Greetings From Our Funders

On behalf of Premier David Eby, and the Government of British Columbia, I would like to welcome you to the 2025 DOXA Documentary Film Festival.

For 24 years, DOXA has played a key role in Vancouver’s arts scene. It’s not just a festival—it’s an important platform to showcase stories that inspire, challenge, and spark change. The documentaries you will see here have the power to open minds, push boundaries, and bring people together.

B.C. is full of amazing talent, and we truly value the creativity and passion that local filmmakers bring to life. Events like DOXA show us how art inspires, empowers, and drives meaningful conversations. We are proud to support DOXA through Creative BC and the BC Arts Council. Thank you to the filmmakers for your commitment to sharing your diverse perspectives and stories.
Best wishes for a fantastic festival!

Sincerely,

Honourable Spencer Chandra Herbert
MINISTER OF TOURISM, ARTS, CULTURE AND SPORT

Telefilm Canada is proud to promote and celebrate stories that reflect the diversity of voices and communities in our country. That is why we are happy to partner with the DOXA Documentary Film Festival! Investing in films and reinforcing the importance of cinema is at the centre of our mission. We do this at every stage of a film production’s lifecycle—from pre-development to distribution and promotion. Festivals play an invaluable role in boosting the visibility of Canadian and Indigenous films while providing opportunities for networking, collaboration and the formation of new partnerships. Thank you to the DOXA Documentary Film Festival for creating this space where creators can meet, connect and inspire each other. These moments are an engine of growth for our industry.

Julie Roy
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO
TELEFILM CANADA

The arts help us tell our stories, recognize our shared humanity and build a vision for the future together. The world needs more of what the arts provide—more beauty, more conversation and more connection—and that’s why there has never been a more urgent need to show support.

Arts organizations and artists are essential to their communities, ensuring that people across Canada have the opportunity to experience innovation. The Canada Council for the Arts is proud to support the DOXA Documentary Film Festival and its creativity in bringing cinema to life for audiences from coast to coast.

Michelle Chawla
DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS

Congratulations to DOXA Documentary Film Festival from all of us at Creative BC!

We’re proud to support DOXA, a vital platform for documentary storytelling and a champion of independent voices in British Columbia and beyond. For over two decades, DOXA has sparked essential conversations, showcased bold filmmaking, and strengthened our province’s documentary community.

Creative BC is grateful to the organizers, volunteers, filmmakers, and audiences who make this festival possible. Together, you continue to create space for truth, creativity, and connection. Congratulations on another outstanding season. Here’s to the stories that challenge, inspire, and reflect the world around us—and to DOXA’s ongoing impact on B.C.’s creative sector.

Prem Gill
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
CREATIVE BC

Welcome to DOXA! BC Arts Council is proud to support this outstanding festival that allows audiences to learn and think critically about the world around them through the richness of documentary film. DOXA has provided a platform for this essential filmmaking prac tice, and a venue for the discovery of innovative docu mentaries since 2000. This year, with many events and films to take in over the festival, there is sure to be something for everyone to spark interest or grow the mind. Congratulations to the team from The Documentary Media Society for putting on this inspiring festival!

Sincerely,

Dr. Sae-Hoon Stan Chung
CHAIR
BC ARTS COUNCIL