’09)\, accompanied by a cadre of interested parti es including cultural preservation workers and art experts\, journeys acro ss the ocean to try to locate the Raven Transformation Mask\, an invaluabl e cultural item that the northwest coastal community has previously had no luck tracking down. Using illustration and engaging storytelling\, Diamon d tells how masks like this left their homelands\, through trade and sale but also through theft. The documentary traces them from one prolific coll ector to museums and an antique store in New York — into which the Germa n Surrealist Max Ernst wandered. He subsequently introduced the masks to h is artist friends who\, like him\, became inspired. With dreamy Surrealist imagery interspersed with Yup’ik dancers in masks\, interviews with cur rent-day carvers and art experts\, and one particularly arresting scene in the Louvre with Yup’ik artist\, storyteller\, and dancer Chuna McIntyre \, this doc masterfully weaves together the threads of cultural and artist ic histories. Part detective story and part illuminating history\, Behind the Masks is a must-see for anyone who loves art\, culture\, and entertain ing docs. DTSTAMP:20260606T185158Z LOCATION:Vancouver Island Conference Centre\, 80 Commercial Street\, Nanaim o BC V9R 5J8 SUMMARY:So Surreal: Behind the Masks 1 pm X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:So Surreal: Behind the Masks 1 pm\ nSo Surreal: Behind the Masks January 5th 1 pm Neil Diamond\, Joanne Rober tson Canada | 2024 | 88m | English So Surreal: Behind the Masks unveils th e fascinating connection between the work of famed Surrealist artists and Yupʼik and Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw ceremonial masks\, and the quest to bring s ome of the masks back home. Illustrating a wildly fascinating connection b etween the work of some Surrealist artists and Indigenous ceremonial masks from the Yup’ik and Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw nations\, So Surreal: Behind the Masks goes on a journey from Turtle Island to Europe to find them. Cree d irector Neil Diamond (Reel Injun\, TIFF ’09)\, accompanied by a cadre of interested parties including cultural preservation workers and art expert s\, journeys across the ocean to try to locate the Raven Transformation Ma sk\, an invaluable cultural item that the northwest coastal community has previously had no luck tracking down. Using illustration and engaging stor ytelling\, Diamond tells how masks like this left their homelands\, throug h trade and sale but also through theft. The documentary traces them from one prolific collector to museums and an antique store in New York — int o which the German Surrealist Max Ernst wandered. He subsequently introduc ed the masks to his artist friends who\, like him\, became inspired. With dreamy Surrealist imagery interspersed with Yup’ik dancers in masks\, in terviews with current-day carvers and art experts\, and one particularly a rresting scene in the Louvre with Yup’ik artist\, storyteller\, and danc er Chuna McIntyre\, this doc masterfully weaves together the threads of cu ltural and artistic histories. Part detective story and part illuminating history\, Behind the Masks is a must-see for anyone who loves art\, cultur e\, and entertaining docs. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR