Dramatic Video Production
CERN-ifiable  -  2008
Made by: Griffin Lea, Tim Chan, Susan Hunt and Kerry Ward
Description: After two decades, his crowning achievement is imminent. Dr. Bob Bosun is one of the many attempting to recreate the after moments of The Big Bang in LHC at CERN. Bad press forces the suits to order him away for some relaxation. Suddenly finding himself with a great deal of time, the good doctor decides to run an Ultra Marathon in Northwest Canada. With nothing but the road and a less than enthusiastic support team, he must confront his demons about the Project.


  
Length: 6:47

Disturbed  -  2008
Made by: Jen Crothers, James Falcon, Douglas Grant and Cliff Markham
Description: A walk in the woods, a perfect day... a perfect nightmare.

  
Length: 3:52

Trail Mix  -  2008
Made by: Emily McPhee, Eric Morrison, George Eaton and Jarred Borno
Description: Trail Mix, a dramatic production of one mans exploration of dreams, metaphorically and literally.

  
Length: 5:15

Evil?  -  2008
Made by: Becky Dochstader, Heather Jung, Kelsey Bonner, Sacha Husband and James Barrington-Foote
Description: When two incompetent teenagers go to E.V.I.L. they're in for the surprise of their lives... they're just too dumb to figure it out.

  
Length: 7:16

Causarius  -  2008
Made by: Erin Krell, Beisi Hu, Sherry Yu and Jake Solomon
Description: Causarius is the haunting tale of fear and illusion and follows the main character through a forest as he finds himself stuck between reality and a dream world.

  
Length: 4:39

Animus  -  2008
Made by: Michael Mitton, Giordano Scales, Sean McDonell and Hugh Henderson
Description: A video exploration of cruelty and humanity's animal nature.

  
Length: 8:20

Eye.C.U.  -  2008
Made by: Jesse Kouwenhoven, Stephen Shorthouse and Shamus Bob
Description: Our Movie is about a boy walking up and realizing he is alone. After being persued by and unknown villian, he goes back to bed thinking it was a dream. The conclusion is the audience's decision.

  
Length: 5:21

Trail of Loneliness  -  2008
Made by: Graham Cox, Sky Richards and Katie Muir
Description: A dramatic musical about a boy who is excited to go on a hike. Dreaming of adventure, he ends up straying from the rest of the group and finds himself lonely and lost. When a young girl appears and helps the boy on his journey out of the forest, a relationship unfolds and loneliness becomes friendship.

  
Length: 5:12

Dead Center  -  2008
Made by: Kaleigh Mitchell and Luca Ross-Moro
Description: Michael has been a victim of a car accident and has been knocked into the realm of his subconscious. Trapped between life and death in his comatose state, Michael must find his way home.

  
Length: 6:16

Oh My God, Zombies!?!  -  2008
Made by: Trevor Frankham, Liam Reardon, Roxanne Franck and Patrick Laboon
Description: What if one day the last human was to die. Sounds horrible, well add zombies and it becomes dreadful. After the fresh flesh runs out what will the undead do to pass the time?

  
Length: 5:13

A Documentary on Trees  -  2008
Made by: Paige Regalado, Brandon Cowling, Sydney Campbell and Andrew Hopkins
Description: A documentary about trees is a film about seven uniquely different teenagers who venture to Galiano Island to make a documentary on how to conserve the wildlife.

  
Length: 9:26

Orange to Black  -  2008
Made by: Paul Osinski, Turner Stewart and Daniel Warner
Description: A fast paced thriller about three convicts that have just escaped from prison. The stakes are raised when the search for a convict's stash leads into a kill fest. Orange to Black will leave you on the edge of your seat until the very last second.

  
Length: 7:26

Retreat Cove  -  2008
Made by: Alice Fredine, Valerie Ziegler, Erin Shier and Jessica O'Sullivan
Description: Retreat Cove is a drama featuring two lifelong male friends who are discovering themselves and their sexuality. They are coming to terms with the fact that their relationship is evolving. They worry about the censure of society and the damage it may cause with their friendship.

  
Length: 9:20

Blood Brothers  -  2008
Made by: Alec Hanham, Elija Sorensen and Nic Johnson
Description: A modern western with the power of a drama.

  
Length: 7:46

Atmosphere  -  2008
Made by: Michael Gordon, Katie Braidwood, Jeff Olafson, Aaron Callender and Maximilian Cooper-Flint
Description: A power struggle among survivors of an apocalyptic disaster.

  
Length: 6:46

Gigantopithecus  -  2008
Made by: Laura Angrove, Laura Robertson and Sage Elder
Description: Deep in the dark, primordial forests of Galiano Island lurks a dark terror – or does it? Dr. Stanley Neufield has been on a single-minded quest for the great Sasquatch (although he’d prefer you call it a gigantopithecus) for over twenty years. Now he is so close to Bigfoot he can almost smell it – and it smells good. Join Dr. Stan in the hunt for this creature that has been as elusive as his funding.


