2014 Dawson City International Short Film Festival | Page 14
7 PM SATURDAY APRIL 19 ~ AT THE CONFLUNCE
Crossing Victoria
River Corner Store
Un Mondo Raro
Cold Amazon
The Space
Homage to the Mineral of Cabbage
Crossing Victoria, 4 min, animation
Steven Woloshen, Québec
An experimental animation that recalls a
treacherious, winter journey across a Montreal
landmark.
Cold Amazon, 23 min, documentary
Jay Bulckaert , Pablo Saravanja, NWT
At 1.8 million square kilometres, the Mackenzie
River Basin is among the largest and most
ecologically significant watersheds in the world.
Despite its vast size, the Mackenzie River Basin
faces numerous threats to its natural state,
including climate change, the effects of the
Alberta oil sands on downstream water quality
and quantity, the proposed “Site C” megadam
in British Columbia, and the increase in natural
resource development projects throughout the
North.
River Corner Store, 5 min, comedy
Brian Lye, BC
A cinematic depiction of the tragic day when
lesser known Klondike legends Corner Store Sam
and The Jean Jacket Kid met on the frozen Yukon
River.
The Space, 5m, experimental
Mary Cox, NWT
Shot on the shores of the Liard River, in the wilds
of the Northwest Territories, Director, Mary C. Cox
brings her poem, The Space to life in the same
region where it was written. A story of a woman’s
strength and peaceful contentment, as she lives
into her destiny of love, and finding a partner
to share her rustic lifestyle. This will be he space
where her heart will truly love.
The Water Transport
The Water Transport, 30 min, drama
Xueninng Zhao, China
Xiao Yuan, an educated city boy from Beijing, is
sent to live among illiterate villagers of arid desert
of Northwest China. He does not want to be there
but has no choice. One day, his host takes him on
a water-run.
Un Mondo Raro, 7 min, experimental
Anne Wallace, USA
Un Mundo Raro/A Strange World is an
experimental short documentary filmed on both
sides of the US-Mexico border. Socially loaded,
violent and tender, this is a visual poem about
a place where love and sorrow are constants, a
human crisis in which we are all implicated.
The Little Theatres: Homage to the
Mineral of Cabbage, 5 min, animation
Stephanie Dudley, Ontario
A film about cabbage, a simple vegetable with
many layers.
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