Isn't It Wonderful?
First Year Film Screening
Thursday, April 2, 2026 | 7:00 PM | FREE
Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema
School for the Contemporary Arts at 911吃瓜
149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver
Please join us for an evening of new films by first year SCA film students.
Featuring films by Aiden Bien, Brandon Leal, Bri Mei, Camila Cari Guillen, Deniz Yildiz, Ella Fekete, Emmanuella Paul-Balogun, Griffin Ford, Yasmina Fei, Jamal Allad, Kseniya Vyatkina, Ma'ayan Amram, Mina Ghodsian, Nicolas Robles Mora, Sam Alain, Sophia McPherson, Stella Markovska, Tyler Rubis, Vincent Gagn茅, and Yuliia Statnikova.
Aiden Bien 鈥� Vancouver Comma Washington
What do you mean there鈥檚 two Vancouvers?
Brandon Leal 鈥� Side A
Two childhood friends reunite at very different moments in their lives: Evie, an ambitious student studying abroad, and Cara, an emotionally distant friend who鈥檚 hiding a painful truth
Bri Mei 鈥� sundogs
Is youth wasted on the young? Two strangers and snippets of their coming of age.
Camila A. Cari Guillen 鈥� Sharkumentary
Brian finds himself trapped in discomfort by the unexpected questions of Interviewer "K", who came to his house to make a documentary about him. A hammerhead shark.
Deniz Yildiz 鈥� Present
Through his drawings, a sketch artist visualizes and takes us back to a distant past, while the film explores how a precious moment awaiting him can be captured in the present.
Ella Fekete 鈥� Wait With Me
Who the hell has a propane firepit and no propane?
Emmanuella Paul-Balogun 鈥� The Scantron Scandal
A critically acclaimed ode to the 1950鈥檚 Film Noir genre dubbed 鈥滒煠煉煍モ��
Griffin Ford 鈥� Lives of Others
It鈥檚 never about the details.
Jamal Allad 鈥� Exiled
In the 1970s, Ugandan Asians were forced to leave their homes within 90 days or face imprisonment, or worse. Through the story of one family, this film explores themes of exile and resilience and how Asian Ugandans around the world rebuilt their lives for the generations that followed.
Kseniya Vyatkina 鈥� Birthday
Sometimes things don鈥檛 go as you planned鈥�
Ma鈥檃yan Amram 鈥� Orbiting The Moon
A young man visits his sister in search of advice after a breakup.
Mina Ghodsian 鈥� Roses
You might have more in common with the person at the bus stop than you think.
Nicolas Robles Mora 鈥� ESPACIO VAC脥O
Being tasked with delivering the bad news to Luc铆a, Julian discovers it鈥檚 more difficult than he originally thought.
Sam Alain 鈥� It鈥檚 Genius
What is the best way to capture your ideas, and are they all yours once you do?
Sophia McPherson 鈥� He Loves Me
A dreamy romance.
Stella Markovska 鈥� Hairspray
Two old teammates encounter each other.
Tyler Rubis 鈥� Wingman
A reclusive boy tries to find love with a lot of help from his ever-reliable friend.
Vincent Gagn茅 鈥� Circadium
When a man installs a camera overnight to solve the mystery of his unexplained bruises, what he finds on the footage will make him question everything he thought he knew about himself.
Yasmina Fei 鈥� Too Loud for Silence, Too Silent for a Scream
Surrounded by his parents鈥� constant fights, a young boy longs for comfort and silence in his own home as the line between reality and his dreams begins to blur.
Yuliia Statnikova 鈥� a little better
Alone in the city, Polly carries the weight of her thoughts鈥� until a long-awaited reply changes her day.