  
Length: 8:17

Kalum Beach Terror  -  2008
Made by: Robert Monroe and Warren Bolton
Description: Kalum Beach Terror is about two friends going out camping and run into a serial killer.

  
Length: 5:32

Decisions  -  2008
Made by: Grant Sandeman-Allen, Denee Austin and Serena Haire
Description: This film came from a similar incident that took place in one of our crew members lives. Our focus was to show that it is everyone's responsibility to be educated and aware of racism. To spread the idea that we have to decide to live peacefully and honorably with all peoples.

  
Length: 4:50

Pedro's Bounty  -  2008
Made by: Andrew Macartney, Kelsey Lenzen, Lucas Hansen and Ashley Delaney
Description: A Spanish explorer hides his treasure from a mutinous crew, only to be found hundreds of years later.


  
Length: 7:28

The Energy Race  -  2008
Made by: Logan Carlstrom, Hugh Cameron and Dan Fainstein
Description: Three  top auto companies fighting to find a new technology hidden in the Gulf Islands.

  
Length: 5:57

Pulp Free Fiction  -  2008
Made by: Theresa Dearden, Elija Sorensen, Kieran Kincaid and Caleb Wyels
Description: A completely original film starring Samuel R. Jackson and Tony and Anna Mantana.

  
Length: 5:12

Broad Daylight  -  2008
Made by: Carter Bilawchuk, Kyle Szegedi, Kieran Jarvis and Kindra Ormiston
Description: A young couple goes for a daytrip, hiking in the Galiano backwoods with a hand held video camera. The resulting footage documents a deadly game of cat and mouse between them and a psychotic masked killer.

  
Length: 4:30

Alice in Neverland  -  2008
Made by: Stephanie van Gemst, Caitlin Rooney, Ksenia Borovinskaya and Michaela Mitchell
Description: Alice in Neverland, a film that plays on the darker side of fairy tales, that presents unusual characters in a Tim Burton styled way. Resulted in a twisted ending.

  
Length: 5:14

Pierce  -  2008
Made by: Jesse Marshall, Deborah Vogt, Tony Cerciello and Thomas Weideman
Description: Pierce is a quietly abrasive man, talks like a text-to-speech generator, wears bad sweaters, climbs out his window. On a blind date -- “It's not a big deal or anything. Crystal sounds like a pretty chill lady, so it should be a blast.”

  
Length: 9:36

S.O.S  -  2008
Made by: Elliot Raymer, Navarana Smith, Sam Rosen and Alex Kurucz
Description: It is a drama/comedy and it's purpose is to make people laugh and think. Our film is about 4 friends stranded on an island. They go through many adversities and changes.

  
Length: 5:47

Don't Panic  -  2008
Made by: Tyawna-Jaye Clark, Zach Bodie, Eli Laycock and Paul Rodermond
Description: This video is about a group of campers getting lost in the woods. One person wanders aways, but everyone regroups in the end.

  
Length: 3:41

The Galiano Bank Robber  -  2008
Made by: Clare Lyle and Luke Fahrmann
Description: It is about 3 kids who make a startling discovery about a bank robbery.


  
Length: 4:11

Kung-Fu Master  -  2008
Made by: Daniel Warner, Jacob Parfitt and Charlie Beaver
Description: A comedy action flick about Kung- fu. It's about an ex-spy turned Kung-fu artist.

  
Length: 3:09

The Trees Have Eyes  -  2008
Made by: Zackary Van DenBussche, Chris Stacey, Juan Grover and Brendan Ndjiva
Description: A haunting movie about 3 teens who get stalked while camping in the woods. An original soundstrack pulls in the veiwer to suspense. A new beginning to classic horror films.

  
Length: 3:44

Over the Hill, Under the Tree  -  2008
Made by: Sascha Kissner, Edmond Leung, Spiros Zygouras and Mason Powell
Description: It's Christmas Eve and Theodore, a 42 year old man that still believes in Santa Clause, is getting ready for Christmas. When he awakes to find no gifts under the tree, he goes in search of Santa Clause.

  
Length: 5:10

The Naturalist  -  2008
Made by: Tarise Poulin, Peter Arnould, Miles Morrison, and Brandon Wong
Description: Our video is a mockumentary based on the television show, The Crocodile Hunter. Matt, our version of Steve Irwin, tracks down various animals throughout the show. It's very comical but does show you lots of Galiano Island's nature and wildlife.

  
Length: 5:44

Rebirth  -  2008
Made by: Devyn Brugge, Lillianne Cadieux-Shaw, Steve Harrison and Melanie Vasselin
Description: Born from nature, a young man is driven by his curiosity to detach himself from his environment. He observes a group of camping teenagers and attempts to imitate their materialist actions. This short film explores mans dissociation with nature through the theme of rebirth.

