KFF 2026: The Painted Life of E.J. Hughes

Fri March 6, 2026
7:30 pm
The Kamloops Film Society at The Paramount Theatre (503 Victoria St, Kamloops, BC V2C 2B1, Canada)
Festival/Show, Film
KFF2026


For 70 years, E.J. Hughes captured the landscapes of British Columbia in vivid, dreamlike detail. Too shy to attend his own art openings, he struggled in poverty until a twist of fate helped him become one of the most beloved—and highly valued—artists in Canadian history.

“The Painted Life of E.J. Hughes doesn’t simply admire the brilliance of the B.C. painter’s work—it lives in the patience with which director Jenn Strom reveals the man behind them.” — The Georgia Straight