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