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3Tickets and Passes

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Panelists and Facilitators

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Manitoba Shorts Filmmakers

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SeriesCinematography in Docmentary

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Series

Mltiplatform Docmentary

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Series

Captring the Identity of Place

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Series

Animated Docmentary Shorts

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Spotlight

Manitoba Docmentary Shorts

18Master Classes

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Docmentary Organization of Canada:

Roadshow

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Sponsors and Credits

22FESTIvA SCEDuE

SIE ADMISSIO: IDIvIDuA SCREEIS/PAES *

$10 General admission

($8)(DOC and WFG members)

DEEATE PASS$150

Te delegate pass includes access to all screenings, panels,($100)

master classes and receptions

MASTER CASSES *$75 DIY Documentarywith Scott Hamilton Kennedy

($50) Advanced Animation Concepts with Bob Sabistoneach

Introduction to 3D Production with Ali Kazimi and Laurie Wilcox

SERIES PASS: AIMATED DOCuMETAR * $15TeAnimated Documentary series pass provides ($10)admission to the shorts screening and a panel discussion

SERIES PASS: CAPTuRI TE IDETIT OF PACE * $20Te Capturing the Identity of Place series pass provides ($15)admission to three screenings and a panel discussion

SERIES PASS: CIEMATORAP I DOCuMETAR * $20Te Cinematography in Documentaryseries pass provides ($15)admission to two screenings and a panel discussion

SERIES PASS: MuTIPATFORM DOCuMETAR * $20Te Multiplatform Documentaryseries pass provides ($15)admission to two screenings and a panel discussion

*Included in the delegate pass

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SCOTT AMITOKEED(OS AEES)Series: Capturing the

Identity of Place

Scott Hamilton Kennedy directed music videos,

commercials and promos beore moving into

documentary. His debut documentary,

O..: our town screened and won awards at

some o the top estivals in the world and was

shortlisted or an Oscar nomination. His flmTe Garden was nominated or a 2009 Academy

Award or Best Documentary Feature. Kennedy is

currently in post-production on the documentary

Fame High, about several students in the Los

Angeles High School or the Arts.

JOD KRAMER(vACOuvER)Series: Animated

Documentary

Jody Kramer is an old school, pen-on-paper

animator living in Vancouver, BC. Since completing

her degree in animation at Emily Carr in 2006,

she has made our short flms that have

screened at flm estivals around the world,

including Ottawa and Annecy. She has recently

collaborated with director Lisa Jackson to pro-

duce Te Visit. Jody worked with the 100 Mile

Diet Society to make Home Is Where Te Food Is.

Her most recent flm Dont ell Santa Youre

Jewish! is a colourul, autobiographically

inspired, seasonal holiday cartoon.

CIvE ODE(TOROTO)Series: Multiplatform

Documentary

Clive Holden is a flmmaker best known or two

multiplatorm projects, rains o Winnipeg

(2001 to 2006) and the on-goingUtopia Suite

(2006 to 2020). Born in Nanaimo, BC, and a

ormer Winnipeg resident, Holden now splits

his time between Toronto and Vancouver

Island. rains o Winnipeg: 14 Film Poems, theeature length flm cycle portion o a project that

included a website, a book and a CD, screened

at multiple estivals around the world and was

recipient o the New Vision Award at CPH:DOX in

Copenhagen. His current project is Utopia Suite.

AI KAIMI(TOROTO)Series: Cinematography in

Documentary

Ali Kazimi is an award-winning flmmaker

born and raised in India and currently based

in Toronto. Kazimis flms have been screened in

estivals around the world, broadcast nationally

and internationally, and have received over thirty

national and international awards and honours,

including a Gemini Award (e Donald Brittain

Award) or Best Social / Political Documentary.

As a cinematographer, in addition to shooting

his own flms, Kazimi has photographed several

acclaimed flms. Since 2009, Kazimi has been

researching stereoscopic 3D digital cinema at

York University, where he is an Associate Proes-sor in the Department o Film.Agaris his frst

S3D short.

DAIE CROSS(MOTREA)Series: Multiplatform

Documentary

Daniel Cross is a multi-disciplined, award-

winning flmmaker. He made his mark with the

eature length flms Te Street: A Film with the

Homeless (1997) andS.P.I..: Squeegee Punks

in rafc (2001), both o which received theatrical

distribution, international broadcast and critical

acclaim. ese flms are reective o his philo-sophy that flm is a medium or aecting social

and political change. In addition to making

flms, Daniel is active in the flm community,

serving on the boards o CFTPA, Observatoire

du Documentaire and DOC. He also teaches flm

production at Concordia University and, with

Mila Aung-win, operates the production

company eyesteelflm in Montreal.

BRETT AOR(MOTREA)Series: Multiplatform

Documentary

Brett Gaylor is a documentary and new media

director and the creator oopensourcecinema.org,

a video remix community which supports the

production o his eature documentary,

RiP: a remix maniesto. He is also the web

producer ohomelessnation.org, a web project

dedicated to bridging the digital divide allowing

anybody to participate in online culture. Brett is

one o Canadas video bloggers and has been

working with youth and media or over 10 years.He is a ounding instructor o the Gul Islands

Film and Television School.

Panelists


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Lawrence Bird (Winnipeg)Series: Capturing the Identity of Place

Dr. Lawrence Bird is a designer, instructor,

and writer with an interest in the relation-ship between cities and their image in

flm and media. His current activity is a

postdoctoral research/creation project

at the University o Manitobas Faculty o

Architecture.

