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5 PM SUNDAY APRIL 20 ~ DOWN RIVER Snowball, 2 min, animation, Tess Martin, USA Size envy never got anyone anywhere. A short about a snowball and his Napoleon complex. Eugene, 13 min, documentary, Jason Stanfield, USA Eugene is a last-days confessional of a man who died alone in his tent in San Francisco’s Presidio. Known around the area as ‘Buddy,’ he and his cat Trouble were a common sight panhandling on Chestnut Street, his good cheer masking a painful and damning secret about his past. Not Deliverd Snowball The Broken Altar, 20 min, Documentary, Mike Rollo, Québec The Broken Altar is a portrait of open-air theaters documented under the strange light of day. Not Delivered, 3 min, animation, Vincent René-Lortie, Québec When the postman turned off the lights and put the key in the lock, no one doubts that dozens of unclaimed parcels and letters become alive and live by the night. Welcome Yankee Eugene Welcome Yankee, 21 min, drama, Benoit Desjardins, Quebec Amant and Aslan are persecuted. At stake are their lives and the life of their child. On the other side of the Earth flies a beacon of hope, where diversity is welcomed, and the scars of the past fade into comfort and indifference. The Broken Altar Packing Up the Wagon: The Last Days of Wagon Wheel Lunch Packing Up The Wagon: The Last Days Of Wagon Wheel Lunch 25 min, documentary, John Scoles, Mike Maryniuk, Manitoba The Wagon Wheel was famous for the culinary crown jewel of its Clubhouse Sandwich. By allowing the restaurant to be torn down, a city has severed ties with its past. This film chronicles the last days and destruction of an iconic Winnipeg restaurant. 6–8 PM SUNDAY APRIL 20 ~ STREET FEST Join us outside on Princess Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenue for some great BBQ action. Don’t be left hungry...you can pre-buy your BBQ meal ticket in advance at the Festival ticket counter. Live Music by The Naysayers and food flipped by the Dawson City Firefighters! 2014 Dawson City International Short Film Festival 20