In celebration of the Winnipeg Film Group’s 50 year anniversary, the Gimli International Film Festival will be presenting a special program featuring titles from the WFG’s Distribution Catalogue.
The hour-long shorts program begins in the artist-run organization’s early years and moves through the decades, providing a glimpse at the independent and experimental filmmaking landscape in Manitoba. Flowing from documentary to animation to a collaged visual poem, the program brings together films that stand out as pillars of the WFG collection.
Films include:
- 5¢ a Copy (1980) by Ed Ackerman and Gregory Zbitnew
- Goldeye (1983) by Norma Bailey and Ian Elkin
- Adam’s Dream (1989) by Alan Pakarnyk
- Phonication (2000) by Tammy Jones
- Sun Moon Stars Rain (2009) Leslie Supnet
- IKWÉ (2009) by Caroline Monnet
- yaya/ayat (2010) by Hagere Selam (shimby) Zegeye-Gebrehiwot
- I For NDN (2011) by Darryl Nepinak and Clint Enns
- Will The Real Dave Barber Please Stand Up? (2014) by Dave Barber
- Echoes (2015) by Jaimz Asmundson
- *666 (2023) by Abby Elizabeth Falvo
- Geométrika (2024) by Nicole Blundell
- catalogue (2025) by Danielle Sturk
There will be a brief post-screening Q&A with filmmakers in attendance.
The screening will be on Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 12:30pm in Johnson Hall.
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