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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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Muskeg Special

By Gregory Zbitnew | 01:54:00 | Documentary | 1/5/2007

'Muskeg Special' was one of the first 'official' Winnipeg Film Group productions back in 1979 when a group of intrepid independents ventured North with a 16mm Arriflex and the curiosity to discover what life was like in small communities along the Hudson Bay Rail line. That summer also marked the 50th Anniversary of completion of…

Walls of Memory

By Gregory Zbitnew | 00:01:00 | Documentary | 01/03/2008

Image details are from murals found in Winnipeg. The film depicts the history of Winnipeg through its fast paced chronological record of significant events.(This film was commissioned by the Winnipeg Film Groupâs Cinematheque for its 25th anniversary, Silverscope)

Beep It

By Gregory Zbitnew | 00:08:35 | Documentary, Experimental | 01/01/2007

'Beep it! Beep it!' provides a 'behind-the-scenes' look at the production of 'Muskeg Special', which was filmed in communities along the Hudson Bay Rail Line in Northern Manitoba during the summer of 1979. To synchronize the sound recorded on reel-to-reel tape with images on the 16mm movie camera, an electronic 'beeper' was used to mark…

Grand Rapids

By Gregory Zbitnew | 01:15:00 | Documentary | 01/01/2011

Grand Rapids, Manitoba, is situated where the Saskatchewan River flows into Lake Winnipeg. For thousands of years, indigenous people fished for sturgeon along the shoreline of the rapids. Misapawistik was the Cree name for the rapids. The energy of the swiftly moving water provided spiritual power, as well as increased strength in body and endurance.This…

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By Ed Ackerman, Gregory Zbitnew | 00:05:00 | Animation | 01/01/1980

An innovative experimental animated film that makes moving images with a photocopy machine. Through bizarre images and a pulsing electronic musical score, the filmmakers have created a mind expanding work that will long remain in your memory.

Take Your Tea and Drink It

By Gregory Zbitnew | 00:42:00 | Documentary | 01/01/2010

This entertaining documentary preserves accounts of true northern adventures recalled in conversation between two long-time friends; Albert Thorne and David Laubmann.The HD video was recorded at David's kitchen table one evening in Pikwitonei in September, 2009.Pikwitonei is located half-way along the Hudson Bay rail line, between The Pas and Churchill in Northern Manitoba, and was…

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The Winnipeg Film Group is an artist-run education, production, exhibition and distribution centre committed to promoting the art of cinema.

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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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