It wasn’t Film Fest…

It was EVAN FEST!!! Continue reading →

Say it ain’t so…

Oh wow.  How incredible was that? I just tried to count exactly how many short films I watched this weekend and I quit around 75–all the festinis might have impaired my math skills–long before I got the end of the program.  And the workshops… Oh my. There was high fashion… And we didn’t just watch … Continue reading →

Movie Making, Climate Changing and Dancing at the DCISFF

Film fest? Already over? Noooo! Besides the privilege of feasting on ideas and images for hours, it was a sunny long weekend. Hangover and sun don’t always mix, but with plenty of coffee creating an additional psychological shield, on Saturday and Sunday afternoons I drove some friends up to the top of the Midnight Dome … Continue reading →

Things Isabelle Said

Professional amateur Isabelle Pauwels gave an artist talk last night the likes of which has never been seen…at least by me.  While casually challenging my most deeply held beliefs about the form and function of art, Isabelle was able to squeeze a great many laughs out of my parched throat.   I won’t go into … Continue reading →

And another one…

Jay White, whose film The Perfect Detonator showing tonight at 8 pm during The Big Finish, is now in town.  He’s blogging his Dawson experience over at Draw or Be Drawn.  Make sure you check it out! Continue reading →

Of all the gin joints in the world…

Of all the gin joints in all the world, the Dawson City International Short Film Festival had to be across the street from mine. As patrons go, you film lovers/enthusiasts/makers/fanatics, are quite the pleasure to serve. Not only do I get the opportunity to watch world class films in my own town, but I also … Continue reading →

The Shorts Report

Don’t miss Kellie-Ann Benz’s southern-style take on the festival over at The Shorts Report.  Lots of pictures and definitely an outsider’s view–after a winter of 40 below weather, it’s actually pretty warm up here this weekend! Continue reading →

YIPPEE KI YAY MOTHERF***ER

My very first Dawson City International Short Film Festival and I’ve somehow contracted mono or strep throat or something of equal inconvenience. I was all set to watch the bulk of films on display while partying my little heart out, in between perhaps finding a quiet place to reflect and blog. But alas, this was … Continue reading →

“Breathe with the camera”

Brenda Longfellow’s From Documentary to Documentary Opera workshop this afternoon was incredible.  Seriously incredible.  Brenda began by walking us through the greatest hits of her career–with clips from Our Marilyn, Tina in Mexico, and a tantalizing look at Carpe Diem, which screens Saturday at 7 pm–and treated us to a look at the rough cut … Continue reading →

The Loveliest Start

Inside and outside; city and forest; shoreline and inland; clear skies and snowy skies; young and old; Super8 and digital; emerging and experienced; morning coffee and evening beer.  Painted Houses brought a little bit of everything St. John’s together, harmonized by Rozalind MacPhail’s flute-driven soundtrack.  While the films and soundtrack are not lacking in charm, having … Continue reading →