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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.
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