Reel Causes

Applications are now open for the TELUS STORYHIVE Three-Part Docuseries Edition 📣

This first-time program is an opportunity for new and emerging filmmakers in BC and Alberta to level up their craft. Create a three-episode documentary series that amplifies a story that’s meaningful to your local community.

Selected creators receive:
🎬 $20,000 in production funding
🎓 Mentorship through the National Screen Institute
📺 Distribution reaching over 1 million viewers on TELUS platforms + STORYHIVE’s YouTube audience

And the best part? They also retain 100% ownership of their content!

No experience required. Apply at STORYHIVE.com/apply before May 14, 2026 (midnight PT)

Figuring out your plans for tomorrow night?

Join Reel Causes and Connecting Q***r Communities for a special screening of A Place Where I Belong for Autism Acceptance Month! 🩵

The film follows six 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities as they fight for visibility, love, and freedom through a radical program that’s at risk of disappearing.

The evening includes a drag performance and a conversation with the filmmaker, Rheanna Toy, alongside participants from the film: Alison Klein, Lyle Lexier, and John Woods.

🗓️ April 9th at 7PM

📍SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
149 West Hastings Street, Vancouver

🎟️ + details in bio https://www.universe.com/events/a-place-where-i-belong-tickets-CVF6QS?mc_cid=475261a147&mc_eid=cdae190817

We’re just TWO days away from A Place Where I Belong!

Here’s what’s in store ⤵️
6:00PM - Annual General Meeting
6:30PM - Doors Open
7:00PM - A Place Where I Belong
8:15PM - Nixon’s Drag Performance
8:30PM - Discussion

Join us for an evening of film, performance, and conversation!

🗓️ April 9 at 7PM
📍SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
149 West Hastings Street, Vancouver

🎟️ https://www.universe.com/events/a-place-where-i-belong-tickets-CVF6QS?mc_cid=475261a147&mc_eid=cdae190817

Vancouver International Film Festival is launching the Institute for the Moving Image — a new year-round hub for artist development, mentorship, and industry innovation supporting emerging equity-deserving filmmakers and screen creatives across the country.

Applications are now open for three inaugural cohorts:

Animation
Documentary
Creative Business

Applications close April 19, 2026. Visit viff.org/institute and follow for more.

The inspiration for A Place Where I Belong began when director Rheanna Toy, a videographer in the community living sector for over a decade, was approached to film a short promotional video for Connecting Q***r Communities (CQC), a queer-led program for 2SLGBTQIA+ folks with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.

What began as a small project quickly revealed a bigger story. Rheanna began documenting the community on her own, spending months filming and building relationships before posAbilities, Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion (BACI), and Kinsight came on board to help complete the film.

At its heart, A Place Where I Belong is about joy, belonging, and sharing stories that too often go unseen 💜

🎟️ https://www.universe.com/events/a-place-where-i-belong-tickets-CVF6QS
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After the screening, Rheanna Toy and folks from the film will be joining us for . The evening will also feature a drag performance ✨

A Place Where I Belong is closed captioned and there will be an ASL interpreter present.

🗓️ April 9 at 7PM
📍SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
149 West Hastings Street, Vancouver

Reel Causes' Annual General Meeting at 6PM