  
Length: 5:15

Assassins: A Glimpse into the World of Profes  -  2008
Made by: Sophia Bryant-Scott, Brayden Chase, Nathan Stedman and Liam Cobbe
Description: Our film is a “mockumentary” on assassins. It's kind of similar to Mr. And Mrs. Smith”. The story follows Stewart Mason and Veronica Rice, two assassins who are dating and constantly bickering. They are on a mission to assassinate a Drug Lord in the wilderness, as we see the footage of their mission we also get first hand opinions of Stewart and Veronica.

  
Length: 5:29

Clown Wars  -  2008
Made by: Peter Mountain, Randy Govereau, Cierra Stewart and Tristin Shaughnessy
Description: Drunko the clown likes this girl BreBre, but Sobe the mime also likes BreBre. She rejects the both of them and the mime and clown begin to blame each other. So they fight. Til the End.

  
Length: 3:44

Adam Bomb  -  2008
Made by: Ben Weber, Zane Goodin, Keith Finlay and Karsten Kossatz
Description: Adam Bomb is a short, post-apocalyptic epic, featuring viruses, mercenaries, and a lone soldier. Adam Pierce, a roughneck from the Canadian Armed Forces undertakes a dangerous trek to warn the last colony of the of freemen of their pending doom. Important questions as to the fate of humanity are raised.


  
Length: 5:30

Split  -  2008
Made by: Mitchel Joseph, Jonah Johnson, Courtenay Louie and Eagle Gorup-Thrasher
Description: A horrifying comedy of a guy who buys a cabin in the woods and throws a party with a couple of friends.


  
Length: 5:28

Menace II Sobriety: The Gas Huffers Story  -  2008
Made by: Harry Brown, Keegan Hamilton, Brianna Ranville and Ray Warner
Description: Two boys lose their car and run out of gas at the same time...


  
Length: 5:49

Fly in a Party Hat  -  2008
Made by: Chris Rahm and Laura Hilton
Description: An endearing tale of longing and missed opportunities in a small town.

  
Length: 5:24

Ticking Clock  -  2008
Made by: Sidney Anderson and Steven Reilander
Description: Experimental abstract film about the journey of expression and creativity. Subjective in its' subject matter, dynamic in its' imagery.

  
Length: 3:44

No Thru Road  -  2008
Made by: Spencer Clayton, Frances Fee and William (Bill) Yarmoshuk
Description: After on fatal moment of distraction, in his mind, leads a father down the road of guilt and remorse.

  
Length: 5:21

Hombre de Futuro  -  2008
Made by: Steven Poulin, Nicholas Oja, Peter Henrich and Diana Carvajal
Description: A man at odds with the world finds himself in a rural holiday outpost where a wild man leads him on a spiritual journey.

  
Length: 7:40

The Chair  -  2008
Made by: Calvin Dunstan, Danise Brass, Nina Sidorczuk and Stephanie Williams
Description: This film was produced during the Aboriginal Media Intensive program, March 23rd
- March 29th, 2008


  
Length: 2:43

Stupid Crazy NDNz  -  2008
Made by: Nakita Sebastian, Nicole Williams, and Adrian Cardinal
Description: This film explores friendship and how it can be broken by the smallest things.

  
Length: 4:59

Killer Klowns  -  2008
Made by: Zach Thomas, Kenny Simmonds and Brandon Hunt
Description: A movie produced during Aboriginal Media Intensive Program March 23rd - March 29th, 2008


  
Length: 5:43

Peace and Love  -  2008
Made by: Murray McCarthy
Description: This film was produced during the Aboriginal Media Intensive Program, March 23rd - March 29th


  
Length: 4:56

Boy Meets Girl  -  2008
Made by: Codie Andrew, Arlin Baptiste and Diane Whitehead
Description: This Film was produced during the Aboriginal Media Intensive Program, March 23rd - March 29th, 2008


  
Length: 7:55

One and a Half Indians  -  2008
Made by: Lyle Mack, Clyde Tallio, Dwayne Paul and Judd Lee
Description: This film was produced during the Aboriginal Media Intensive Program, March 23rd - March 29th, 2008


  
Length: 6:50

Revision  -  2008
Made by: Chadrick Michell, Dakotah Nordquist, Forrest Sampson and Jack Johnson
Description: This film was produced during the Aboriginal Media Intensive Program, March 23rd - March 29th, 2008


  
Length: 3:28

Betrayal  -  2008
Made by: Nico Arnason, Avery Hunter, Izzy Traub, Sean Robertson
Description: Produced during the Youth Spring Break Media Intensive Program March 16 - March 22, 2008.


  
Length: 5:04

The Purple Bathtub  -  2008
Made by: Karley Nelson, Kelly Scout. Crystal Adams, Leanne Hunt, Cole Saldat
Description: Produced during the Youth Spring Break Media Intensive Program March 16 - March 22, 2008.

