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High School, Film School & Contest Shorts From Away

 

Friday – November 6, 2009 – 7:00 PM
Venue: Tilley Hall, UNB Campus
Social Venue: James Joyce Pub

$5.00 adult
$3.00 student / senior (65 plus)
(Tickets sold at the door only on the night of the screening).

 

Presented by:

Closing The Distance
Director/Producer: Nik Mills
Cast: Holly Amber, Monica Bottis, Cheryl Braun, Celine Mills, Mae Whyte
Length: 6:00
Contact: nikmills@hotmail.com

Screening Format: Mini DV
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2009

Unique portraits of five young women reveal that a little personality goes a long way ... toward ruining your image. Inspired by a quote from cultural studies theorist Stuart Ewen, this multi-media short deconstructs idealized commercial images of women by juxtaposing them with intimate, provocative, and embarrassing details of their lives

Nik Mills is no stranger to the SWFF. His NB Film funded and NB Film Co-op supported short Street Music premiered at the SWFF in 2003. A former graduate of UNB's Film Certificate Program, Nik is currently a PhD candidate in Commuications & Culture at Ryerson and York Universities.


Dismantle The Bridge
Director: Holly Fung
Writer/Producer: Evelyn Chan, Holly Fung, Jessica Han
Cast: Beverly Wu, Jimmy Chan, Martin Fung, Edwina Shuster, Stevie Benisch
Length: 10:50
Contact: hlf2@sfv.ca

Screening Format: Mini DV
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada, 2009

Being a bridge and vessel in the ever-so-present gap between the Chinese and Western culture, Janie tries to find her own place by attempting to connect the two halves of her identity.

A Simon Fraser University student production.


 

Lily
Director/Writer: Claire Sanford
Producer: Evan Warner
Cast: Kevin James, Rachel Pawluk, Lydia Doesburg , Barry Greene, Barbara Wheeldon
Length: 15:32
Contact:
csanford@sfu.ca
Screening Format: Beta Sp
Gillies Bay, British Columbia, Canada, 2009

Autumn approaches small-town, coastal British Columbia. As the leaves turn, so do the tides for the local doctor, Owen Schulyer. Faced with obstacle and guilt, Owen must come to terms with his inability to change the minds of his patients and face the fact that each individual will deal with their tribulations in their own way.

A Simon Fraser University student production.


 

Longplay
Director/Writer/Producer: Bryce Brentlinger
Cast: James Kirk, Nicole Fraissinet, Shane Kolmansberger
Length: 11:00
Contact: JBA7@sfu.ca

Screening Format: Mini DV
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, 2009

A young artist and actress meet a photographer in their new apartment. The photographer arrives for a series of headshots but leaves behind a more lasting image.

A Simon Fraser University student production.


 

My North Island Princess
Director: Claire Sanford
Length: 6:00
Contact: csanford@sfu.ca
Screening Format: Beta Sp
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, 2009

An experimental exploration, through sound and rhythm, of another ferry crossing…

A Simon Fraser University student production.


 

The Quandry Of Senor Muchacho
Director: Jeremy Lutter
Writer: Alison Ross
Producer: Talitha Cummins
Cast: Tyler Moore, Amanda Lisman
Length: 6:41
Contact: jeremy@brokenmirrorfilms.com

Website: www.jeremylutter.com
Screening Format: Mini DV
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2009

It's the end of an era as two room-mates are forced to terminate their long-time cohabitation, but the question remains: Who gets to keep the cookie jar?Produced for the Cinevic 48 Hour Film Contest. Grand Prize: Best Production.


 

Riboflavin
Director: Blair Dykes
Writer: Keith Hanna
Producer: Aaron Moore
Cast: Kevin Miller, Sean Macpherson, David Bruce Gammie
Length: 10:10
Contact: alton37@hotmail.com
Screening Format: Mini DV
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2009

Riboflavin! tells the story of 2 slacker scientists who accidentally create a rift in the space-time continuum. Now, with the help of the time traveler in their closet, they must correct a causality crisis before it’s too late.

Produced for the Crazy8’s 8 Day Film Contest. Written by Fredericton resident Keith Hanna, and given to Fredericton “ex-pat” Aaron Moore to produce in Vancouver


 

Ssstutter: That's Easy For You To Say
Director: Bruce Oothout
Writer: Bruce Oothout, Youssef El-Khoury
Producer: Youssef El-Khoury
Cast: Hannah Seaman
Length: 8:58
Contact: y.elkhoury@gmail.com
Screening Format: Mini DV
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2009

Ssstutter is a profile of Hannah Seaman’s physical, psychological, philosophical, and spiritual experiences dealing with her life as an individual who stutters. What is stuttering? What are the harmful side effects of this affliction, and can this debilitating problem be transfigured into a strength?

A Vancouver Film School student production.