Little Sister’s vs Big Brother at the queer film fest

Check out our video of the gala screening and panel discussion of the documentary

The Vancouver Queer Film Fest marked its 20th anniversary by celebrating another community landmark: Little Sister’s 25th anniversary.

The festival aired Little Sister’s vs Big Brother, a documentary about the bookstore’s censorship battles with Canadian border officials. The film follows the store’s owners as they took their case to the Supreme Court of Canada.

A panel discussion followed the film, featuring guest speakers Jim Deva, Janine Fuller and filmmaker Aerlyn Weissman.

Check out OUTtv and Xtra.ca’s video report below:

On occasion, the number of editors and other staff who contribute to a story gets a little unwieldy to give a byline to everyone. That’s when we use “Xtra Staff” in place of the usual contributor info. If you would like more information on who contributed to a particular story, please contact us here.

Read More About:
Culture, News, Media, Arts, Vancouver, Censorship

Keep Reading

A cartoon of two people standing close together; one is holding a puppy, the other is holding a book

How a Canadian kids’ book became the centre of a U.S. Supreme Court case

“Pride Puppy” was written to highlight the joy of Pride. It became a political flashpoint
A cartoon of people raising their fists with police officers facing them. There are flowers in the background

Queer censorship isn’t new in Canada, but we’ve won the fight before

Key figures from censorship fights in the 20th century reflect on what we can learn from them today
A cartoon of a nondescript personified animal riding a horse

Trans Albertans are strong. We aren’t going anywhere

Trans Albertans reflect on what makes their home province special, even in the wake of Premier Danielle Smith’s legislative attacks and book restrictions
A cartoon of two racoons looking at a laptop

Online censorship is crushing indie webcomics

From social media platforms to payment processors, new restrictions are making it harder for webcomic artists to exist
Advertisement