In celebration of its 30th anniversary in 2004, the Winnipeg Film Group commissioned five of the most accomplished filmmakers who have come through its ranks to create a short film. Initially envisioned around the theme of the filmmaking process, each of the participating filmmakers interpreted this mandate broadly and the resulting movies span the spectrum of cinema — from animation to comedy, and dramatic to experimental.
Featuring:
Time Away by Aubriand | 8 minutes
Three guides accompany us on a road trip away from time... and towards the transformative end of the road, space...
Man of the Northwest by Matthew Holm | 12 minutes
A boy’s own adventure set in the northern wilds of Canada, Man of the Northwest is a madcap musical that presents a day in the life of Sgt. Ferguson of the Northwest Mounted Police.
Odin's Shield Maiden by Guy Madden | 5 minutes
The shield maiden of Gimli yearns for the drowned fisherman Mundi while her acolytes in mourning aid her in this fact-based account of a tragic accident.
Automoto by Neil McInnes | 5 minutes
A tour de force, stop-motion animation re-imagining the filmmaking process.
The Last Moment by Deco Dawson | 29 minutes
The Last Moment is a multi-fractured, multi-genre narrative, which uses five styles of film history to explore the final moments of a man’s life, and the ill-fated relationship woes that have lead up to his death.