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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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Playing Dead

By Erica Eyres | 00:04:40 | Experimental, Narrative-Fiction | 1/6/2004

In Playing Dead the character speaks about fake suicide as though it is a productive and fulfilling part of her life. Her dialogue has been modelled loosely around artist interviews, using self-assurance and confidence to talk about a ridiculous and disconcerting subject.

Without Arms

By Erica Eyres | 00:21:13 | Experimental, Narrative-Fiction | 1/12/2003

Without Arms is the story of four women who became friends and formed a political group during college. They decided, collectively, to make a statement by cutting off their right arms. Moments after, one member (Diane), decided to have her arm surgically sewn back on. As a result, she becomes alienated by the group and…

Destiny Green

By Erica Eyres | 00:07:30 | Experimental, Narrative-Fiction | 1/5/2006

Destiny Green is a mock documentary about the life of a fictional beauty queen whose story is inspired by both Jonbenet Ramsey and Jocelyne Wildenstein. The film traces the childs history through interviews with family, friends and professional relations, discussing her rise to fame, her disappearance and shocking reappearance after having her face surgically removed.

Jenny Johnson

By Erica Eyres | 00:05:33 | Experimental, Narrative-Fiction | 1/5/2006

The story of a girl whose only desire is to have her ears pierced just like her nemesis, Jenny Johnson's. The character begs her mother relentlessly to let her pierce her ears. When this method fails again and again, it forces the girl to seek another path.

Baby Marleena

By Erica Eyres | 00:05:30 | Experimental, Narrative-Fiction | 1/11/2006

Baby Marleena documents a day in the life of Tamarra and her daughter, Baby Marleena. The Baby Marleena is, what is commonly known as, a mermaid, and therefore must be kept in water at all times. For this reason, Tamarra has kept Baby Marleena in a full bathtub for her whole life, preventing her from…

Commercials

By Erica Eyres | 00:07:00 | Experimental | 01/01/2007

Commercials is a series of mock advertisements for products and services, such as a fake family pet, self-confidence building tapes, and a dating hotline. As the video progresses, the commercials become more surreal and abstract, often unclear as to what they are selling, so that the products and the life changes they promise become less…

Imaginary Girlfriend

By Erica Eyres | 00:09:15 | Experimental | 01/01/2008

In Imaginary Girlfriend, artist Erica Eyres borrows from the aesthetic and artificiality of low budget television; casting herself in each of the characters roles this video investigates the exploitative relationship between parent and child and the vulnerability of growing up in a media saturated world.

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We’re located in the heart of Winnipeg's historic Exchange District in the Artspace building. We are across the street from Old Market Square at the corner of Arthur Street and Bannatyne - one block west of Main.

The Winnipeg Film Group is located on Treaty 1 Territory and on the ancestral lands of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota and Dene Peoples and in the homeland of the Métis Nation. We offer our respect and gratitude to the traditional caretakers of this land.

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