RECENT WORKS COMPLETED WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE CSIF

Min Rejse til Canada - My Trip to Canada Artist: Tom Andriuk and Keith Korsgaard15:25 minutes

‘Min Rejse til Canada’ is a documentary about Liss Korsgaard and her experiences as a young Danish woman immigrating to Canada from Denmark in 1952. Like so many new Canadians coming to Canada after World War II, Liss’ story captures the experiences of many newcomers making a new home in Canada. ‘Min Rejse til Canada’ is about immigration, family ties, the Canadian landscape and the settlement of Alberta in the early fifties.

tangly wood Artist: Peter Stinson 16mm 10 minutes Colour

A puppet artist working in a studio dumpster deals with her past.

Pavane for a Dead Skunk Artist: Jeremy Thomas 16mm 20 minutes Colour

A young girl encounters a dead skunk on the road. She buries it as a gesture of respect and remembrance normally given to humans. She seeks only purpose. She is known as Critter. In chaos, will her unusual compassions bring her triumph or suffering?

The Riders Series Artist: Sandi Somers 2 films 5.5 minutes each

Houseboat 2001 Artist: Tim Waters Mini DV 60 minutes Colour

Docudrama, of a week on a houseboat.

Super 8 Car Rally Artists: Rita Bozi, Paul Santarossa, Lawren Rogers, Serena Wells, Keeley Bruce.

Super 8mm 5 films, 6 minutes B&W and Colour In camera edit, experimental film dealing with automobiles in our society. Workshop films produced in conjunction with the CSIF's Artist in Residence Program.

Paper or Plastic Artist: Blake Horobin 16mm 9.5 minutes Colour

A plastic bag stalks a baby in a play pen.

John Hall Artist: Doug Taplin 16mm 4 minutes

Colour Short lyrical film, analysing the work of Painter John Hall

The Elevator Artist: Heydi Panameno Mini DV 7 minutes Colour

The Elevator is a dark comedy that explores human fear, racial discrimination and violence. Seven people get trapped in an elevator and find themselves in fear for their lives as they suspect that the courier is a terrorist. Awarded the "World Awareness Award" at the Seven Minute Film Festival. Official selection for the Sacramento Festival of Cinema.

Reaching new Heights: Cacy climbs Yamnuska Artist: Linda Wittig Mini DV 5 23 minutes Colour

Completed On June 12, Jason Mcleod, a car crash survivor of a drunk driver, led a client s from the Calgary Achievement Centre for Youth, Cacy along with six corporate mentors and guides from the Canmore area up the summit of mount Yamnuska.

Breakfast in Bed Artist: Chris Hutchenson 16mm 7 minutes

Black and white Black comedy about a man finds out that his wife is having an affair.

Nova Artist: Leonard Collett Mini DV 25 minutes Colour Completed

Explores childhood themes of isolation, jeolosy and cruelty.

Vacancy Artist: Nina Staum and Jennifer Yates 35mm 9:50 minutes Colour

Story of a homeless mans last conversation before his death.

Second Coming in the Second Grade Artist: Rita and Smita Acharyya 16mm 10 minutes Colour

A seven year old hindu girl going to catholic school feels left out when everyone receives the eucharist except her and her bestfriend lisa steals one for her to try and when she tells her older brother he convinces her that the body of christ is literally growing inside of her and that she has to be good at all times.

Screaming Fish Artist: Sandi Somers 16mm 24 minutes Colour

Screaming Fish is a dance film that follows 5 characters through an evening at a martini bar.

Out of Shadows Artist: William A. Gibbons Mini DV 10 minutes Colour

The Lure Artist: Kelly Eshpeter/Neil Gordon 16mm 12 minutes Colour

An incompetant fisherman accidently discovers the perfect lure.

FILMS CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION

A film focusing on the columbia ice fields eseach being done on the rate of melt of the icefield. A view of the ide field from many different elevations.

IN POST-PRODUCTION

The Last Road Trip Artist: Keith Lawrence and Patrick Young Mini DV, 8mm, 16mm 120 minutes B&W and Colour

Four youths find each other through the internet and come together in an attempt to leave their past behind them and look foward to making a better future for themselves, but they find themselves having to break the law along the way there.

Farley Artist: Carl Ayling 16mm 23 minutes Colour

Farley is about one morning in a little kid’s life. It is about the politics of being a child in poverty. It is about defining and descovering oneself in a place where one must create his or her own sanction.

Wheat Kings Artist: Jason Simmer, John Kerr, Trevor Smith 16mm / DV 22 minutes Colour

A documentary that cronicles the deep loyalty felt by Saskatchewan Rough Rider Fans for their CFL team and their province.

My Most Difficult Case Artist: James Morison 16mm 08/11/2002 8 minutes B&W

A judge finds himself involved with a case where he has difficulty coming to a decision. He hardly listens to the lawyers as they try to influence his decision.

The Man Who was Put in a Cage Artist: Jonas McQuiggan 16mm 12 minutes High Contrast Black and White

How far can we push others in order to fulfill the insatiable drive for knowledge? The Man Who Was Put In A Cage is a illustration of mankind’s inherent curiosity and limitless pursuit of understanding the nature of humanity itself. A King in a timeless urban space has deemed an average working Man to be caged strictly for the purpose of slanted science. Observe the interplay of the Man and the King during the explorations and trials of the human psyche.

A man destroys the human spirit of the people he encounters while trapped in an elevator.
Girl Married a Ghost Sandra Sawatski 35mm 9/11/2002 90 minutes Colour Post-Production