About us
Vancouver Literature and Film is for people who still think books, poems, plays, essays, and movies can bite.
Most months, we do a mix of:
- book club discussions
- short story and poetry nights
- Shakespeare and classic literature
- film and documentary discussions
- cinema outings
- gallery, theatre, and art-adjacent meetups
- silent reading parties
This is not school. No one is here to perform being smart. The best rooms are serious without becoming stiff: people bring real questions, strong reactions, disagreements, favorite scenes, and the one line that would not leave them alone.
If you want art to feel alive instead of assigned, this is probably your room.
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Upcoming events
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🎬 Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki - can creativity survive success?
UBC Learning Exchange, 612 Main St, Vancouver, BC V6A 2V3, Canada, Vancouver, BC, CA🎬 We're getting together to talk about Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki.
Once people love your work, every new idea arrives with an audience expecting something familiar. An uncertain experiment can start to feel riskier than repeating yourself, even when the experiment is what still makes you curious.
The plan
Please watch Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki beforehand: https://gkids.com/films/never-ending-man-hayao-miyazaki/
There is no screening at the event.
Can creativity survive success?When and where
🗓️ Date: Sunday, November 1, 2026
🕒 Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Vancouver local time
📍 Location: UBC Learning Exchange, 612 Main St, Vancouver, BC V6A 2V3
We will meet at the main entrance.
Arrive 10 minutes before the start; doors close 10 minutes after the start.
Cap: 122 attendees
🌾 How Much Land Does a Man Need? - Tolstoy on greed, security, and enough
UBC Learning Exchange, 612 Main St, Vancouver, BC V6A 2V3, Canada, Vancouver, BC, CA🌾 We're getting together to talk about Leo Tolstoy's How Much Land Does a Man Need?
Wanting more can feel responsible when you call it security. The trouble starts when every improvement creates a new reason you still cannot afford to stop. You might finally have the life you wanted and be too busy protecting or expanding it to notice.
The plan
Please read only the short story How Much Land Does a Man Need? beforehand: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6157
The link is to the source collection; the rest of the collection is not assigned.When and where
🗓️ Date: Sunday, November 15, 2026
🕒 Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, Vancouver local time
📍 Location: UBC Learning Exchange, 612 Main St, Vancouver, BC V6A 2V3
We will meet at the main entrance.
Arrive 10 minutes before the start; doors close 10 minutes after the start.
No attendee cap.4 attendees
🎭 Othello - jealousy, proof, and the stories we invent
Trees Organic Coffee 738 Granville, 738 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1G3, Canada, Vancouver, BC, CA🎭 We're getting together to talk about Othello.
Once you suspect betrayal, a late reply or an awkward pause can start to look like evidence. You may still be asking questions, but only accepting answers that confirm your suspicion. Feeling certain and having good reasons can become two very different things.
The plan
We'll read selected Othello scenes together, then discuss them.
Reading: selected scenes from Othello — https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/othello/read/
No whole-play reading is required beforehand.When and where
🗓️ Date: Sunday, November 15, 2026
🕒 Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Vancouver local time
📍 Location: Trees Organic Coffee, 738 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC
Cap: 126 attendees
Past events
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