2014 Dawson City International Short Film Festival | Page 8
9:30 PM FRIDAY APRIL 18 ~ UP RIVER
Akasha
Bless You
(Re)cycle
Explorations of an Unexpected Time Traveler
Snapshots
Tundra Cowboy
Stop
Safina
Mémorable Moi
Bless You, 3 min, animation
David Barlow-Krelina, Québec
A man takes the subway. Inside his brain, a
countdown clock hits zero and a little person
prepares for lift-off. The man sneezes.
Explorations of an Unexpected Time Traveler
5min, experimental
Christina Battle, Alberta
Explorations of an Unexpected Time Traveler
imagines a narrative where a woman from
some undisclosed point in the past experiences
continual unexplained and uncontrollable shifts in
time and space. Shot in various cities & counties
in Alberta; Colorado; and Yukon Territory.
Conceived while in Dawson City, Yukon Territory
while an Artist in Residence at the Klondike
Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC), March 2013.
Stop, 2 min, experimental
Kelly Ann Beaton, Ontario
Stop explores the omnipresence of digital devices
in society.
(Re)cycle, 2 min, animation
Lynn Dana Wilton, Ontario
The four elements are the means and the
content in this animated experimental short
using scratch-on-35mm-film, sand, blown sugar,
object, and watercolour paper-puppet animation
techniques.
Snapshots, 11 min, documentary
Brian Stockton, Saskatchewan
A personal documentary featuring 5000 still
photographs taken over a period of 25 years.
A life flashing in front of your eyes in rapid,
hypnotic fashion.
Safina, 8 min, drama
Tony Clark, UK
A young Gambian girl, Safina, escapes her
traffickers, but has to prove she is a child to the
UK authorities to get protection.
Akasha, 2 min, animation
Evan de Rushie, Ontario
Akasha is the Sanskrit word for “aether”, said to
embody the four elements of earth, air, fire and
water. This film uses the expressive movements
of aerial and dance to explore one woman’s
connection to the elements around her.
Tundra Cowboy, 18 min, documentary
Marc Winkler, NWT
For Henrik Seva herding reindeer is more than
just a job, it’s a way of life. Henrik is an aboriginal
Sami from northern Sweden and he comes from
a long line of nomadic reindeer herders. But
that culture is changing and the traditions of
his ancestors are being eclipsed by technology
and money. At 49 years of age and disillusioned,
Henrik moved to the frozen shores of Canada’s
Arctic Ocean to live alone with 3,000 reindeer.
2014 Dawson City International Short Film Festival
Pottery Wars
Solo, Piano – NYC
Mémorable Moi, 15 min, comedy
Jean-Francois Asselin, Québec
Mathieu seeks all ways to attract attention to
himself. It is a matter of survival: you think of me
so I am.
Pottery Wars, 12 min, documentary
Michelle Naomi Swallow, NWT
Get all fired up for Pottery Wars, the pottery
throw down of the year! The story of three
northern Canadian men on their quest for pottery
treasures at the annual Yellowknife Arts and
Crafts Christmas Sale, the ‘Black Friday’ sale of
the North.
Solo, Piano – NYC, 5 min, documentary
Anthony Sherin, USA
On a cold winter morning, a lone piano stands
curbside in New York City. All day long, passersby
stop to play. They collect and disperse, me