The Mountain of SGaana, an award-winning short film based on a Haida story, weaves a magical tale of a woman who goes on an adventure to save her loved one who was captured by a killer whale and taken to the supernatural world. Christopher Auchter, director of The Mountain of SGaana, gave an insightful interview…
Author: Selenna Ho What is your personal connection with the plot of the film? It’s a very personal film, really. First off, I was becoming a dad when I was writing the screenplay, which is something the film explores a lot, and second it’s about things I went through in my own childhood. Living…
Review by Laura Johnston Borg vs. McEnroe dir. Janus Metz Pedersen Borg vs. McEnroe is the perfect sports film for people who may not usually gravitate towards sports films, and its value all comes down to the cinematography of the final tennis match. Janus Metz’ film Borg vs. McEnroe features a talented cast including Shia…
Review by Hamish Singh Infiltration dir. Robert Morin True North Productions The first thing you see when the film starts is a older man in pain. His face completely wrapped in bandages, not saying anything but grunting in agony and misery as the surgeon removes his bandages post-surgery carefully with surgical tweezers. The man had…
Review by Aaron Guillen The Mountain of SGaana dir. Christopher Auchter The Mountain of SGaana*, an award-winning short film based on a Haida story, weaves a magical tale of a woman who goes on an adventure to save her loved one who was captured by a killer whale and taken to the supernatural world. The…
International. My identity, not my label. For our November issue, we paired student photographer Braeden Frew with writer Tanushree Pillai for a personal look at the international student experience at BCIT. Braeden and Tanu gathered together a few of the talented and hardworking international students that help contribute to LINK magazine each month for a photo shoot on the Burnaby campus. These are just some…
KINGSMAN: The Golden Circle dir. Matthew Vaughn 20th Century Fox In Hollywood, action movies are supposed to be over-the-top. They are supposed to appeal to the general consumer — someone who doesn’t want a realistic movie because they want that escape from everyday life for a few hours every now and then. That is…
BCIT Architecture student Albert Tang was travelling through Spain, Hungary and Italy this summer and shared some of his photos with us. You can follow Albert on Instagram @_tangerr for more landscape, lifestyle and travel photos! Why do you take photos? I take photos because I love being able to really capture a moment or scene that…
Every month, we shine a spotlight on one exceptional BCIT student with a unique story to share. What inspires them? What brought them to BCIT? What can we learn from their experiences? It’s amazing what you can find out about the people around you if just ask the right questions. Caitlin Purvis is a woodworking student at BCIT by day,…
Best of the Best We had so many amazing BCIT students contribute their ideas, designs, words and photos to our magazine this year, it was really hard to choose our favourites. But we were able to put together a shortlist of some of the strongest pieces from the year, based on feedback from our readers…
With 4 simple letters, Kendrick Lamar announced his return to the rap game and this time he wasn’t around to play.