Derek Luis (Winnipeg)

Series: Multiplatform DocumentaryDereks experience includes more than

20 years o broadcast and online work. He

has worked as a writer, researcher, direc-

tor, producer and executive producer in

news and current aairs, drama, actual/

liestyle, documentary, variety, and per-

orming arts. He became the CEO or the

National Screen Institute in July 2010.

FACIITATORS

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SARA ROquE(TOROTO)Series: Capturing the Identity

of Place

Sara Roque (Scottish/Ojibwe-Mtis) is an

emerging flmmaker, writer, arts administrator

and activist. She is co-ounder and producer o

the OKaadenigan Wiingashik Collective, which

is dedicated to raising the profle o Indigenous

artists. Prior toSix Miles Deep, Roque co-directed

Real Crispy, which premiered at imagineNATIVE

2004. Roque was also the cinematographer

or Eggs Instead, winner o the Cynthia Lickers-

Sage Award at imagineNATIVE 2006. In 2009,Roque completedSix Miles Deep, which recently

received an honourable mention or the NFB

Colin Low Award or most innovative Canadian

documentary at DOXA. Roque holds an Honours

BA in Indigenous Studies rom Trent University.

BOB SABISTO(AuSTI, TX)Series: Animated

Documentary

Bob Sabiston and his company Flat Black Films

have been making innovative animations since

1987. His student flms rom the MIT Media Lab

included Grinning Evil Death and Gods Little

Monkey. ey were some o the frst flms to

combine 2D and 3D computer animation. In

1997 Sabiston developed the computer-assisted

rotoscoping technique, dubbed rotoshop. With

each flm they do, Flat Black Films strive to re-

cast our world in a more beautiul and revealing

light. As an accomplished graphics programmer,

Bob also recently developed the iPhone mind-

mapping programs Headspace and Voxel. He willsoon be releasingInchworm, a paint/animation

title or the Nintendo DSi.

MARIEJOSESAITPIERRE(MOTREA)Series: Animated Documentary

Marie-Jose Saint-Pierre is a French Canadian

documentary flmmaker and flm animator based

in Montreal. Saint-Pierre has a B.F.A. Honors in

Film Animation (2002) and an M.F.A. in Film

Production (2005), both rom Concordia

University. Saint-Pierres documentary work

shows new approaches in documentary flm,

blurring the lines between documentary and

drama. Saint-Pierre has directed several short

animation and documentary flms includingPost-Partum, Passages, Te Sapporo Projectand

McLarens Negatives, the 2007 JUTRA award

winner or best animated flm. She is currently in

production or an animated documentary called

Femelles, as well as scriptwriting the flm Jutra.

JO WAKER(TOROTO)Series: Cinematography

Documentary

Gemini award-winning John Walker is one o

Canadas fnest director/cinematographers

working in the documentary genre. From his

fction flm collaborationA Winter an, described

by a Globe and Mail critic as unlike any other

flm anywhere, to his personal exploration o

myth and imagination in Te Fairy Faith, Walker

rejects conventional subjects and approaches.

With his provocative flm Passage, he challenged

the orm with a complex mix o fction and docu-

mentary - Martin Knelman o e Toronto Star

wrote One o the great triumphs in Canadian

documentary flm history. His latest work,A Drummers Dream, was recently selected as

one o Hot Docs Top Ten audience avourites.

AuRIE WICOX(TOROTO)Series: Cinematography

in Documentary

Dr. Laurie Wilcox is a vision scientist and a

member o the Centre or Vision Research at

York University, Toronto. She conducts laboratory

research in stereoscopic depth perception (S3D),

and also collaborates with the flm industry to

understand the actors that inuence percep-

tion o 3D cinema. She recently participated in

a panel discussion at the Worldwide Short Film

Festival in Toronto, and was an invited speaker at

the Alberta Ready 3D workshop in Ban.


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Elise Swerhone (Winnipeg)Series: Cinematography in Documentary

Elise Swerhone is an award-winning

director and writer o both documentaryand dramatic programming. uuMuch,

her eature documentary about aspiring

ballerinas, was shown at the Cannes

International Film Festival as part o the

Teleflm Canadian Showcase 2010.

Murray Toews (Winnipeg)

Series: Animated DocumentaryMurray Toews creative work spans the

media o drawing, video, computer-

animation, audio and the production o

Blender TV, a television series showcasing

Manitoba video artists. Recently, he has

ocused his energies on animation, audio-

art music and the development o digital

interactive environments.

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Manitoba Shorts Filmmakers

Beth Azore is a Winnipeg flmmaker whostudied eatre and Film Studies at NYU and

has apprenticed with author and flmmaker

Michael Moore. Her frst co-directing eort,

Groove on a Stanley Knie, aired on Channel Four

UK and has had extensive estival play. Recently

she wrote and directed Looking For Godot, a

eature length arcical able and Free, an award-

winning eature length drama. She is currently

developing projects with New Projects Inc.

Caroline Monnet was born in Outaouais,Quebec, and is a sel-taught flmmaker and

media artist. Proud o her heritage, she explores

the dualities o her social, political, and spiritual

identity to develop a critical ramework inuenced

by history, community, and unconventional

memory. She currently lives in Winnipeg where

she is working on her next exhibition.

Kevin Nikkel is a flmmaker and educator romWinnipeg. His portolio includes narrative drama,

animation and documentary flms. He juggleshis time between flmmaking, parenting, and

teaching.

Matthew Rankin is a graduate o lUniversitLaval and lInstitut national de limage et du son.

