A free virtual screening from April 29 through 5 May

DIM Cinema is pleased to present a free virtual program of works by artist Zadie Xa. This program introduces video pieces by the artist made between 2016 and 2019, including recent work shot during visits to Vancouver. Through performance, video, painting, and textiles, Xa explores the overlapping and conflation of cultures that inform self-conceptualized identities and notions of self. Xa, born and raised in Vancouver, currently lives in London, UK. She received an MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art in 2014 and a BFA from Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in 2007.The program will begin with a conversation between guest curator Tobin Gibson and Zadie Xa.The virtual screening link will go live from The Cinematheque's website on April 29.Child of Magohalmi and the Echos of Creation2019 50 min. HD videoMoodrings, Crystals and Opal Coloured Stones2016 21 min. HD videoDeep Space Mathematics and the Transfer of Knowledge2016 3 min. HD video

DIM Cinema is an ongoing series, curated by Michèle Smith, that presents Canadian and international moving-image art in dialogue with cinema presented by The Cinematheque. Screenings are held once a month, usually on a Wednesday.