  
Length: 3:08

Cheesecake  -  2008
Made by: Jack McQuistin, Maia Rowan, Sky Tatlow, Alex Savignac
Description: A man mourning over the tragic death of his wife meets a homeless man who helps him get over the depression causd by it all.

  
Length: 5:48

I Only Wanted Half Anyways  -  2008
Made by: John Wheeler
Description: Produced during the Youth Spring Break Media Intensive Program March 16 - March 22, 2008

  
Length: 3:22

The Maniac  -  2008
Made by: Matthew Bergman, Christian Callaghan, Zakary Van DenBussche and Callum Grant-Cawdell
Description: The Maniac is a touching film; it is exciting but laid back at the same time. The moral of the story is that people are not always who they seem.

  
Length: 5:42

MaXXX  -  2008
Made by: Symone Jack, Finlay Charles-Lundaahl, Hannah Holden and Kristof Comu
Description: MaXXX is a short action flick about a special forces operative named MaXXX. He is assigned at the start of the movie the task of rescuing the President's daughter.

  
Length: 6:22

Advanced Drama
Lunchtime  -  2008
Made by: Alec Hanham, Connor Johnson and Sidney Stonier
Description: Lunchtime is about Lunch... time.

  
Length: 1:10

P.E.N.I.S.  -  2008
Made by: Alec Hanham, Connor Johnson and Sidney Stonier
Description: P.E.N.I.S. Is about a group of dopes in search of an ancient Indian demon in the forests of Richmond, Virginia.

  
Length: 10:24

How to Make a Running Through the Forest Movi  -  2008
Made by: Jeremy Gilron, Noel Anstey, Zachary KerrHolden
Description: A short mockumentary of making running through the forest movies. Beware when making one!


  
Length: 3:17

Against the Locker  -  2008
Made by: Jeremy Gilron, Zachary KerrHolden, Noel Anstey
Description: A look at several points of view of an event that occurs in a highschool.

  
Length: 5:22

Silence of the Lamps  -  2008
Made by: Paul Romein and Joel McCarth
Description:

Two youngins stumble upon an eerie camp. They explore. They're not alone. 



  
Length: 3:40

Documentary
Home Made  -  2008
Made by: Lesley Johnson, Charles Jones, Mark Pickersgill and Pablo Saravanja
Description: Home Made is an 8 minute documentary about "home made", hand built homes on Galiano Island and the people who live in them. This film explores the nature of the homes inhabitants, and the stories of how the homes were built.





  
Length: 8:00

Skimming the Surface  -  2008
Made by: John Stuart Carlisle Hetherington, Aria Thomases, Sean Swinwood and Lori Mairs
Description: Skimming the Surface is a film about water. With images that span from glacial Alaska to the beautiful Gulf Islands off the coast of British Columbia, it asks the essential question; "What does water mean to you?" An original soundtrack and in studio vocals accompany reflective observations and light humour in this brief but poignant documentary.





  
Length: 3:29

Thinking About Birth  -  2008
Made by: Jelena Putnik and Charlene Bearhead
Description: Thinking About Birth is a refreshing. honest depiction of some of the views of children and youthon the topicof childbirth. These young thinkers are presented along side a young couple sharing their own experience about the birthof their son. A welcome change from the medical/social debate.

  
Length: 9:28

Travel Tours  -  2008
Made by: Willow Bearhead, Seneca Crowe , Jennifer Bolten and Elaine Shearer.
Description: A mockumentary about a travel tour of Laginano Island. We visit local attractions and have dinner at a fine resturaunt.

  
Length: 7:17

Awesomeness  -  2008
Made by: Darren Kyme, Vance Kyme and Kaylem Bearhead
Description: An extreme boy video about stuff that we like to do. The greatest boy video since without a paddle.

  
Length: 6:05

n00bs  -  2008
Made by: Anna Caldwell, Blake Le Blanc and Daniel Warner
Description: "n00bs" is a short documentary on the addictive nature of role playing games and the social effects caused to the user. It was shot using MiniDV.

  
Length: 4:14

L'Amour Toujours  -  2008
Made by: Ryan Thurlwall, Henry Tudor, Lucas Van Stone and Julian Van Blankenstein
Description: A documentary on love as an abstract.

  
Length: 6:12

Banana Slug: The Untold Story  -  2008
Made by: Cheri Caleb, Dusty Dawson and Harry Karlinsky
Description: In the spirit of “Canadian Hinterland” films created by the National Film Board in the 60s and 70s, key elements of the Banana Slug will be examined in a scientific and light-hearted way. Using interview footage with an expert ecologist, a nursery owner, an eyewitness to the captivating mating process of the slug and a child, the creators hope the viewers will have a greater appreciation and respect for the Pacific Banana Slug.