He returned to his home province o Winnipeg in

2005 to work more directly with the imagery o

his native province. His short flms include Cattle

Call, Hydro-Lvesque, and Negativipeg, which pre-

miered at the Toronto International Film Festival

in September 2010.

Pete Siemens has been creating animationin Winnipeg or over 20 years. Born in Altona,

Pete grew up in the Northwest Territories and

British Columbia where he did his training in fne

arts, graphic design and animation. Reconstructing

Winnipegcombines his interest in Winnipeg history

and his skills as an animator.

Shimby Zegeye-Gebrehiwot was the frstin her amily to be born and raised in Winnipeg.

In February 2010 she travelled to Greece to be

with and flm her grandmother. Her frst solo

journey seeing her grandmother has been thesubject o the short experimental documentary

entitledyaya/ayat. is is Shimbys frst flm.

Brian Barnhart is a Winnipeg-based flm-maker whose stories primarily revolve around

teenage characters in dicult situations.

Ninette Hallis his frst documentary.

Chris Charney is a flm and television writerwho has honed his cra writing or flms such as

Winnipeg Burlesque and Lost Bones: In Search o

Sitting Bulls Grave. He also wrote the screenplay

or the eature flm Wild Cherry. Musical Ghosts

is his directorial debut.

Noam Gonick employs photography, flm, TVand installation work to investigate a spectrum

o identities rom Winnipeg street gangs to queer

hippie cults and ravers, TV psychics, stockbroker

meltdowns and prison semaphore exploring a

broad spectrum o media and the medium as a

canvas. Noam Gonick is in the collection o the

Museum o Modern Art and the National Gallery

o Canada.

Since moving to Winnipeg rom the UK,

Kevin Hillhas been a journalist, writer andcommunications proessional working or a

wide variety o international, national and local

publications. He has also been a comedy writer

and owns the Lumiere Gallery. Reconstructing

Winnipeghas allowed him to indulge his passion

or history with his desire to tell untold

obeat stories.

Shereen Jerrett has flmed everything romvampire castles to hair museums and has made

flms about neurotics, nerds, amily members,

and things that dey description. She recently

directed an hour long documentary on Mardi Graswith Bualo Gal Pictures. She currently teaches

flmmaking at the University o Manitoba.


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Cinematography in Documentary

Tis series has been generously sponsored by Midcan and William F. White

SOOTI IDIAS:A JOuRE WITJEFFRE TOMASB ALI KAZIMI1997, 56 MINS

Saturday OC 23

12:00 PM

Cinematheque

Spanning over a decade, rom 1984 to 1996,

Shooting Indians: A Journey with Jerey Tomas

is an ironic documentary journey ull o quiet

insights and surprising twists. Starting the flm

as a oreign student in 1984, Kazimi begins to

unravel the hidden history o the land that he

has chosen as his home. At one level,Shooting

Indians is a portrait o Jerey omas, an

Iroquois photographer. e flm explores the

inuences on his lie which led him to his career.

It was the work o an American photographer

rom the turn o the century, Edward Curtis,

which orced omas to closely examine how

Indigenous peoples had been photographed in

the past. omas views Curtis monumental work

as a mountain which must be crossed. On

another level is the irony o an Indian rom India

making a flm on a North American Indian and

this is woven throughout the abric o the flm.

Plays withNinette Hallby Brian Barnhart

(2010, 7 mins). See p. 17

SERIES

Cinematography inDocumentarywith Ali Kazimi andJohn Walker.Facilitated by Elise Swerhone

Saturday, OC 23

2:00 PM Cinematheque

In documentary, cinematographers

have the ability to play a more integraland creative role than in any other

cinematic orm. Documentary directors

are oen their own cinematographers.

In this panel discussion, Ali Kazimi

and John Walker will consider the

directors relationship with the camera

and the way images tell stories and

aect audiences. ey will consider

the power moving pictures have at a

time when new camera technology

abounds and the landscape o flm

and television are rapidly changing.

A DRuMMERS DREAMB JHN WALKER2010, 84 MINS

Tursday OC 21

7:30 PM

Cinematheque

A rare and unique assembly o some o the

greatest drummers in the world. Explosive

talent, passion, humour and irresistible person-

ality come together in a magical setting when

seven o the best drummers in the world Nasyr

Abdul Al-Khabyyr, Dennis Chambers, Kenwood

Dennard, Horacio El Negro Hernandez, Gio-

vanni Hidalgo, Mike Magnini and Raul Rekow

share their knowledge with orty students or an

unorgettable week o music and camaraderie.

e overriding philosophy o these musicians

is driven by love, compassion and joy o lie,

connecting to the rhythms that live within us all.

Plays withNegativipegby Matthew Rankin

(2010, 16 mins). See p. 17

Tis screening will be followed by an opening

night reception at Artspace

PAE DISCuSSIO


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TE STREET: A FIMWIT TE OMEESS

B DANIEL CRSS1997, 58 MINS

Friday OC 22

12:00 PM

Cinematheque

Along with his other documentary,S.P.I..:

Squeegee Punks in rafc, Te Street: A Film

with the Homeless was the starting point or a

multi-year project that would eventually result

in the web orumhomelessnation.org. In the

process o shooting these two flms, hundreds

o Montreals homeless community shared their

many, amazing stories with him. So many, that

he was not able to ft them all into his flms. Heconceivedhomelessnation.orgas a result, where

these stories would not be lost. In Te Street: A

Film with the Homeless, Cross ollows the lives

o three homeless brothers in Montreal over the

course o six years.

