Alexandra

A Vancouver premiere of director Alexander Sokurov's film about a grandmother who ventures to the desolate, sun-bleached Chechen front in 2006 to visit her soldier grandson, starring Russian opera singer Galina Vishnevskaya. More information at www.vifc.org/

Sept. 5, 2008 , 7 pm; Sept. 6, 2008, 9 pm; Sept. 8, 2008, 7 pm, 8:45 pm

Vancity Theatre (Vancouver International Film Centre, 1181 Seymour)

Who Will Give Up Their Distinctions?

Mathematician Clint Enns and musician Debashis Sinha offer individual video replies to the question in Enns' Prepare to Qualify and Sinha's Skin.

Sept. 5, 2008 , 7 pm

Pacific Cinémathèque (back lane entrance) (200–1131 Howe)

Orgasmic Birth

A documentary that explores the sensual and intimate nature of birth through interviews with couples and experts in childbirth who assert that labor and birth were intended to be enjoyed, not merely endured. More information at evangelineduy@yahoo.com

Sept. 7, 2008 , 1 pm

Tix $12, $15 at the door

Vancity Theatre (Vancouver International Film Centre, 1181 Seymour)

What About Me?

The latest project from 1 Giant Leap takes members Jamie Catto and Duncan Bridgeman to over 50 locations as they explore, through music, the complexities of human nature on a global scale. All proceeds will be donated to Imagine1day, which helps provide primary education for children in Ethiopia.

Sept. 9, 2008 , 8 pm

Tix $12

Vancity Theatre (Vancouver International Film Centre, 1181 Seymour)