  
Length: 5:48

Changing Tides  -  2008
Made by: Blaine Grender, Zelda Sun, Joanna Lehrer and Carrie Long
Description: Changing Tides is a documentary that takes a thoughtful look at the majestic landscapes of the enchanting “Gem of the Gulf Islands”. Galiano has had a very colourful and storied history from the indigenous inhabitants to the free love hippies and artists, environmental activists to today's urbanites, escaping from the overwhelming pressure cooker of the city. Changing Tides documents the issues and controversies facing islanders today, and offers up a thought provoking look at an island full of beauty and wonder and the adventurous souls who land on her shores.

  
Length: 9:28

Who Am I?  -  2008
Made by: Vanessa Daniels, Gerald Harris, Kathryne Racich and Joshua West
Description: Calling all Canadians near and far, an identity check is in order! Who Are You?

  
Length: 5:05

Discovering Galiano  -  2008
Made by: Andrew Macartney, Benjamin Jory, Darcy Charlie, Desirae Demas and Kayla Thomas
Description: In an attempt to understand the fine balance between development and rural conservation, “Discovering Galiano” asks the questions that divide this small island of 1000. From interviews with some of the last genuine hippies to white collar developers “Discovering Galiano” successfully explores the age old question of development and at what cost?

  
Length: 7:24

Missing  -  2008
Made by: Jennifer Lightning, Natasha Damiano Paterson and Sabrina Joseph
Description: "Missing" is a documentary about the experience of tooth loss and its relationship to health and wellness. Focusing on the experiences of a few residents of British Columbia's Galiano Island, this short film explores the emotions as well as the economics of dental care in small communities.

  
Length: 8:34

Both Sides of the Mirror  -  2008
Made by: Roger Triebwasser, Dene Gauchier and Keith McNab
Description: This film is looking at both the positive and negative of effects of alcohol consumption.

  
Length: 8:45

Youth FX  -  2008
Made by: April Thomas, Christina Cook, Shelley Cook and Trevor Isaac
Description: The film is basically about the youth of Alert Bay First Nations from the past, present and future. Some of the lessons, values and messages they would pass on to their people. It is a documentary done on video.

  
Length: 8:41

Happy Trails  -  2008
Made by: Naomi Devine, Tim Lindsay and Gregor Wilson
Description: Happy Trails is an examination of the thoughts and feelings of Galiano residents on a proposal trail network for the whol island.

  
Length: 8:27

Breathing the Same Air  -  2008
Made by: Laura Mireles Vallejo, Anders Karlsson, Steve Smith and Sukumar Periwal
Description: The film is about man's relationship to nature in this particular troubling times of ecological devastation, whether man is on top of all nature or a part of nature.

  
Length: 9:05

When the Time Comes  -  2008
Made by: Willis Petti, Dianne Gillespie, Charlene Wolff and Ahava Shira
Description: "WHEN THE TIME COMES" is a multi-generational perspective on death. The film shows how different people/generations react when asked to talk about death.

  
Length: 7:55

A Ferry Tale  -  2008
Made by: Jack Fisher, Josephine Anderson and Duncan Smith
Description: The BC Ferry system connects the islands on the BC coast, in particular the Gulf Islands. This film documents the intensifying controversy of the fares and management of the system and the impact on the people of the islands.

  
Length: 7:20

To the Centre  -  2008
Made by: Sara Defoor, Janina Strudwick, Anders Karlsson and Riel Marquardt
Description: An off-centred look into being centred. 3 stories that change lives and enrich lives. Enlightenment, anyone?

  
Length: 7:07

A Drop in the Bucket  -  2008
Made by: Jill Kelly and Dave Norten
Description: This film is an exploration of three people's views and experiences of feeling the darker side of life and what practices help them to find the lighter more inspired side.

  
Length: 9:14

The Nettle Solution  -  2008
Made by: Marion Pape, David Boehm, Matthew Krumins and Emma Morgan-Thorp
Description: This video documents a community-centred approach to deal with climate change and lightening our footprint on the planet, exploring and celebrating local uses of the wonderful nettle plant. It tell the story of the nettles' extraordinary usefulness as a local pure & healthy food source with therapeutic uses as well, to help asthma, headaches, arthritis & anemia. Amazingly,they make a healthful and delicious tea, that can also be used as a hair conditioner after shampooing.
Additional, the nettle fibre can be spun into an excellent, strong fabric. They could be a solution for many things, not the least of which is reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

  
Length: 9:20

Throughways  -  2008
Made by: Debra Pentecost and Alicia Gladman
Description: An exploration of life challenges, this film delves into difficult times and pathways chosen by three engaging individuals. The film points to the many possibillies for action and purpose that can help define one's life.

  
Length: 13:37

The Journey Is  -  2008
Made by: Tanya Dowdall, Hannah Carpendale and Pamela Nowlin
Description: 3 perspectives on modes of transportation & how they change one's view of the world.

  
Length: 5:31

Trees! That's All There Is!!  -  2008
Made by: Ayden deBoer and Hannah Manning
Description: This short film is about a man teaching his son valuable lessons in the forests of British Columbia. Through humorous dialogue and insightful commentary, "Trees! That's All There Is!!" offers a variety of compelling imagery that shows how closely our lives parallel the lives of trees.