Multiplatform Documentary

Tis series has been generously sponsored by On Screen Manitoba

TRAIS OF WIIPE:14 FIM POEMS

B CLIE HLDEN2004, 90 MINS

Friday OC 22

2:00 PM

Cinematheque

rains o Winnipeg - 14 Film Poems is a eature-

length flm cycle that straddles the borders

between the balkanized worlds o cinema, visual

art, music and literature. e 14 flms in this

major cycle employ a wide variety o non-linear

digital and flmic ormal experiments in depict-

ing suburban and urban dystopias, in essays

exploring the politics o orm and the orm o

personal politics, as well as in audiovisualtone poems celebrating the raw joy o moving

pictures, sound, colour and light. e flms are

pulled together with the overarching metaphor

o a train journey, culminating in the title flm, an

unabashed love ballad or the rusty grace and

brute power o the trains o Winnipeg. e flm

also acts as a portal rom the analog century to

the digital beyond, where everything looks thesame, but we know its not.

Is Multiplatform the Futureof Documentary?with Daniel Cross,Brett Gaylor and Clive Holden.Facilitated by Derek Luis

Friday OC 22


In a short period o time, the internet

has changed the way we produce,distribute and experience audio-visual

material. e concept o working in

multiple platorms has quickly evolved

rom online distribution o re-versioned

linear content, to online specifc

generated works. e combined energy

created by the expansion o aordable

technologies, widespread access to

online platorms and the participatory

nature o web culture has also led to an

explosion o user-generated content.

Digital media has become a place

or all kinds o creators to converge,

and has ushered in the way or a

new sub-genre o documentary: the

multiplatorm documentary.

As the notion o multiplatorm itsel

evolves, this panel will explore the

impact o this transition, as new skill

sets and works processes are required

to support unding and production in

multiplatorm orms, and shis in think-

ing are required rom initial conception

to connection with audiences.

SERIES PAE DISCuSSIO


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Capturing the Identity of Place

Tis series has been generously sponsored by Manitoba Film & Music

TE ARDE

B SCTT HAMILTN KENNED2008, 80 MINS

Friday OC 22

7:30 PM

Cinematheque

e Academy Award nominated documentary

Te Garden tells the story o an urban garden

in South Central Los Angeles which began as a

orm o healing aer the L.A. race riots o 1992

and the armers struggle to hold onto the land

as city and other interest groups try to take

it away rom them. At 14 acres and over 300

amilies, it was the largest community garden

in the country. Te Garden chronicles theirbattle and, in doing so, brings to light issues o

environmental sustainability, social justice and

race relations.

Plays with oilers of 33 by Kevin Nikkel

(2010, 5 mins). See p. 17

Tis screening will be followed by anetworking reception at Kings Head Pub

OW TO STARTOuR OW COuTR

B JD SHAPIR2010, 72 MINS

Saturday OC 23

9:00 PM

Cinematheque

What makes a country a country? What makes

a state a state? A nation a nation? And whats

to stop you rom starting your own? Following

the lives and experiences o six micro-national

pioneers, How to Start Your Own Countrylays

bare the ephemeral nature o statehood - the

maps that shape our sel-image as citizens are

mere representations and the boundaries they

delineate, relative. Wherever you look in theworld rom the high seas to orsaken desert -

there is someone with a dierent idea o what

constitutes home. And an urge to put themselves

literally on the map.

Tis screening will be followed by the

Manitoba Filmmakers Party at the Blaze

Bistro and Lounge at the Delta Hotel

SIX MIES DEEP

B SARA RqE2009, 43 MINS

Saturday OC 23

7:30 PM

Cinematheque

On February 28, 2006, members o the Iroquois

Conederacy blockaded a highway near Caledonia,

Ontario to prevent a housing development on

land within their traditional territories. e

resulting conrontation made national headlines

or months, but less well known was the crucial

role played by the clan mothers o the community.

Six Miles Deep is an inspiring and compelling

portrait o a group o women whose actions haveled a cultural re-awakening in their traditionally

matriarchal community.

Plays with ashina by Caroline Monnet

(2010, 5 mins). See p. 17

Plays withyaya/ayatby Shimby Zegeye-

Gebrehiwot (2010, 6 mins). See p. 17

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Capturing theIdentity of Placewith Scott Hamilton Kennedy,and Sara Roque.Facilitated by Lawrence Bird

Saturday OC 23


Documentary flmmakers fnd compel-

ling stories in the complex connections

people have to place. at connection

has been expressed as political

resistance, as community autonomy

and as personal transormation.

A common orm o resistance is

rooted in questions o community land

ownership. e concept o communityland has long been at conict with

modern urban development, most

especially when connected to social

justice and race relations issues.

PAE DISCuSSIO

RECEPTIOS!

OPEI RECEPTIO rsday OCT 21 9pmArtspace lobby

ETWORKI RECEPTIO Friday OCT 22 9pmKings Head Pub and Eatery

MAITOBA FIMMAKERS PART Satrday OCT 23 10pmDelta Hotel/Blaze Bistro Lounge

COSI PART Snday OCT 24 9pmBaileys Restaurant and Lounge


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Animated Documentary Shorts

Tis series has been generously sponsored by the National Film Board of Canada and actica Interactive

In the early stages of the second century

of cinema, short form documentary has

explored new technologies and expand-

ed conventional expectations of what

is accepted within the documentary form.

Fusing documentary with its antithesis in

lmmaking holds incredible potential in ac-

cessing bolder ways of exposing the real.

