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:20260525T111817Z - 75788@am364a.odoo.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250105T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250105T210000 CREATED:20260525T111817Z DESCRIPTION:So Surreal: Behind the Masks 7 pm\nSo Surreal: Beh ind the Masks January 5th 7 pm Neil Diamond\, Joanne Robertson Canada | 20 24 | 88m | English So Surreal: Behind the Masks unveils the fascinating co nnection between the work of famed Surrealist artists and Yupʼik and Kwak wa̱ka̱ʼwakw ceremonial masks\, and the quest to bring some of the masks back home. Illustrating a wildly fascinating connection between 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 director Neil Dia mond (Reel Injun\, TIFF ’09)\, accompanied by a cadre of interested part ies including cultural preservation workers and art experts\, journeys acr oss the ocean to try to locate the Raven Transformation Mask\, an invaluab le cultural item that the northwest coastal community has previously had n o luck tracking down. Using illustration and engaging storytelling\, Diamo nd tells how masks like this left their homelands\, through trade and sale but also through theft. The documentary traces them from one prolific col lector to museums and an antique store in New York — into which the Germ an Surrealist Max Ernst wandered. He subsequently introduced the masks to his artist friends who\, like him\, became inspired. With dreamy Surrealis t imagery interspersed with Yup’ik dancers in masks\, interviews with cu rrent-day carvers and art experts\, and one particularly arresting scene i n the Louvre with Yup’ik artist\, storyteller\, and dancer Chuna McIntyr e\, this doc masterfully weaves together the threads of cultural and artis tic histories. Part detective story and part illuminating history\, Behind the Masks is a must-see for anyone who loves art\, culture\, and entertai ning docs. DTSTAMP:20260525T111817Z LOCATION:Vancouver Island Conference Centre\, 80 Commercial Street\, Nanaim o BC V9R 5J8 SUMMARY:So Surreal: Behind the Masks 7 pm X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:So Surreal: Behind the Masks 7 pm \nSo Surreal: Behind the Masks January 5th 7 pm Neil Diamond\, Joanne Robe rtson Canada | 2024 | 88m | English So Surreal: Behind the Masks unveils t he fascinating connection between the work of famed Surrealist artists and Yupʼik and Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw ceremonial masks\, and the quest to bring some of the masks back home. Illustrating a wildly fascinating connection between the work of some Surrealist artists and Indigenous ceremonial mask s from the Yup’ik and Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw nations\, So Surreal: Behind th e Masks goes on a journey from Turtle Island to Europe to find them. Cree director Neil Diamond (Reel Injun\, TIFF ’09)\, accompanied by a cadre o f interested parties including cultural preservation workers and art exper ts\, journeys across the ocean to try to locate the Raven Transformation M ask\, an invaluable cultural item that the northwest coastal community has previously had no luck tracking down. Using illustration and engaging sto rytelling\, Diamond tells how masks like this left their homelands\, throu gh trade and sale but also through theft. The documentary traces them from one prolific collector to museums and an antique store in New York — in to which the German Surrealist Max Ernst wandered. He subsequently introdu ced the masks to his artist friends who\, like him\, became inspired. With dreamy Surrealist imagery interspersed with Yup’ik dancers in masks\, i nterviews with current-day carvers and art experts\, and one particularly arresting scene in the Louvre with Yup’ik artist\, storyteller\, and dan cer Chuna McIntyre\, this doc masterfully weaves together the threads of c ultural and artistic histories. Part detective story and part illuminating history\, Behind the Masks is a must-see for anyone who loves art\, cultu re\, and entertaining docs. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR