Thursday at Firehall Films August Mini-fest
August 5, 2010
7pm – Picturing The Yukon 2010: New Works – Descriptions
Gold River, Veronica Verkley, 2010, Experimental, 2m
A rapid fire mashup of the sights and sounds of the mythical and literal landscapes of the Yukon.
Geh eenjit di’ tr’iheetl’yaa, Mary Jane Moses, Yukon, 2010, Documentary, 7m
Rabbit snaring is a traditional skill learnt as a child. This film from Old Crow incorporates the culture, language and Gwich’in way of life that continues today.
Migrations, Joyce Majiski, Yukon, 2009, Animation, 2m
This animation combines layers of scanned artwork, video footage and drawings. The rich imagery takes you through wildlife migrations on land, air and water.
Untold Stories of Sammy Smalls, Pt.1, Edward Westerhuis, Yukon, 2009, Animation, 1m
Before her job at big Apple Food Town, Sammy Smalls worked part-time at Circle K. This animation is comprised of 130 conte charcoal drawings.
Survival, Dorothy Frost, Yukon, 2010, Documentary, 5m
Survival, when did it become my responsibility? A Gwich'in woman's story, a journey of strength, love and beauty for her children and grandchildren.
Brain Blinking, Sophie Fuldauer, Yukon, 2010, Experimental, 2m
Demonstration of the brain by a tree.
Birds Eyes, Dennis Allen, 2010, Comedy, 2m
Damned crows. Harold would like to sleep-in this morning, but a hungry raven outside his window wakes him. Throwing stale bread at the bird will shut him up, so he thinks.
Migrating Patterns, Katherine Berger, Experimental, 3m
By scratching, bleaching, dyeing, painting and re-imagining, an old educational film morphs into an ethereal story about three young brothers discovering the magical world of butterflies. Winner of the 2010 KIAC 48 Hour Film Challenge.
Unbound Caribou, Edward Westerhuis, 2009, Narrative, 4m
A man longs to become a caribou until he discovers his true identity.
Stone Bruise, Dan Sokolowski, 2007, Experimental, 4 min
A surreal trip up the Yukon portion of the Dempster Highway, shot on hand-processed16mm film. Linked by a road and a battered windshield, images flow past the viewer in an ever-changing mosaic of landscape, form and colour.
Pom Poms and Bells, Erika Tizya-Ttramm, Yukon, 2010, Documentary, 6m
A film about dogsleds in Old Crow, Yukon, and how it has changed over time. A female musher shares her experiences and we see that change is a natural process but the necessity of getting out on the land remains the same.
Dishpan Man, Evan Rensch, 2010, Documentary, 5m
A young man in his first winter in Dawson City takes the only job available to him as a dishwasher at the Eldorado Hotel.
Driving Taxi, Chris Levett, 2010, Documentary, 6m
This verité film is one winter night in the life of the only taxi driver in Dawson.
Forty Men for the Yukon, Tony Massil, 2008, Documentary, 20 min
As young men, Frank and Geordie ventured to the Yukon to mine for gold and strike it rich. As old men, Frank and Geordie live out their days in extreme isolation, interacting with no one and reflecting on their singular lifestyle in the town they never left. Trailer.
8:45pm – Soundtrack for a Revolution
Bill Guttentag/Dan Sturman, USA, 2009, 82m
Multi award-winning documentary about the history of the US Civil Rights movement told through interviews, archival footage and contemporary performances of the songs that fueled the freedom fighters. A celebration of the power of music to give strength and hope, Soundtrack for a Revolution is a vibrant, soul-stirring experience.
YFS gratefully acknowledges the support of On Yukon Time, Yukon Arts Operating Fund, Canada Council for the Arts, and Lotteries Yukon for this on-going series.
Firehall Films tonight - Yukon shorts and Babies
August 4, 2010
Wednesday, August 4
7pm – Picturing the Yukon: Working in the Yukon.
Short films. Total length: 82 min curated by Kerry Barber
La Photo, Fabienne Tessier, 2007, 4 min
Contained Chaos, Rod Jacob, 2007, 5 min
Chapi the Reindeer Herder, Craig Marcuk, 2005, 16 min
Firewood, Joe Bishop, 2007, 5 min
The Small World of Edith Josie, CBC Vancouver, 1966, 29 min
Beyond the Forty Mile, Cassiar Asbestos Co., 1970, 24 min
8:45pm – Babies
Thomas Balmes, France, 2009, 79 min
Observational doc about the first year in the life of four tots born in very different cultures: Namibia, Mongolia, California and Japan.
“The most striking thing about ‘Babies’ isn’t any one image or moment. It’s how moviegoers react to the film. People are riveted.” ~salon.com
“Extraordinary! Delivered with refreshing immediacy and joyful humor.” ~USA Today
SEE THE SCHEDULE FOR THE WHOLE WEEK.
YFS gratefully acknowledges the support of On Yukon Time, Yukon Arts Operating Fund, Canada Council for the Arts, and Lotteries Yukon for this on-going series.
Firehall Films this Thursday
June 2, 2010
Firehall Films: Thursday, June 3
6:45pm: Two docs by Peter Mettler
Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands (trailer here)
Peter Mettler, Ontario, 2009, 45m
Renowned cinematographer, Peter Mettler (Manufactured Landscapes) shows us an extraordinary view from above the Tar Sands, filming primarily from a helicopter to capture this breathtaking view of the world’s largest industrial, capital and energy project.
Screens with:
Picture of Light (watch an excerpt)
Peter Mettler, Ontario, 1995, 84m
Mettler and his film crew overcome -40˚C and logistical challenges in Churchill, Manitoba to capture the aurora borealis on film. “Provocative and mesmerizing...” ~The Toronto Star
9:30pm The Harder They Come (trailer)
Perry Henzell, USA/ Jamaica, 1973, 103m
The ground-breaking, class-divide classic features a legendary soundtrack (Desmond Dekker, The Maytals, Jimmy Cliff) and Jimmy Cliff as a poor rural Jamaican musician who turns to crime and violence to achieve fame in the city. Shot documentary style in Kingston during the coming of age of Reggae music, and the 60s/70s political gang violence, The Harder They Come was recently restored from original widescreen film prints resulting in a stunning DVD version. English and Jamaican Patois with English sub-titles.
YFS gratefully acknowledges the support of Canada Council for the Arts, Yukon Lotteries, and Yukon Arts Operating Fund for this on-going cinema series.
Annual General Meeting - Wed June 2
May 28, 2010
Annual General Meeting and Social!
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
5 to 6pm BBQ and refreshments on the rooftop patio.
6pm AGM - Activity report, Financial report, election of board of directors.
The Yukon Film Society is a dynamic, artist-driven organization dedicated to fostering the development of Yukon media artists, and the presentation of independent films and media art works. Come and join a great group of people for a short, but informative meeting.
Location:
212 Lambert St, 2nd Floor (corner of 3rd & Lambert, enter off 3rd Ave)
Contact: (867) 393-3456 or yfs@yukonfilmsociety.com
The mandate of the Yukon FIlm Society is present independent and alternative media art works to Yukon audiences and to support the production and distribution of works by Yukon media artists.
YFS gratefully acknowledges the annual support of Canada Council for the Arts, Yukon Lotteries, and Yukon Arts Operating Fund.
Return of Firehall Films this Friday - May 7
May 5, 2010
Firehall Films: Friday, May 7
7pm: KINO Returns!
New films and media art by Yukon artists.
Mike Ellis, Ross Burnet, Edward Westerhuis, Celia McBride, Andrey Malkov, Dobbin Lindsay, Max Fraser, Chris Rodgers, and many more...
Admission by donation.
9pm: Selections from the Dawson City Int’l Short Film Festival
Eight award-winners, favourites, and curiosities from the 2010 edition.
Tickets for 9pm: $7/$5 YFS Members
Ghost Noise: Shuvinai Ashoona
Marcia Connolly, Ontario, 2010, Documentary, 20
Third generation Inuit Artist, Shuvinai Ashoona lives in Cape Dorset, Nunavut. An intimate portrait film. “Everything’s a ghost noise... It’s good to listen to them but it’s not good to learn it.”
LoopLoop
Patrick Bergeron, Quebec, 2009, Experimental, 5
Using animation, sounds warping and time shifts this video runs forwards and backwards looking for forgotten details, mimicking the way memories are replayed in the mind. LoopLoop is made from a sequence captured in a train going to Hanoi in Vietnam. The 1000 images of this sequence have been stitched into one long panoramic image.
Time Lines
Suzanne Crocker, Yukon, 2009, Animation, 3:30
Wrinkles re-examined.
Bee Man
Robert Lendrum, Morris Lum, Drew Ferguson
Ontario, 2008, Documentary, 11
Robert Ireland’s relationships are multi-faceted and complex. His family has kept bees for three generations, he practices apitherapy, he was attacked by killer bees and he eats them to balance his immune system. Not only are bees his livelihood, they keep him alive.
Eye of the Storm
Mike Yuhasz, Ontario, 2009, Experimental, 3
Reflective and idiosyncratic, the short split screen video disrupts the linear description of time and space while exploring an internal vision of “Place and Mind”.
A Tax on Pochsy
Karen Hines, Alberta, 2009, Comedy, 18
Set in a creepy waiting room at an audit from hell, our guilty little heroine awaits the Tax Man’s wrath in this award-winning black comedy.
No Way Through
Alexandra Monro & Sheila Menon, UK, 2009, Drama, 7
Imagine if London was controlled by the military and you had to go through specific checkpoints to go to school, go to work, visit your friends or go to the hospital.
Tungijuq
Félix Lajeunesse & Paul Raphaël, Nunavut, 2009, Drama, 7
A thought-provoking meditation on the seal-hunt and what it means to the traditional way of life for Inuit. Starring internationally renowned throat singer Tanya Tagaq, and Cannes-winning filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk (Atanarjuat, The Fast Runner), Tungijuq is an expression of the organic and indisputable reality of hunting in Inuit culture.
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YFS gratefully acknowledges the support of Canada Council for the Arts, Yukon Lotteries, and Yukon Tourism and Culture for this on-going cinema series.
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