11 ON THE 12TH: NEW SHORTS FROM THE WFG CATALOGUE
* Admission $5
Twice a year the Cinematheque is host to a membership screening featuring a selection of the newest short films and videos in distribution at the Winnipeg Film Group. All are welcome!
Tattoo Step
by Mike Maryniuk | 1:15 | 2008 | animation
Temporary Tattoos applied to 35mm for eternity. An energetic conjuring of Manitoban spirits. Starring: Haunted HyperActive Hypnotists and Breakneck Butterfly Barfbags.
Loving the Bomb
by Alison Davis | 4:00 | 2009 | animation
Atomic positive propaganda and historical accounts of nuclear explosions infiltrate the daily existence of a family living in a town supported by atomic bomb production.
Belt Buckle / Quonset Hut
by Terry Mialkowsky | 1:30 | 2009 | comedy
A picture and sound love poem to Saskatchewan. Standing firm against the harsh prairie wind and sun, determined and proud: the belt buckle and the quonset hut.
Static
by Tyler Funk | 2:30 | 2009 | experimental
A tortured musician trying to cope with the need to create.
Fragments
by Kevin Nikkel | 18:00 | 2009 | drama
An aspiring stained glass apprentice struggles to end her relationship with the master artist of the studio. As she works alone in his absence on a stained glass window, she finds the means to finally provoke a conversation. The conflict forces him to bring closure to their relationship.
Sitka
by Olga Zikrata | 4:45 | 2009 | experimental
Memories are awash in a haptic eroticism of film grain.
The Snowbank: a Winnipeg Story
by Cindy Murdoch | 2:30 | 2009 | comedy
The Snowbank: a Winnipeg Story tells the tale of a young man’s struggle to make it home safe and sound after a long winter’s night of drinking at the pub.
Maintenance Man
by Roger Boyer | 7:30 | 2009 | drama
A man is released from incarceration and seeks peace working as a maintenance man where he meets a girl who touches his soul.
Lazer Ghosts 2: Return to Laser Cove
by Steven Kostanski | 9:00 | 2008 | comedy/sci-fi
In this spectacular sci-fi sequel, the emotionally fractured Trance (Matthew Kennedy) must overcome the demons of his past and once again wage war on the evil spirit of Einstein (Sir Jeremy Gillespie) and his army of laser-wielding ghosts. Together with the ghost of his dead comrade (Conor Sweeney) a rogue cop (Adam Brooks) and a sultry scientist (Meredith Sweeney), Trance must return to Laser Cove and make a final stand against the technologically advanced forces of evil.
IKWÉ
by Caroline Monnet | 4:30 | 2009 | experimental/fantasy
IKWÉ is an experimental film that weaves the narrative of one woman’s (IKWÉ) intimate thoughts with the teachings of her grandmother, the Moon, creating a surreal narrative experience that communicates the power of thoughts and personal reflection.
Truce
by Cam Patterson | 18:30 | 2010 | drama
Truce eloquently depicts the fine line between soldier and human being; at what point do we see the person and not an enemy
Please join us on Friday, February 12 at 8:30 PM for a post-screening reception at Kingshead Pub.