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Saturday, March 22
11:30-12:30
Beyond the Aurora

Hot Under the Collar

Jason Britski, Saskatchewan, Canada, 3m
An experimental video that examines the imagery of the Kodak “Shirley” test patterns.

Dear Deer

Alan Webber, USA, 4m 30s
It’s an alternate take on nature vs. urbanity when a plastic lawn doe finds itself lost on the gritty streets of Brooklyn, NY. Survival story, and a folktale of newfound love - the bewildered deer gets “caught in the headlights” and our story unfolds. (Rural Route Films)

Vive le Film

Madi Piller, Manitoba, Canada, 2m 25s
A celebration of the film medium and its capacity to preserve memories. The film centres on a photograph of the filmmakers Romanian grandparents taken at their engagement party in 1927. By the end of World War 2, the couple were the only survivors.

The Walk

Terry Haines, British Columbia, Canada, 3m 30s
A glimpse into the life of a gender bender who doesn’t refer to himself as a drag queen, but rather a transpersona.

Framing

Bert Gottschalk, Germany, 6m
Mixed Media, Drawings on Found Footage
The single frames of 8 millimetre-films are compared with windows in
building-facades of a city.

En Sak Som Hände På Öbacka (Flashback)

Linnea Widén, Sweden, 6m
When Mia is jogging near the river, a man exposes himself to her. (Tromso Film)

A Letter to Colleen

Andy London, USA, 8m 36s
Andy London has been haunted by the events of his 18th birthday for years. In this short animated film set in the early 90’s, he writes a letter to Colleen in an attempt to put his demons to rest.

Foundation

Rick Fisher and Don Rice, Manitoba, Canada, 7m
The manipulator of ideological systems attempts to refine out impurities only to be undermined by chaotic blowback. This video includes illegal footage shot in a Saskatchewan mine miles below the earth’s surface.

Sunday Afternoon

Kaveh Nabatian, Quebec, Canada, 15m
When a mysterious musical force causes a scorching heat, tornadoes, and raging fires that devastate our planet, four very different people await the impending disaster at a local corner store.

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