The convergence o documentary and animation seems oxymoronic.One orm, bound to capturing truth, the other built upon whims o imagi-

nation and artistic expression. While only a ew examples o eature length

animated documentaries exist (Waltz with Bashir, Persepolis), the short orm

has delivered an explosion o new flms over the past decade. Canadian

flmmakers have made the most o our cinematic strengths, where our larg-

est contributions to flmmaking exist (undeniably tied to the National Film

Board). Academy Award winningRyan (2004, Chris Landreth) brought at-

tention to this used flm orm and Cattle Call(2008, Matthew Rankin/MikeMaryniuk) endures as a stunning example o independent experimenta-

tion. Digital animation applications, expanding orms o documentary, and

interdisciplinary flmmakers have coalesced into an exploration o creative

options available through animation that best serve their chosen documen-

tary subjects. e short orm permits experimentation in flmmaking that

eature flms tend to avoid.

What do short flms achieve in combining two orms that existed on sepa-

rate cinematic practices and analysis or so long? What is better achieved

through animating the real? What remains o documentary convention?

Rotoscopy is a comortable starting point to understand how these

cinematic orms intertwine. Beginning with recorded ootage o the real,

rotoscopy breaks down the moving image into single rames. In its simplest

orm, these rames are copied by tracing single images to create duplicates

that can be altered (including or excluding detail rom the original). is

process is paradoxical, because although it transitions the real into theanimated world o creative, subjective interpretation - taking it urther away

rom its supposed objectivity and existence - it also makes the artifce o flm-

making more apparent, highlighting a truth. e subject in the original image

is a recording, no longer real but only a reerence. Tracing over that subject

and showing a drawing o it is not that removed rom what was recorded.

is animation technique makes us conscious that we are viewing artifcial

movement/presence and that cinema is an intermediary. Awareness o the

flmmaking process delivers a greater truth where the illusion is laid bare.e animated flms o Bob Sabiston and Marie-Jose Saint-Pierre use

orms o rotoscopy to create character portraits o real lie personalities.

CuRATED BAEX ROASKI

Sunday OC 24


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ABOVE:Te Sapporo Projectby Marie-Jose Saint-Pierre

Saint-Pierre employs a minimalist visual approach o monochromatic out-

lines to create a contrast between the character and setting, urther remov-

ing it rom recognizable similarities to the real. is works to great eect in

her portraits o animator Norman McLaren in McLarens Negatives (2006)

and e Sapporo Projects (2010) study o Japanese calligrapher Gazanbou

Higuchi. A live action documentary o these individuals would separate the

viewer rom the artists practice, even i we were to observe them in studio.

e use o rotoscopy to illustrate their creative characteristics gives Saint-

Pierre the opportunity to show (more than tell) us about the art and mean-

ing her subjects wish to express. It becomes an examination o the internal

as opposed to external. e synthesis between the subjects artistic truth

and a creative expression o it by the flmmaker is a chance to see beyondthe physical and better understand the subjects philosophical identity. is

counters a more objective scientifc approach common to live action docu-

mentary whereby the art-making practice is recorded but stays at a distance

rom where the artistic philosophy exists. Witnessing the physical does not

always translate into revealing the truth documentary seeks. I anything,

rotoscopy becomes a translation o that truth, something more easily and

deeply comprehensible.

Bob Sabistons animation employs a more vibrant and layered palette.

Snack and Drink(1999) ollows Ryan Power, a unique teenage boy on his walk

to a 7-Eleven or a Double Gulp. Using the original video audio recording as

the soundtrack, Sabiston keeps us connected to reality with the authenticity

o Ryans likes and dislikes in a casual conversation. He juxtaposes this by

creatively interpreting the visuals through rotoscopy, sometimes transorm-

ing the shape and movement o Ryan into a complete abstraction. Ryans

voice remains a constant as the visual tone o the flm makes great leaps.

e gap thats created between what we hear as real, and what we see as

surreal is where the strongest opportunity or a reading into the meaning othis documentary exists. I it were just a three minute video recording o this

quotidian walk, it would leave the viewer with much less to contemplate.

Instead, the space between the real and surreal creates an expanded realm

or contemplation and interpretation. In this way, these animated documen-

taries heighten our sense o real, by exploring what exists beyond the physi-

cal and examining the cerebral.

is gap between real and surreal extends into Sabistons flm Grass-

hopper (2004). Taking what would otherwise be a straight orward talking

head interview, the type amiliar to most documentaries, Grasshoppers

use o rotoscopy transorms a monologue into something ar more visually

interesting. Whereas the original source material relies solely upon the inter-

view as an aural devise, the animated interview heightens our response to

what is being said. Stimulating our visual senses creates a greater interac-

tion with the subjects message. We, as viewers, are cognizant it is not an

entirely accurate depiction o the individual talking, but it is a very eective

method to illustrate the concepts being discussed in a philosophy flm.

Rotoscopy is not tied entirely to recordings o the real that are visu-

ally altered. Saint-Pierres flm Passages (2008) moves away rom existing

documentary ootage to become an entirely re-enacted portrayal o a very

personal story. Its frst person narration recounts Saint-Pierres process

o giving birth to her frst child and is an examination o a aulted medical

system. I confned to traditional documentary methods, this flm would lack

the emotional core and greater truth that it seeks to expose. Not shying

away rom the creative exibility that animation oers, she anthropomor-

phisizes the doctors to more accurately depict her experience. is frst per-son account alls more within the documentary convention o re-enactment.