  
Length: 5:29

In Memory of Jane Rule  -  2008
Made by: Kaiza Graham, Dylan Alexander and Stephanie Alfred
Description: (missing bio)

  
Length: 7:57

I Am Their Future  -  2008
Made by: Sandy Robertson and Garret Perry
Description: (missing bio)

  
Length: 5:43

Chaotic Beauty  -  2008
Made by: Starlynn Williams and Evelin Gioreva
Description: Chaotic Beauty is a film not only talking about trees, but showing the differences between people. It doesn't simply show the black and white, but the many shades of grey in between it all. Just like nature it has many sides and explores the two main ones, dabbling slightly in a third that not that many see.


  
Length: 4:48

Turning Point  -  2008
Made by: Jack Guo and Vanessa Hamilton George
Description: An explorer walks through the forest seeking an answer or truth. His pursuit of knowledge is guided by the Spirit of Aboriginal Tribes. Together, they arrive at a point of understanding - the turning point.

  
Length: 6:27

Music The Universal Language  -  2008
Made by: Clyde Tallio, Warren Bolton, Desirae Demes, Darby Gravelle, Robert Monroe and Chadrick Michell
Description: This film was produced during the Aboriginal Media Intensive Program, March 23rd - March 29th, 2008


  
Length: 7:51

Visual Effects and Animation
Monday  -  2008
Made by: Kyle Robertson and Michael Grant
Description: A stopmotion dream sequence made using humans as puppets

  
Length: 2:52

E- True Hollywood Story of Fat Pauly  -  2008
Made by: Kody Marks, Sam Switzer and Jesse Day
Description: Fat Pauly is a breakdancing sensation that got that way by accident. He gets hooked on drugs and sadly dies. :( :( Yea, it's awesome.

  
Length: 3:16

Natural Anthem  -  2008
Made by: Alexandra Moss
Description: A little girl watches the world fall to pieces around her and tries to find the remaining beauty.

  
Length: 1:02

Get Lucky  -  2008
Made by: Lynn Solomon
Description: Get Lucky is an animation about urban chaos, and a bad nights sleep. Comedy meets clay with percussion and surprise.

  
Length: 1:46

Morgan Le Fay  -  2008
Made by: Kaitlin Weismiller, Zaria Ferguson and Brittanie Morris
Description: Morgan Le Fay is about a girl who wanders into the forest and becomes transfixed by the world around her. After encountering small forest elves, she becomes completely connected with nature, and by the end, her inner self is shown as a fairy.

  
Length: 4:26

Computer / 3D Animation
A Precious Resource  -  2008
Made by: Brandon Blue, Braden Adekat, Taylor Belanger, Serena Morin, Evan Lay and Sam Kalensky
Description: A pair of aliens come to Earth and ask the UN leader to give them their most precious resource.

  
Length: 1:26

Super 8 Filmmaking & Hand Processing
Mockery of a Monelith  -  2008
Made by: Stu Burke and Caitlin Lahue
Description: Mockery of a Monolith is a commentary of religion, consumerism and greed.

  
Length: 4:11

Toast  -  2008
Made by: Fran Breden, Pat Suveg, Josina deBree and Damon Guy
Description: "Toast", a super 8 masterpiece. features Sergei, a Soviet cosmonaut, whose two vices are toast and vodka as he crash lands on an alien planet.Sergei introduces toast to the alien society, but the new food proves too popular.

  
Length: 5:26

IMPP Super 8 Filmmaking
Natural History of a Tree  -  2008
Made by: Charles Jones
Description: Natural History of a Tree documents a few moments in the life of a tree from the perspective of several people.

  
Length: 2:53

Infatuation  -  2008
Made by: Johannah Andersen
Description: Inspired by my trip to Seattle last week with Chris and mad poetry skillz. Shot on Super 8 using scratch and paint. A montage displaying the feelings of infatuation.

  
Length: 2:16

Left of Center  -  2008
Made by: Aria Thomases
Description: Left of Center is an experiment in Super8 and 16mm film, hand processing, hand colourings and editing techniques.

  
Length: 1:53

Star Cycle  -  2008
Made by: Maya Bastian
Description: An experimental movie done with animation and live action.


  
Length: 2:23

The Good, The Bad and The Unrarmed  -  2008
Made by: Tony Bernardi and Lee Page
Description: This movie pays homage to all western movies ever made, especially Sergio Leones. Dude, we love that guy. The first time I saw The Good, The Bad and The Ugly I fainted while getting up to get something to drink. Needless to say everytime I put it on I put bubble wrap on all the sharp corners of my house.

  
Length: 5:18

The Heart of Bowing  -  2008
Made by: Marion Pape
Description: A super8 film describing the Zen spritual practise of bowing. Showing what can be accomplished through finding our own true nature and showing profound respect for all life.

