2014 Dawson City International Short Film Festival | Page 7

7PM FRIDAY APRIL 18 ~ YUKON AND BEYOND Cent-Free Nation Self Portrait with Migraine Drifting Home Caravan 9 Wedding on Mussell Island How Salt Found Pepper A Question My Friend Anne Pieces Seaforth’s Legacy: Return to Agira Life at the River Subconscious Password Cent-free Nation, 3 min, documentary Meg Walker, Yukon A short history of the coin that kept Canada centsible. A tribute to a common treasure once loved and now lost. Wedding On Mussel Island, 4 min, experimental Lulu Keating, Yukon Getting married used to mean giving up your freedom. This wedding is about something else. Pieces, 3 min, Experimental Kerry Barber, Yukon silence patience freedom Self Portrait with Migraine, 2 min, animation Kathryn Hepburn, Yukon Imagery of the searing pain of a migraine plays out on screen. How Salt Found Pepper, 3 min, animation Arlin McFarlane, Yukon Too lonely Salt ventures into the world to find Pepper and true happiness. Seaforth’s Legacy: Return to Agira 13 min, documentary, Max Fraser, Yukon The inspirational story of Canadian baby-boomers who walk 300km over 20 days under scorching Sicilian sun to commemorate the lost history of Canadian soldiers in WW2; Operation Husky 2013 through the lens of the Seaforth Highlanders of Vancouver. Drifting Home, 5 min, drama Karen MacKay, Yukon Spring arrives and a young woman decides it’s time to head for the place she loves. She travels by raft revealing the many things she sees along the way. A Question, 10 min, documentary Chris Mc Nutt, Yukon People are asked to answer and elaborate on a simple question. The challenge... they aren’t told what it is in advance. My Friend Anne, 3 min, animation Arlin McFarlane, Yukon Anne thought moving to her daughter’s house would be a good idea. Now she’s not too sure. Subconcious Password, 11 mn, animation Chris Landreth, ON, Music by Daniel Janke In this short animation, Oscar®-winning director Chris Landreth (Ryan, 2004) uses a common social gaffe—forgetting somebody’s name—as the starting point for a mind-bending romp through the unconscious. Life At The River, 23 min, documentary Werner Walcher, Yukon Far off the grid, Carmen and Robert Perren have chosen a life at the river with their three children, 2 cats, a few dogs and a sheep. Caravan 9, 15min, drama Leanne Savill, UK, written by Dianne Savill Caravan 9 tells the story of 9 year old Lucy, a curious introverted girl who loves to solve mysteries. The arrival next door of a suspicious man and a lonely boy lead her down a path of discovery that uncovers some dark home truths. 2014 Dawson City International Short Film Festival 7