Re-enactment has long held a place in documentary practice, where one

accepts the reprisal o actual events as actual. By placing the personal into

an animated orm that is subjective, there is a more complete expression o

honesty. Personal stories are immediately subjective, so a alse agreement

is set up in documentaries that employ objective observation to establish

individual truth. Passages avoids this manipulation, conronting subjectivity

not as something to be distrusted, but allowing Saint-Pierre to be completely

honest about her experience, permitting the viewer to share in the rustra-

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truth seeking - an examination o internal issues about external presences.

Seeing Dormans perspective on her relationship and childhood through her

drawings, the animation reveals a truth that exists beyond the surace, ft-

tingly capturing a reality that is more than skin deep.

Suckersh (2004, Lisa Jackson) continues the use o animation to enhance

personal story telling. Although Suckerfsh is a mixed live action/animated

flm, its animation sequences play a critical role in portraying past childhood

events and a portrait o mother-daughter relationship. Fragmented memo-

ries come alive through mixed-media animation that helps establish the

tone o the re-enactments. Re-enactments ask us to accept actors as repre-sentations o people as they once existed. e trappings o fction become

apparent, and in the case

o very personal stories,

the presence o strangers

portraying our closest re-

lations becomes a barrier

to revealing the honesty

that is critical to this orm o documentary. Animating these memories is not

about complete actual accuracy, but an interpretation o how these memo-

ries aect the present.

Jacksons recent flm Te Visit(2009) utilizes an audio recording o amily

members recollecting a shared experience o witnessing a bright light in the

night sky. is shared event is enhanced through an animated storyline. is

better depicts the occasion than live action re-enactments, which moves

the flmmaking urther toward fction and less toward revealing the greater

truth or meaning o the flm one o documentarys true ambitions. Te Visit

shares with Flawed, McLarens Negatives, Te Sapporo Project, Grasshopperand Snack and Drink, a commitment to the subjects existence in a shared

world through its audio track narration, but departs into the creative world

by visually expanding upon the meaning o the narration. is is not to say

there is only a single way o reading or understanding these flms. I any-

thing, the animation invites the viewer into a broader realm o introspection

and contemplation, but retains a connection to the real through narrated

soundtracks. The gap between what is seen and what is heard creates a

paradox that the viewer must negotiate to determine what they value as

truth. is contradiction is a powerul tool in documentary, and oers great

potential or evolving the orm.

e subjective personal orm o documentary evolves in contrast to the

frm objective scientifc approach o observation that presents image as act,

and flmmaking as the purest orm o articulating truth. e sterility o this

objective orm o flmmaking prevents documentary rom ocusing on deeper

understandings o what it means to be human rom emerging. It is in this

area that animated documentary has played a critical role in advancing the

subjective personal orm.

Flawed(2010, Andrea Dorman) is a playul twist o animation, with Dor-

man painting cartoonish static images, seen through time lapse photog-

raphy that correspond with frst person narration about her relationshipwith a plastic surgeon and moral dilemma with his occupation. Including

her hand using an ink brush provides a specifc connection between author

and the subject, increasing the personal tone and nature o the flm. Dor-

mans drawings are reminiscent o those ound in childrens books, yet her

commentary on physical appearance ocuses our attention squarely on an

issue that preoccupies adults. e drawings prevent the viewer rom judging

individual body images by never showing us photographic imagery o the

people she talks about, including hersel. Instead, we see the parts o the

body she dwells on through exaggerated caricatures. I we were to be staring

at the subjects who undergo surgery to transorm themselves while listening

to her narration, the tone o the documentary shis to the scientifc or alsely

objective, which is not the goal o this flm. Ethical issues are the centre o its

Animated Documentary Shorts

ABOVE:Grasshopperby Bob Sabiston

Te animation reveals a truth

that exists beyond the surface

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Featuring RASSOPPERB BB SABISTN2004, 14 MINSIn this vivid verit documentary, park-bench

philosopher AJ Vadehra expounds on astrology

and more productive avenues o contemplation.

SACK AD DRIKB BB SABISTN1999, 3 MINSA amiliar trip to the local 7-11 or a Double Gulp

and some candy is rendered in vibrant hues inthis animated short.

FOuRT OBSTRuCTIO(PERFECT uMA:CARTOO)B BB SABISTN2003, 5 MINSA reinterpretation o Jorgen Leths 1967 short

Te Perect Human, this animated section is the

ourth o fve remakes in the Lars Von Trier/

Jorgen Leth flm Te Five Obstructions.

SuCKERFISB LISA JACKSN2004, 8 MINSSiing through her memories and her mothers

letters, director Lisa Jackson constructs aportrait o a mother whose drive to love her

daughter triumphed over her demons o addic-

tion and trauma.

TE vISITB LISA JACKSN2009, 4 MINSA retelling o a true story o a Cree amilys

strange encounter one winter night, results in

a conversation beyond words.

FAWEDB ANDREA DRMAN2010, 12 MINSPersonal musings on sel-esteem and a long-

distance relationship with a plastic surgeon

are punctuated by Andrea Dormans animated

illustrations.

MCARES EATIvESB MARIEJSESAINTPIERRE2006, 10 MINSis intimate, animated documentary about

Norman McLaren provides a sensitive and

enlightening glimpse into the lie and creative

imagination o the legendary Canadian animator.

PASSAESB MARIEJSE SAINTPIERRE2008, 25 MINSBlurring the line between documentary and

drama, Passages is a poignant animated auto-

biographical flm that recounts the expectant

couples horrifc experience dealing with an

inadequate medical system.

