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FILM CATALOGUE

Search the Winnipeg Film Group's Film Catalogue for independent Canadian films dating back to 1973.

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Caribou in the Archive

By Jennifer Dysart | 00:08:11 | Documentary, Experimental | 07/01/2019

In Caribou in the Archive, rustic VHS home video of a Cree woman hunting caribou in the 1990s is combined with NFB archival film footage of northern Manitoba from the 1950s. In this experimental film, the difference between homemade video and official historical record is considered. Northern Indigenous women hunting is at the heart of…

Biidaaban (the dawn comes)

By Amanda Strong | 00:18:15 | Animation, Experimental, Narrative-Fiction | 29/08/2018

Accompanied by a 10,000-year-old shapeshifter and friend known as Sabe, Biidaaban sets out on a mission to reclaim the ceremonial harvesting of sap from maple trees in an unwelcoming suburban neighbourhood of Ontario. This mesmerizing stop-motion animation weaves together multiple worlds through time and space, calling for a rebellion.

Iridescence

By Maxime Beauchamp | 00:08:57 | Experimental, Narrative-Fiction | 21/02/2017

Iridescence tells the story of an emotionally repressed, abusive father and his son who struggles to accept himself and his sexuality.

Other Half Dating Service

By Alex Ateah | 00:12:00 | Experimental | 01/03/2015

In Other Half Dating Service, the artist references dating videos from the 1980s where individuals would discuss the type of partner they were looking for. Going back and forth between a split screen, Alex plays four characters which are each based on a facet of her personality however, greatly exaggerated. The artist is interested in…

Love Life

By Alex Ateah | 00:02:23 | Comedy, Experimental | 01/12/2014

In this selfie-style video, the artist discusses the type of person that she imagines herself being with. Using exaggeration, voice manipulation, speed and repetition and adding tacky photographs, text, and transitions her goal is to mock, make fun of, and look realistically at her irrational thoughts.

On the Bus

By Ryan Steel | 00:03:36 | Documentary, Experimental | 23/04/2018

Trapped in the confines of Winnipeg Transit there is little else to do but meditate on the bus, people and ghosts that inhabit this liminal space.

Picture Day

By Lasha Mowchun | 00:03:45 | Experimental, Narrative-Fiction | 04/09/2018

Picture Day is the worst. Sari needs to escape. But as a young girl with nowhere to go, she escapes into her imagination. In her imagination, she finds validation. There she is not just an awkward teenager, but an ice princess adored by all.

Cease & Desist

By Ryan Steel | 00:03:10 | Documentary, Experimental | 17/06/2018

Under the shadow of the billboards of Winnipeg's ubiquitous miscreant, a freelance graphic designer encounters a rare type of cricket.

dialogue

By Matthew Etches | 00:10:21 | Experimental | 01/01/2001

dialogue explores the creation of identity. In this case, the identity of Moira, a hauntingly beautiful and passionate young woman. This is her story: a movement from passive recipient to active creator of Moira's own identity. dialogue concludes with an explosive, and shocking decision.

Dead Father, The

By Guy Maddin | 00:24:30 | Experimental, Narrative-Fiction | 01/01/1985

A young man, whose father has died, experiences an array of post-mortal brushes with his dead father. This grey comedy takes the dark subject matter and produces humorous results.

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