2017 Dawson City Film Festival Film Fest program | Page 26

SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 9:30 PM
WE R THE WORLD/MOLD
Dawn George, Nova Scotia, 7m, animation
Up close, mold is an intricate mass of branching filaments and
fruiting bodies creating a connected web. When viewed from a
distance mold loses its complexities and a more destructive nature
is realized.
CONVERSATIONS WITH A DEAD PRIME MINISTER
Daniel Roher, Ontario, 15m, documentary
Conversations with a Dead Prime Minister explores the deeply
secretive and supernatural life of William Lyon Mackenzie King, one
of Canada’s most significant leaders, and the only one who, in an
attempt to rule the living, commonly spoke to the dead.
THE CANOE
Alex Balkam, Nova Scotia, 8m, narrative
When her camping trip is ruined by a storm, a woman takes refuge
in an empty summer home and finds what she’s been looking for.
FONT MAGICA
Izabella Pruska-Oldenhof, Ontario, 7m, experimental
Magical spectacle created by subjecting footage of a light fountain
in Barcelona to intensive photochemical and digital processing.
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