TE SAPPORO PROJECTB MARIEJSE SAINTPIERRE2010, 5 MINSis poetic homage to acclaimed calligrapher

Gazanbou Higuchi utilizes Marie-Jose Saint-

Pierres signature animation style to illustrate

the cra o Japanese shodo.

Working in AnimatedDocumentary Forms

with Jody Kramer,Marie-Jose Saint-Pierreand Bob Sabiston.Facilitated by Murray Toews

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e recent works o Canadian directorMarie-Jose Saint-Pierre and American

Bob Sabiston speak to a larger global

exploration o the animated documen-

tary orm. eir work, placed alongside

recent long eature flms such as Waltz

with Bashirand Persepolis, are part o

a growing movement in documentary

to move beyond traditional orms

include creative hybrid elements as

mechanisms that mix in the flmmakers

perspective in a very conscious and

visible way. e lower cost o producing

animation and the breakdown o the

traditional rules o documentary

flmmaking have made working in ani-

mated documentary fnancially easible

and open to greater programmer andaudience acceptance.

e impetus to work in animated docu-

mentary orms, as well as the inherent

ethical issues surrounding the notion

o objective versus subjective repre-

sentation will be discussed through a

panel on animated documentary.

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Manitoba Documentary Shorts

Tis series has been generously sponsored by MS Winnipeg On Demand

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is program eatures shorts recently commissioned by MTS Winnipeg On Demand, which showcases flms that

capture Winnipegs awed and orgotten, heroes and outlaws, and personal and private histories. Our closing

night screening o Manitoba Documentary Shorts will be ollowed by a party at Baileys Restaurant and Lounge.

Closing Night Shorts Program

RECOSTRuCTIWIIPE: ST. BOIFACECATEDRAB PETE SIEMENS ANDKEIN HILL2010, 9 MINSReconstructing Winnipegtakes a look at the

history o the St. Boniace Cathedral rom its log

church inception to the modern structure nestled

in the ruins o the old burned basilica, bringing

that building back to lie with animation and

personal stories.

* World Premiere

FRAK AD PERCB SHEREEN JERRETT2010, 6 MINSA touching buddy documentary about a man

and his horse.

* World Premiere

IRSCB NAM GNICK2010, 11 MINSObjects ound by children in an attic tell the story

o the ather o Canadian theatre, John Hirsch.

FROM RAS TO RICuB BETH AZRE2009, 26 MINSBustling with cultural avour and gems or

the budding entrepreneur, this is a heart-ull

homage to the industrial resourceulness,

personal determination and courageous spirit

o the immigrant ounders who build a small but

inuential apparel empire in Winnipeg.

* World Premiere

MuSICA OSTSB CHRIS CHARNE2010, 24 MINSIn September, 1914, the New Orleans Creole

Orchestra played Winnipegs Pantages

Playhouse eatre or their frst internationalconcert, bringing with them a new type o music

rom their hometown: Jazz. Based on the book by

author and musician Owen Clark, Musical Ghosts

uncovers stories about music icons whose

impact is still elt today in this prairie city.

* World Premiere

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ashinaby Caroline Monnet(2010, 5 mins)

Saturday OC 237:30 PM

PrecedesSix Miles Deep

A young Aboriginal girls hopes and

dreams are re-negotiated within the

walls and tunnels o the institution

o education.

*World Premiere

Negativipeg

by Matthew Rankin(2010, 16 mins)Tursday OC 21

7:30 PM

PrecedesA Drummers Dream

Negativipegtells the story o Rory

Lepine, who shot to Herostratic

ame in 1985 when he attacked

Winnipeg rock legend BurtonCummings with a beer bottle.

*Western Canadian Premiere

oilers of 33by Kevin Nikkel(2010, 5 mins)Friday OC 22

7:30 PM

Precedes Te Garden

oilers o 33 is the tragic story o

the Canadian champion basketball

team o 1933, whose plane crashed

in Tulsa, Oklahoma, killing two

players and injuring many others.

*World Premiere

Ninette Hallby Brian Barnhart(2010, 7 mins)Saturday OC 23

12:00 PM

PrecedesShooting Indians

Each year the people o Ninette,

Manitoba (population 350) get

together at their local community

hall to make music.

*World Premiere

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Shorts Screening with Features

yaya/ayatby Shimby Zegeye-

Gebrehiwot(2010, 6 mins)Saturday OC 23

7:30 PM

PrecedesSix Miles Deep

yaya/ayatexplores identities

and being lost in translation and

distance. is is a documentary

about how being part o any di-

aspora shapes a persons identity.

*World Premiere


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DIY Documentarywith Scott Hamilton Kennedy

Series: Capturing the Identity o Place

Saturday OC 23

9 AM to 12:00PM Cinematheque

In this master lecture, Scott Hamilton Kennedy will talk

about his experiences as a eature documentary flmmaker,

rom the original story idea to the fnal output o the fnished

flm. Kennedy will discuss what he considers to be the

must-have elements o a successul documentary, includingconict, theme and characters. He will also address strategies

or fnancing projects, including online undraising, as

well as or independent marketing and distribution. With

examples rom his frst eature O: our town, his Academy

Award nominated documentary Te Garden, and his current

project Fame High, Kennedys lessons learned are provocative,

practical and inspiring.

Advanced Animation Conceptswith Bob Sabiston

Series: Animated Documentary

Saturday OC 23

9 AM to 12:00PM Te Rachel Browne Teatre

Austin, Texas - based animator Bob Sabiston will demonstratesome o the animation techniques and soware used at

his company, Flat Black Films. Foremost among these is

Rotoshop, a custom rotoscoping soware used to animate the

flms Waking Lie andA Scanner Darkly. Sabiston will also show

a perormance-based system called Line Research, used to

create beautiul looping motion graphics, as well as his new

soware or the Nintendo DSi, called Inchwood Animation.

