{"id":23530,"date":"2023-01-25T09:00:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T17:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=23530"},"modified":"2023-01-31T10:48:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T18:48:44","slug":"victoria-film-fest-movie-deals-with-loss-through-open-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2023\/01\/25\/victoria-film-fest-movie-deals-with-loss-through-open-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Film Fest movie deals with loss through open road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>A Motorcycle Saved My Life<\/i> by Lori Lozinski, screening at the 2023 Victoria Film Festival, is a personal look into the Vancouver-based filmmaker\u2019s journey of growth since her parents passed away, and she wants to share it with the world.<\/p>\n<p>Lozinski got into motorcycling as a way to cope with the pain of bereavement. Being on the open road and experiencing nature was really healing for her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t really realize how much that motorcycle truly saved my life,\u201d she says, \u201cbecause it really made me want to live again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the short film, Lozinski says that riding her motorcycle helped her after her parents\u2019 deaths partially because it helped her be present within herself and not get lost in depressive thought spirals.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23531\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23531\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/AMSML_lori-on-her-motorcycle_300dpi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23531 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/AMSML_lori-on-her-motorcycle_300dpi-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/AMSML_lori-on-her-motorcycle_300dpi-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/AMSML_lori-on-her-motorcycle_300dpi.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23531\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>A Motorcycle Saved My Life<\/em> explores Vancouver-based filmmaker Lori Lozinski\u2019s journey of growth while dealing with loss (photo provided).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what the beauty of motorcycling is,\u201d she says. \u201cTo me, that\u2019s the reason a lot of connections in the movie were with horses, which is something my mother did quite successfully and competitively for a while. You have to be present on a horse, and you have to be present on a motorcycle as well, because they can both kill you\u2014motorcycles maybe a little bit faster\u2014but if you\u2019re not present in these activities, then your life is in danger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lozinski says that early on in her life she had difficulty accepting herself as a woman on her own journey, either because she felt her father had always wanted her to be a boy or because her mother wanted her to adopt very traditional gender roles. After their passing, Lozinski felt the freedom to accept and love herself for who she is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was about my own personal acceptance of myself as a woman, and what that means,\u201d says Lozinski. \u201cMaking the film is just about this reclamation of what it means to be feminine, and the divine feminine, so their death, through making this film, has really pushed me to be much more secure in my femininity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lozinski says that she wants people to remember to tell their loved ones how much they mean to them, before it\u2019s too late\u2026 because not everybody gets the opportunity to.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that\u2019s really important to me, for people watching the film, is that hopefully they want to connect with the people that they love in their lives and let them know,\u201d she says. \u201cThat\u2019s always the hardest part, because these people are no longer on this plane with us, and you don\u2019t have that opportunity to talk to them anymore and tell them that you love them, and how much they mean to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Making this film has allowed Lozinski to gain a healthier perspective on death, and coming out of it, she feels much stronger as a person.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I\u2019m much more emotionally balanced now, and I just have a healthier attitude about death, and what that is for me, and to not be afraid of it,\u201d she says. \u201cI just really try and go into every day knowing that if I died today, I\u2019m good, and that\u2019s really important to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lozinski says that she believes that even beyond death, life goes on in other ways, and this is comforting to her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a counsellor that\u2019s been pretty regular in my life for the last number of years, and while I was dealing with the hard times emotionally while I was editing, she kind of just said a statement to me,\u201d says Lozinski. \u201cShe just said, \u2018Finality is a myth,\u2019 and I really just take that to heart on all levels, whether it\u2019s our humanity and our mortality and that kind of stuff. I really ponder that statement a lot, and it really gives me great comfort to know that there\u2019s no end, there\u2019s just different forms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Victoria Film Festival<br \/>\nFriday, February 3 to\u00a0Sunday, February 12<br \/>\nVarious prices and venues<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.victoriafilmfestival.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">victoriafilmfestival.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Motorcycle Saved My Life by Lori Lozinski, screening at the 2023 Victoria Film Festival, is a personal look into the Vancouver-based filmmaker\u2019s journey of growth since her parents passed away, and she wants to share it with the world. Lozinski got into motorcycling as a way to cope with the pain of bereavement. 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