The idea was to give a venue to upcoming new filmakers that lanquished because of lack of exposure and distribution or because they lacked interest in having their films seen. Naturally the idea was sparked by the success of the Jim Morrison Film Festival.

Reasoning that exposure would bring some form of notoriety to these young filmmakers, he contacted as many independent filmfilmmakers throughout North America. He invited them to submit their films to this experimental and independent festival. With the help of UBC Staffer David Millar, a theatre was found. Part One of the summer long Film Festival was held on June 2,3,4 and played to a packed house. Encouraged by the turnout, Part two was held the following month on July 7,8,9. Part 3a followed on August 17 thru to the 21st.

By the way advance tickets were $1, $1.50 at the door.

The following is a list of some of the memorable short films.
Eggtimer by LA filmmaker Neal White, an irreverent and even course short film about a train overrunning a naked man on the tracks in the middle of the desert.

The Last Supper is a nasty little numer about the dethroning of Jesus Christ and all the myths of his purity.

Scott Bartlett's Lovemaking, is a powerful erotic film incredibly delicate and overwhelming and often intertwining of a couple in the sex act.

Stan Brakhages, Dog Star Man Part 4, the way to the shadow Garden, Nitsch by Iran and Ed Somar, Self-Obliteration by Jude Yalkut and Joyce Weiland's Watersark.

Part 3b August 26-29, 1971
Bathed in 360 degree Sound in the Round by Pink Floyd, Buchla Moog Synthesizer, Part 3b was a Multisensory War Love Act. So went the hype.

"The film, or rather film event trasended film boundaries, and included a cinemascope screen, 20 film light sources, sents and sound mixed from a master control panal. It was put on my San Francisco's Retina Circus and Billed as a Journey into outer/innner space and was held at Vancouver's QE Playhouse."

This time the tickets were priced at $2.50

Warhol in Vancouver, at the theatre at least
"There hasn't been a Warhol film shown publically here since Pearl Williams arranged a program of his spcialized features for a Vancouver Art Gallery event, that is, untill producer Ihor Todoruk gave Vancouverites a look at a couple of Andy Warhol Movies. Nobody had risked bringing Andy Warhol movies into town before. It was a something-for-everyone bill, because I a Man, made in 1967 as a take-off on the Swedish I a Woman, has a heterosexual hero, whereas The Loves of Ondine, stars the homosexual "Pope" of Chelsea Girls." So wrote Les Wedman in the Vancouver Sun.

Warhol films were shown September 29 thru to Oct 2, 1971