  
Length: 2:00

Travis  -  2008
Made by: Ron Kebic
Description: "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both" -Robert Frost (1874-1963)

  
Length: 4:12

The Birth of Nature  -  2008
Made by: Sara Defoor
Description: An exploration of the bodies movemnet and nature's growth and re-growth. A vibrational scratch experiment!

  
Length: 2:38

Vermeer's Theory of Light  -  2008
Made by: Emma Morgan-Thorp
Description: "Vermeer's Theory of Light" is a whimsical interpretation of Ryan Murphy's poem of the same name.

  
Length: 2:21

Golden Film Festival  -  2008
Made by: Cliff Markham
Description: Promotional video for the Golden Film Festival 2009. A Brief history of action sports and pushing the envelope. Filmed in both Super8 and HiDef.

  
Length: 2:21

Orb of Zohraya  -  2008
Made by: Alex Muirhead
Description: Filmed on Super8, hand processed, scratched and coloured, with a self-mixed soundtrack, Orb of Zohraya is a nod of the sci-fi TV classics. A space traveler finds herself some trouble on an alien planet.


  
Length: 5:25

¿Què es lo que ves cuando ves? When you look,  -  2008
Made by: Laura Mireles Vallejo
Description: How our mental and social conditioning can make us see what we want to see.

  
Length: 5:48

Marguerite  -  2008
Made by: Odessa Shuquaya
Description: Discover the secret life of daisies.

  
Length: 2:54

Passion  -  2008
Made by: Steven Poulin
Description: A Passion Pyramid tale! A dance fable where the free mingle with the energy flow to unleash the passionate mind.

  
Length: 3:46

eXPeRi-mEnTaL mOO-v  -  2008
Made by: Lesley Johnson and Pablo Saravanja
Description: eXPeRi-mEnTaL mOO-v is an 8mm odysey through the micro-landscape and the scenery of natural versus man-made rolling textures

  
Length: 3:30

IMPP Group Project
Gypsy  -  2008
Made by: Charles Jones and Ron Kebic
Description: A struggling award-winning screenwriter tries one last time to overcome his writers block. His creativity causes a decent into madness, or is it the other way around...

  
Length: 9:05

Pearl Harber  -  2008
Made by: Lee Page and Tony Bernardi
Description: Suit up for action with "Pearl Harber", the hard-hitting and heart-warming tale of two brothers caught in a world of triumph amd failure. Will Thomas and Jerry succeed not only as business men, but as human beings?

  
Length: 10:38

Okurimono The Gift  -  2008
Made by: Marion Pape, Steffanie Riess and Julie Johnson
Description: This film traces the journey of Richard & Rose Murakami from a prosperous farm on Salt Spring Island, loss of their property & internment in interior BC to their return to Salt Spring. Okurimono is Japanese for "gift", a reflection of their amazing generosity in donating a valuable property in downtown Ganges to construct 27 affordable housing units for those without secure housing.

  
Length: 10:42

Lumière  -  2008
Made by: Steven Poulin and Sara Defoor
Description: An empowering video flow to enlighten people's view. Open your heart!

  
Length: 13:17

Time Mismanagement  -  2008
Made by: Johannah Andersen
Description: A film about my poor skills of making time and my wacky adventures getting back to GIFTS

  
Length: 1:03

After the War  -  2008
Made by: Maya Bastian, Pablo Saravanja and Lesley Johnson
Description: After the War interviews those whose lives have been touched by war -- lending insight into peace.

  
Length: 12:45

Special Programs
Invent The Future Contest  -  2008
Made by: www.InventTheFuture.ca
Description: *** Do you want to change the world? ***

It's time to start getting paid for your ideas!

BC Hydro and GIFTSFilms.com want to pay YOU $2500 for YOUR Energy Conservation idea.

It's Easy: Turn your idea into a 30-60 second video or written submission and enter it at InventTheFuture.ca before October 31st.

Then, get your friends and family online to vote for your idea. Plus, cash and other prizes will be awarded to runner's up and online voters.

"Energy Conservation Solutions Don't Invent Themselves!"
www.InventTheFuture.ca

*** PRIZES ***
Submit a video or essay entry for your chance to win.
A grand prize of $2500 will be awarded to one idea in the video category and one in the essay submission category. Plus, a runner up in each category will take home $1000!

An iPod Touch (16GB) will also be awarded to the idea in each category with the most public votes.

Plus, get a chance to win one of three iPod Nanos (4GB) by simply signing up to vote.

*** WHO CAN ENTER? ***

Any BC resident at least 13 years of age and no older than 29 are eligible to enter. All ideas must be submitted by October 31, 2008 to be eligible to win. Voting Deadline is November 4th.

Submissions will be accepted from:
* an individual
* or from a team of up to 4 persons maximum.

