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1 PM SUNDAY APRIL 20 ~ OUT OF THE COLD/YUKON EMERGING ARTISTS Daisy’s Christmas Pippi goes on Strike Enough to Get By Sound Faith The History of Typography Grey Matters Deal With It, Sister North Watch Like a River Our Life River Changes Life is a Dance Daisy’s Christmas, 4 min, documentary Fritz Mueller, Teresa Earle, Yukon Daisy yearns to be included in holiday festivities with her family, but what she finds is more enduring. The History of Typography, 3 min, documentary Ben Barrett-Forrest, Yukon A short, educational animation about the history of fonts and typography. In a paper cutout stop-motion style, it begins with Gutenberg’s creation of the first typeface, travels through the innovations of Jenson, Caslon, and Bodoni, to the modern creation of Futura and the democratization of fonts in the digital age. A charming, engaging film about a technology that is all around us, but few people know much about. Like a River, 8 min, documentary Erin McKnight, Yukon Like a River explores the metaphor “grief is like a river”. Between 1998–2000, Erin McKnight paddled 9000 km across Canada to raise awareness about mental illness. What she didn’t expect, was how the expeditions brought up memories of her mom who commited suicide when she was nine years old. Pippi Goes On Strike, 3 min, comedy Aud Fischer, Yukon Little mouse Pippi does not like the small ball so he goes on strike during training time. Grey Matters, 6 min, comedy Chris Clarke, Cathie Findlay-Brook Strange disappearances in the Henderson region outside Dawson spark two filmmkares on an investigative speculate... what is going on?? Our Life River Changes, 25 min, documentary Bill Kendrick, Yukon Dawson City residents and others offer varied observations about climate change and healthy living alongside the Yukon River. What do we know? Can we adapt? Enough to Get By, 9 min, drama Christopher Griffiths, Tyler Kuhn, Kieran O’Donovan, Yukon A small event leads to a larger memory. 2014 Dawson City International Short Film Festival Deal With It, Sister, 4 min, documentary Julie Robinson, Yukon Mallory Pigage is a relentles advocate for herself and others with intellectual disabilities. This is a whole-hearted rant about her life’s struggles and triumphs. Life is a Dance, 15 min, documentary Cynthia Hunt, Yukon A woman faces her fear of ageing by recording her mother’s stories and discovers how to live life fully, at any age. Sound Faith, 7 min, documentary Julie Robinson, Yukon Cheri Wilson, performs a stirring rendition of the slave trade classic “Amazing Grace”. As a blind person, Cheri strongly identifies with this song’s messages of hope, redemption and forgiveness. North Watch, 5 min, animation Jay Armitage, Ex-Yukon Recently there has been a lot of interest in Northern themed film/TV projects. An enterprising young man, Dryfus, makes a presentation pitch to executives at the World Media Festival to promote more production ideas about the North. 18