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AHA MEDIA ‘s First “Holiday Themed” Film in Vancouver Downtown Eastside with LifeSkills Centre members
AHA MEDIA began producing their first “Holiday Themed” Film in Vancouver Downtown Eastside with members of LifeSkills Centre – a drop in centre run by PHS
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AHA MEDIA is thankful for the opportunity to make a film through great support from our Artistic Mentor Christoph Runne, staff at LifeSkills Centre and PHS who provides us space, high end cameras and gear as well as ongoing training in Art, Media and Filmmaking! 🙂
Producing Short Satirical/Parody films is one of the reasons why AHA MEDIA came together in the first place! 🙂 – To do positive community engagement while educating others on the social justice issues of our Downtown Eastside neighborhood
Lights, Cameras, ACTION! 🙂
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In this photo is Andrew Lavigne with Hendrik Beune. Andrew is one of AHA MEDIA’s mentors
Andrew Lavigne is also Directing a movie which has AHA MEDIA as one of the story lines and includes great insights into social media, social justice, Vancouver Downtown Eastside and the Olympics!
http://www.WGHTheMovie.ca
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In this photo, Hendrik Beune takes “roll call” with LifeSkills Centre members interested in acting
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In this video are members from LifeSkills Centre getting ready for AHA MEDIA First “Holiday Themed” Film Shoot in Vancouver Downtown Eastside
This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a New Media camera – Panasonic DMC-ZS3. AHA MEDIA is about exploring mobile media production through New Media cameras. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter or Facebook.com/AprilFilms
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In this following photo is April and Hendrik – in a serious moment before the camera! 🙂
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In this photo, the cast reads their lines while April stands by 🙂
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In this photo, Hendrik and Clyde of AHA MEDIA stand with Andrew Lavigne after being out in the cold weather to film our scenes!
Hendrik Beune, Director of AHA MEDIA speaks about an office chair at his work that makes employees work close to the ground and almost on their knees
In these photos and video, Hendrik Beune, Director of AHA MEDIA speaks about an office chair at his work that makes employees work close to the ground and almost on their knees
This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making new media films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith DM April Smith at Twitter.com/AprilFilms or Facebook.com/AprilFilms
Hendrik Beune, Director of AHA MEDIA welcomes Wayne McCarthy to being AHA MEDIA’s newest member!
In this photo and video, Hendrik Beune, Director of AHA MEDIA welcomes Wayne McCarthy, newest member of AHA MEDIA at LifeSkills Centre in Vancouver Dowtown Eastside (DTES)

This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making new media films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith DM April Smith at Twitter.com/AprilFilms or Facebook.com/AprilFilms
Clyde Wright of AHA MEDIA and Van Jensen on how they’d like to be Media Reps on Vancouver Downtown Eastside
In the following photos and video, Clyde Wright of AHA MEDIA and Van Jensen at LifeSkills Centre in Vancouver Downtown Eastside talk about how some Traditional Media represents only sensationalist aspects of the area and how they’d like to be Media Reps on Vancouver Downtown Eastside
This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making new media films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith DM April Smith at Twitter.com/AprilFilms or Facebook.com/AprilFilms
Community March to Stop the ‘Olympic Kidnap the Homeless’ Act at Hastings and Carrall Streets in Vancouver Downtown Eastside ( DTES ) Sunday Dec 13, 2009
In the following photo and videos, Community March to Stop the ‘Olympic Kidnap the Homeless’ Act at Hastings and Carrall Streets in Vancouver Downtown Eastside ( DTES )
“The ‘Assistance’ to Shelter Act Must Be Stopped!
A coalition of DTES community groups and allies including CCAP, Streams of
Justice, IOCC, VanAct and DTES Power of Women Group are hosting a march
against the Olympic Kidnapping Act, which allows police to detain and
use force on homeless people to compel them into shelters.
*Rally to Stop the ‘Olympic Kidnapping Act*
SUNDAY DECEMBER 13 @ 3:30 PM-5:00PM
POLICE STATION (312 MAIN STREET, AT CORDOVA)
These videos were filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a New Media camera – Panasonic DMC-ZS3. AHA MEDIA is about exploring mobile media production through New Media cameras. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter or Facebook.com/AprilFilms
Below are two photos of Vancouver Police questioning folks on steps of Vancouver Art Gallery















