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. 2014 Dawson City International Short Film Festival 14