FILM & DISCUSSION

OUT OF THE SHADOWS:

Sunday, April 19, 2026 at 7 pm

Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre, 950 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver (map)

RECLAIMING JEWISH STORIES

Personal and historical memory are fundamental to how Jews understand themselves.

Over the past few years, Jewish storytellers have struggled to (re)claim their voices at a time when Jewish people and their stories are being silenced, those experiences being delegitimized.

At Out of the Shadows, we invite you to join us for a screening of David Bercovici-Artieda’s The Fast Runner, a short film telling the story of a young girl’s courage in the face of the Holocaust, followed by a conversation featuring the filmmaker, plus:

Playwright Mark Leiren-Young, whose recent play Playing Shylock addresses the cancellation of a performance of The Merchant of Venice, and

SFU professor Dr. Lilach Marom, whose recent research reports on Jewish experiences in academia and the exclusion of antisemitism from most EDI policies.

This discussion will be moderated by Marsha Lederman.

Co-presented by Chutzpah! Plus and Pacific Legal Education & Outreach Society.

Partial proceeds will go to supporting the Antisemitism Legal Hotline.

Date: April 19, 2026, from 7:00 to 9:00pm

Pay What You Will Tickets - Suggested $18 | $36 | $54

Black and white photo of David wearing sunglasses on his head, a white scarf, and holding a film canister.

David Bercovici-Artieda is a seasoned Cinematographer with an illustrious career spanning over three decades. Hailing from Ecuador, this dynamic filmmaker’s work has left an indelible mark on audiences worldwide, specifically for his narratives that champion the resilience of the human spirit and advocate for social justice. His work includes Rescued By Ruby, Think Again, Boulevard, and most recently, The Fast Runner.

Lilach with long blonde hair, in a black shirt, sitting with her back against a tree.

Dr. Lilach Marom is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University. Her research draws on critical theories to examine issues of social justice, anti-racism, and inclusion in education. Her current project critically examines Jewish identity and antisemitism within EDI policies, discourses, and action plans in higher education, in pursuit of a more robust understanding and implementation of EDI.

Mark with shoulder length hair, a short beard, square glasses, and in a button up covered in sharks.

Mark Leiren-Young is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter, satirist, author and environmental activist. His play, Playing Shylock, starring Saul Rubinek was named one of the best off-Broadway shows of 2025. Other theatrical works include Shylock and Bar Mitzvah Boy. Mark has written multiple award-winning books, including The Hundred-Year-Old Whale and Greener Than Thou: Surviving the Toxic Sludge of Canadian-Eco Politics.

Marsha, with blonde-brown hair, staring right at the camera with a blue and faded orange background.

Marsha Lederman was born and raised in Toronto, the child of two Holocaust survivors. After a long career in radio broadcasting, Marsha began working for The Globe and Mail in 2007. She was the Western Arts Correspondent and became a full-time columnist in 2022. She has won several academic and journalism awards, including for her memoir Kiss The Red Stairs. Her most recent book is called October 7th: Searching for the Humanitarian Middle.

PLEO is the home of Lawfornonprofits.ca and a respected public legal educator. The founder, Martha Rans KC, whose past legal life has included supporting complaints of antisemitism to the BC Human Rights Tribunal, has spent the past two years watching the proliferation of misinformation and disinformation respecting the Jewish diaspora and the resulting increase of vitriol and hatred directed towards Jews. We hope this conversation will contribute to the education and training of lawyers on antisemitism.