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DOWN RIVER
FIRST CUT
Gareth Scales, UK/Canada, 10m, documentary
Big chops, close cuts, fine lines and precision; a montage of what
it means to cut. Snippets of interviews explore the trades with the
blades.
BARBARIAN PRESS
Sarah Race, BC, 18m, documentary
Barbarian Press is a short documentary that tells the story of Jan
and Crispin Elsted, who for over 35 years have made fine art books
by letterpress. The lives of Jan and Crispin Elsted are inarguably
authentic — not because they read books, but because they
produce them using techniques hundreds of years old.
EVERYTHING TURNS
Aaron Zehgers, Manitoba, 12m, experimental
In theory one is aware that the earth revolves, but in practice one
does not perceive it, the ground upon which one treads seems not
to move, and one can live undisturbed. So it is with Time in one’s
life.
EMMA
Martin Edralin, Ontario, 13m, narrative
14-year-old Emma struggles to hide her alopecia, a condition of
rapid, unpredictable hair loss. Fighting a futile battle against her
changing appearance, her only hope is acceptance.
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