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Introduction to 3D Productionwith Ali Kazimi and Laurie Wilcox

Series: Cinematography in Documentary

Sunday OC 24

10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Te Rachel Browne Teatre

Stereoscopic technologys resurgence opens up another

ormat or documentary storytelling. In this class, Laurie

Wilcox rom York Universitys Stereoscopic Lab will talk about

the science o stereopsis and demonstrate the undamentals

o stereo perception. Director and cinematographer Ali Kazimiwill present an overview o the history o 3D and its current

renaissance. He will discuss the current camera rigs and their

capacities, how to apply 3D technology and how it impacts

storytelling.

Drawing rom his own experiences in 3D, the workshop will

cover fnancing, logistics and workow, rom pre-production,

feld production, and post processes. Kazimi will share his

experiences o the challenges o working in 3D as well as the

aesthetic possibilities, with specifc examples rom his own

work. Hell show current samples o good and bad 3D rom

a variety o sources. is workshop will help you think about

how to make the best choices or your story, budget, and

schedule and help you avoid making very expensive mistakes.

Note: Early registration is recommended. Participants will be given

a short reading list to help them prepare for the class.

See pg. 3 for class prices

Tis master class has been supported by Film raining Manitoba

Documentary Organizationof Canada: Roadshow

A presentation of the Documentary Organization of Canada

Copyright Reform: Fair is Fairwith Claude Forest (Multimedia Risk),

flmmaker Brett Gaylor, and other representativeso the broadcast and legal communities.

Facilitated by Liza Fitzgibbons (DOC)

Friday OC 22

10:00 AM to 12:00PM Cinematheque

As producers and users o copyrighted material, documentarians have a

stake on both sides o the copyright argument. Although documentarians

want to protect their materials, they also want to be able to access

copyrighted materials or their productions, and do so in a air and

permissible manner. Existing provisions to the copyright law includes Fair

Dealing, which allows or use o copyrighted material or fve activities:

criticism, review, private study, research and news reporting. Documentary

flmmakers have had trouble ftting their art into these fve exclusive

categories, and so do their lawyers. As a result, flmmakers choose to

clear the rights rather than make a case or the air dealing deense.

DOC recently published Guidelines to Documentary and Fair Dealingand now

aims to engage the production community in a dialogue to discuss what

constitutes best practices or documentary and air dealing. is panel

is part o a national roadshow bringing together stakeholders to argue,

debate and refne what would be considered best practices. is conversa-

tion is timely with Bill C-32 beore Parliament in the all. Panelists and the

audience will discuss the legal and practical implications o air dealing.


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Programming Committee

Cecilia Araneda, Liz Barron,

Mike Maryniuk, Kristin resoor

Animated Documentary Shorts Curator

Alex Rogalski

Logistics Coordinator

Kristy Muckosky

Registration & Volunteer Coordinator

Arlea Ashcro

Publicity

Dave Barber

Design Management

Monica Lowe

Design

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7:30 PMOPEI IT SCREEI- Cinematheque

$10/$8 A Drummers Dream, by John Walker (p. 8)

9:00 PM OPEI RECEPTIO Artspace lobby FREE

10:00 AMDOC ROADSOW Cinematheque

$10/$8 Copyright Reform: Fair is Fair (p. 19)

12:00 PMSCREEI Cinematheque

$10/$8 Te Street: A Film with the Homeless, by Daniel Cross (p. 9)

2:00 PM SCREEI Cinematheque

$10/$8 rains of Winnipeg: 14 lm poems, by Clive Holden (p. 9)

4:00 PMPAE DISCuSSIO Cinematheque

$10/$8 Is Multiplatform the Future of Documentary? (p. 9)


$10/$8 Te Garden, by Scott Hamilton Kennedy (p. 10)

9:00 PM ETWORKI RECEPTIO Kings Head Pub and Eatery FREE

Venues

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9:00 AM MASTER CASS Cinematheque$75/$50

12:00 PM Master DIY Documentary, with Scott Hamilton Kennedy (p. 18)

9:00 AM MASTER CASS Te Rachel Browne Teatre $75/$50 12:00 PM Advanced Animation Concepts, with Bob Sabiston (p. 18)


$10/$8 Shooting Indians, by Ali Kazimi (p. 8)

2:00 PMPAE Cinematheque

$10/$8 Cinematography in Documentary(p. 8)

4:00 PM PAE Cinematheque $10/$8 Capturing the Identity of Place (p. 11)


$10/$8 Six Miles Deep, Sara Roque (p. 10)


$10/$8 How to Start Your Own Country, by Jody Shapiro (p. 10)

10:00 PM MAITOBA FIMMAKERS PART Delta Hotel/Blaze Bistro Lounge FREE*

10:00 AM MASTER CASS Te Rachel Browne Teatre (Pre-registration recommended)$75/$50

1:00 PM Introduction to 3D Production, with Ali Kazimi and Laurie Wilcox (p. 19)


$10/$8 Animated Documentary Shorts, curated by Alex Rogalski (p. 12-15)

4:00 PMPAE Cinematheque

$10/$8 Working in Animated Documentary Forms (p. 15)

7:30 PMCOSI IT SCREEI Cinematheque

$10/$8 Manitoba Documentary Shorts (p. 16)

9:00 PM COSI PART Baileys Restaurant and Lounge FREE*

*with ticket stub or delegate pass

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