Singin' Sisters in the Seventies

By Sonia and Stephany

Reminiscing over elementary school.

2 minutes 51 seconds

A Kind of Family

By Sandra

How an awkward moment can lead to great things.

2 minutes 38 seconds

Youth Council - Building A Better Tomorrow!

By Members of Thunderbird Community Center Youth Council

Our future is here! 
3 minutes 26 seconds

Get Up And Go!

By Clare Stoyeff

Exercise is good for the body and soul.

1 minute 24 seconds

Full Circle At Thunderbird

By Jason Datt

How positive influences in a persons life help them grow. 
2 minutes 33 seconds

Environmental Camps

By Sharon Mohamed

The wonderful benefits of youth experiencing Nature. 
1 minute 51 seconds

A Short History Of The Hut

By Sharon Mohamed

Who knew The Hut had such an interesting history!

1 minute 14 seconds

Beulah Beginnings

By Paul Pearce

Interesting historical details of Buelah Gardens. 
3 minutes 40 seconds

My Neighbourhood

By Jagjit Kaur Mann

Find out why Jagjit loves her neighbourhood!
1 minute 44 seconds

Community Generosity

By Minda Guinto

A warm welcome from the Thunderbird community.
1 minute 56 seconds

Find Your Joy

By Sue Chong


An inspiration for seniors with the idea to help them live their lives in a more meaningful way.

3 minutes 11 seconds

Lucky

By Maggie

A single Mom reflects on life with her daughter.

1 minutes 55 seconds

Community Spirit

By George Xu

A Chinese immigrant helps others in the transition to Canadian life.

3 minutes 21 seconds

Skeena Terrace

By Pat Hill

A long time resident in the Thunderbird community remembers a crazy time with her cat and cat friends. 

2 minutes 48 seconds

Thunderbird Connections

By Leona 'Mickey' Tapp

Long time resident Mickey Tapp shares memories of the early days of Thunderbird Community Centre, and recalls when the elementary school was called Begbie Annex.

2 minutes 8 seconds

Time to Garden

Tom holds a bowl that he made.

By Tom (Zeljko) Korak

A Skeena Terrace resident, originally from Croatia, shares some gardening stories.

3 minutes 18 seconds

Memories from 1945

By Elaine (Anderson) Bushfield

Experience the busy life of a teenager in the 40's.

3 minutes 18 seconds

City of Colours

By Jagjit Kaur Mann

Jagjit loves the rainbow of different colours 
she sees in Vancouver and her community of Thunderbird.

1 minute 49 seconds

Meet the Artist/Mentors

Lisa g Nielsen is a multidisciplinary artist who has enjoyed expression through photography, performance and the written word. As graduate from Vancouver Film School Lisa g has been focused for the last 10 years in the digital media realm. Her short videos (live action and animations) have traveled the globe and collected awards along the way. Obsessed by real stories by real people, Lisa g divides her time exploring the history of Riverview Mental Hospital, teaching digital storytelling workshops all over BC and the Yukon and conducting community story gathering projects in her own city. Visit Vancouver Stories, Kerrisdale Collective Memory, Riley Park Stories and Our World.

Brian Lye was born in Vancouver, Canada in 1980. His love for filmmaking grew from making skateboard movies with his friends in high school.  He has worked, studied, and shot in Canada, Japan, Uganda, Australia, and the Czech Republic.  As a filmmaker he uses imagination and humour to reflect on life experiences.  He has written and directed many award-winning short films.