FALL SEVEN TIMES, GET UP EIGHT: THE JAPANESE WAR BRIDES Memories of World War 2 infuse two screenings at the Powell Street Festival. In “Fall Seven Times, Get Up Eight”, expats recall the shock of landing in America on the arms of their former enemy. “Good Luck Soup” is filmmaker Matthew Hashiguchi’s look at his own family’s experiences in Cleveland, Ohio throughout a tumultous 20th century. Co-presented by Hapa-palooza, the shorts come to the Fireall Arts Centre on Saturday (July 30).

TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA  William Friedkin’s sizzling 1985 thriller, now restored, is only recently starting to win the praise it deserves. Also including Blood Simple, the Cinematheque’s neo-noir sidebar lives and dies starting Wednesday (July 27).

A MATTER OF TIME  Praised by the Straight’s Mike Usinger when it played DOXA, A Matter of Time chronicles Kathryn Calder’s efforts to maintain a music career while nursing her mother through ALS. Screening at the Rio Theatre on Sunday (July 31).

BIRTH  Jonathan Glazer’s audacious tale of love, grief, and reincarnation was tragically misunderstood when it hit theatres in 2004, but a small few, as noted in the Vancity Theatre’s program, recognized a masterpiece. Judge for yourself on Sunday (July 31).

KEN FOSTER  Schizophrenia, addiction, and God-given talent collide in the person of Ken Foster, a highly accomplished artist and one of the more visible citizens of Vancouver’s DTES. Local filmmaker Josh Laner gets up close and personal with Foster for this much-anticipated, feature-length portrait, which headlines the first of two days of indie features and shorts from across the globe, curated by the UK’s Lift-Off Festival, and presented at the Vancity Theatre starting on Monday (August 2).