Troublemakers Film Program Information | Reel Youth | VQFF

Now in our ninth year, we are thrilled to present the TROUBLEMAKERS 9 film program!

Aspiring young filmmakers can join this FREE program to learn filmmaking skills and create inspiring short films about LGBTQ2SI+ Troublemakers. Troublemakers, changemakers in the LGBTQ2SI+ community, will have the opportunity to share their stories and strength.

All sessions for this film program will be at SFU Woodward's. We’ll premiere the films at a public screening at SFU Woodward's as well, as part of the Vancouver Queer Film Festival, and they will also be featured on TELUS' Optik TV streaming service and online.

In this free program youth 14-24 yrs old will:
     • Make new friends, have a tonne of fun, and work in small groups to make a film about an inspiring Troublemaker
     • Learn to plan, shoot, and edit a short film that will be screened at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival
     • Receive a $300 honorarium and lunch each day of the program
     • Nominate older people in the Queer community to be the Troublemakers (film stars) featured in the short films

This is an inclusive program and is open to all identities. We encourage Indigenous, immigrant, newcomer, refugee, people of colour, queer, two-spirit, trans, intersex, and gender-creative persons to apply. Up to 10 YOUTH (ages 14-24) and
5 TROUBLEMAKERS will be selected for this unique cross-generational video project. Troublemakers are older people in the Queer community that inspire you.

The dates and times for Youth participants are:
May 28 - 30 :   4PM - 8PM
May 31 - June 1 :   10AM - 4PM
June 6 :   4PM - 8PM
June 7-8 :   10AM - 4PM

The dates and times for Troublemakers are:
May 30 : 4PM - 8PM
May 31 - June 1 : 10AM - 4PM
June 8 : 3PM - 4PM

The program will be hosted at SFU Woodwards - 149 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC

Everyone will receive a $300 honorarium and lunches are provided. Highschool students can receive 30 volunteer hours for participating.

NOMINATE A TROUBLEMAKER

Aspiring filmmakers in the TROUBLEMAKERS film program are encouraged to nominate inspiring LGBTQ2SI+ Troublemakers from the community. If you know someone who has made a significant impact or has a powerful story to share, we want to hear about them! Your nominations will help us highlight the voices and experiences of those who have shaped our journey. Let’s celebrate their strength and resilience together!

Apply now!

In our work we strive to embody what we hope to see in the world—a just humanity and community in which people are free to be themselves fully and without fear. A community where no one is exiled or silenced because of gender, gender expression, race, color, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual/affectional orientation, age, class, physical character or disability. We believe in the power of storytelling to make connections across difference.