November 17, 2014 – Vancouver – National Film Board of Canada
Every Vancouverite has seen it: the neon sign that looms over Chinatown, which reads “EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT.” The big question is—for whom?
That question―and the legacy and future of Vancouver’s Chinatown―is at the heart of Julia Kwan’s acclaimed National Film Board of Canada (NFB) feature documentary Everything Will Be, which starts a four-day run at the Vancity Theatre on November 28 at 8:45 p.m., with screenings continuing from November 29 through to December 1.
Kwan’s first documentary film, Everything Will Be recently screened at the Vancouver International Film Festival, where it received an Honourable Mention for a BC Spotlight Award. Kwan is a Vancouver filmmaker who garnered the Special Jury Prize for World Cinema at the Sundance Film Festival and the Claude Jutra Award for her 2005 debut feature, Eve & the Fire Horse.
Quick Facts
Vancity Theatre screening schedule
November 28, 8:45 p.m.
November 29, 4:15 p.m.
November 30, 4:30 p.m.
December 1, 4:15 p.m.
About the film
• As dawn breaks, the long-time merchants of Vancouver’s Chinatown are hard at work preparing for what they hope will be a busy day. But this once-thriving neighbourhood is in flux as new condo developments and non-Chinese businesses gradually move into the declining hub of the Chinese community. Everything Will Be captures this transformation through the intimate perspectives of the neighbourhood’s residents, merchants and new entrepreneurs, who offer their poignant reflections on change, memory and legacy.
• Everything Will Be was produced and executive produced for the NFB by David Christensen. The film had its world premiere earlier this year at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival and was recently featured at the Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM).
About the filmmaker
• International award-winning filmmaker Julia Kwan is a writer and director living in Vancouver, B.C. Her feature film debut, Eve & the Fire Horse, received critical acclaim after premiering at TIFF and Sundance, where it won the Special Jury Prize for World Cinema Dramatic. It also garnered Kwan the prestigious Claude Jutra Award for Best First Feature Director and five nominations at the Genie Awards, and was one of the 10 films chosen for Indiewire’s Undiscovered Gems series. Kwan has several feature film dramas in development. Everything Will Be marks her feature documentary debut.
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Everything Will Be Vancity Theatre Screenings: http://www.viff.org/theatre/films/fc8296-everything-will-be
Trailer: https://www.nfb.ca/film/everything_will_be/trailer/everything_will_be_trailer
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About the NFB
Beginning May 2, 2014, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) marks 75 years of innovation and leadership in social-issue documentaries, auteur animation, and most recently, groundbreaking interactive works. The NFB has produced over 13,000 productions and won over 5,000 awards, including 10 Webbys, 9 Canadian Screen Awards, 12 Oscars and more than 90 Genies. To access acclaimed NFB content, visit NFB.ca or download its apps for smartphones, tablets and connected TV.