Full Contest Details available at: InventTheFuture.ca

Questions? Email us at [email protected]

  
Length: :30

Production
Nisga'a Day  -  2008
Made by: Gunargie O'Sullivan, Donald Morin, Adam Cormier, Fern Scodane
Description: 30 second PSA celebrating the seventh anniversary of the Nisga'a Treaty.

  
Length: :47

Extreme Sports Video Production
Concrete Jungle  -  2008
Made by: Sky Tatlow, Jay Boysen and Wesley Siegel
Description: An extreme skateboarding video.


  
Length: 6:44

Director
Time and Time Again  -  2008
Made by: Joshua Hauca
Description: A short about the artistic different views to watch a movie.

  
Length: 5:05

Doll  -  2008
Made by: Madeline Terbasket
Description: Alex is neglected by her father and brother. She is lonely and talks to her doll. Alex starts hearing a little girls voice so she follows it into nothingness.

  
Length: 3:58

Fragments  -  2008
Made by: Christopher Colton
Description: "Fragment" is an experimental piece which includes unusualand somewhat surreal aspects in both it's music and visuals. Based upon the story of a teenager who is both blind and deaf.

  
Length: 5:51

The Whole Truth  -  2008
Made by: Ben Weber
Description: "The Whole Truth" is the story of a conman, as told by the man himself. It chronicles his accomplishments right from his first con.

  
Length: 4:59

Risk Factor  -  2008
Made by: Nolan McAllister
Description: A man lives life in fear. Never wanting to escape to the real world. Afraid to reach out to the world to show he's alive. Rate everyday things on a scale of 1 to 10 of their dangerous scale.

  
Length: 7:15

Unappreciated  -  2008
Made by: Brandon Blue
Description: The video is about a 12 year old boy who is very alone and tries to impress his dad but fails.

  
Length: 7:00

Life's Treasure  -  2008
Made by: Juliana MacAdams
Description: An epic pirate tale of finding the true treasure of life.

  
Length: 10:47

New Tricks  -  2008
Made by: Skylar Felix-Honeyman
Description: New Tricks is the idea that things, no matter the species, don't change their attitudes, beliefs or habits once they're already set in.

  
Length: 6:05

Keys of Wool  -  2008
Made by: Jeremy Jensen
Description: A guy sits in a tree because of spiders.

  
Length: 4:54

Damaged  -  2008
Made by: Scott Nuttall
Description: A young man is reunited with an old friend after being away for an extended period of time.

  
Length: 5:20

The Banshee's Hoard  -  2008
Made by: Lauren Gerber
Description: A group of adventurers fighting to stay alive in the forgotten realms.

  
Length: 5:11

Cloud of Sorrow  -  2008
Made by: Leo Luxford
Description: Michael is obsessed by the death of his sister a few years back. A horrifying journey into his mind filled with the hate and fear turns out to be a painful death.

  
Length: 12:03

Everyday Superheroes  -  2008
Made by: Katherine Burger, Juliana MacAdams and Leo Luxford
Description: A movie trailer about the true heros of everyday life.

  
Length: 2:30

Indieana Jones  -  2008
Made by: Scott Nuttall, Skylar Felix-Honeyman and Lauren Gerber
Description: Hung over Indie is on a mad search for the lost bottle of rum.

  
Length: 3:17

Picture's Whole  -  2008
Made by: Jeremy Jensen, Elycia Reimer and Alan Cox
Description: A man comes to a forked road and must decide which direction he wishes to go. A symbolic tale of life's choices and consequences.

  
Length: 2:44

Piece of Mind  -  2008
Made by: Nick Thompson
Description: A girl goes to camp to get away after being in a car accident.

  
Length: 10:20

Guilty Conscience  -  2008
Made by: Merrilee J. Rowse
Description: A girl kills her mother then it turns out to be a dream and changes what could have happened.

  
Length: 5:02

Dream Runner  -  2008
Made by: Zachary Johnson
Description: A teenager named Brendan is always bullied and has a crush on his enemy's girlfriend. With a knack of sleepwalking, and obsession over action films, Brendan must experience his dreams to gain confidence in order to defend himself against Andrew and win his dream girl.

  
Length: 7:59

"Working Title"  -  2008
Made by: Kyle Griffin
Description: Two friends are camping in the woods when one of them is killed. The other escapes but the killer follows. Stabbings, banana peels and trip gags are close behind in this slasher comedy.

  
Length: 6:31

Unfriendly Fire  -  2008
Made by: Christian Callaghan
Description: 3 soldiers stumble through the day, going quite insane in that time.

  
Length: 4:22

Brand Nude Day  -  2008
Made by: Curtis Young
Description: A Brand Nude Day is a story about an intern who wakes up and forgets to put on clothes. Then realizes in the shower.

  
Length: 6:45

After Lights Out  -  2008
Made by: Desirae Demas
Description: A collection of interviews with the current INTERNS at G.I.F.T.S. and also interviews from other people about the interns. It is a MOCUMENTARY creating a sub plot that thin interns stay up all night playing on the computer.

  
Length: 5:01


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