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She Flies With The Eagles
(6:12 min) 2002
by Amber Weasle Head, Saya Brave Rock, Darcie Weasel Head, Germaine Fox

Focus: Dramatic Video Production

After four years, Kari finally realizes her pain after killing her best friend in a drinking and driving accident.

Screened at the 2002 Iimage Nation Film and Video Festival in Vancouver.

May I Have Your Attention
(3:55 min) 2002
by Anna Louise Hansen, Jonathan Miles, Tanya Noel

Focus: Documentary

May I Have Your Attention is a documentary exploring the world of ADD from the inside. This provocative video takes us into the minds of young people diagnosed with this disorder.

Received award for the 2nd Best Film Student Documentary at CIAFF 2002, Finalist at Cascadia 2002.

Rigor Mortis
(2:52 min) 2001
by Lauren Mainland

Focus: Super 8 Filmmaking & Hand Processing

The poetic response of a young woman to the death of her father in a car accident, Rigor Mortis offers a serious yet whimsical look at grief and resilience.

Screened at 2002 International Student Film & Video Festival, Regina, SK and at DOXA Film & Video Festival in Vancouver, BC.

The Fear of It All
(3:00 min) 2000
by Mark Johnson

Focus: Super 8 Filmmaking & Hand Processing

A film about the fact that we all have within us the ability to fly...but due to the negativity in our lives, we choose not to use our wings. Black & white super 8 with scratch effects.

Screened at the Dawson City Short Film Festival, Yukon and nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Film at EyeLens 2001.

The Adventures of A.D.D. Girl
(4:04 min) 2000
by Lauren Mainland, Terra Poirier

Focus: Super 8 Filmmaking & Hand Processing

Using live action, paint on film, pixelation & hand processing, this film is a cheeky & triumphant exploration of different-mindedness.

Awarded Best Overall and Best Experimental at the National Student Film & Video Festival and the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Presentation of an Issue at EyeLens 2001. Screened at the Vancouver International Film Festival where the directors were nominated for the Telefilm Award for Best Emerging Director of a Western Canadian Short. Also screened at the Visualized Messages in Motion Activist Film Festival in Colorado.

Lez-be-eet
(2:22 min) 2000
by Ms. Moustache

Focus: Super 8 Filmmaking & Hand Processing

A self-portrait on coming out.

Winner of the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Acting at EyeLens 2001. Screened at Visualized Messages in Motion Activist Film Festival, Colorado, MIX New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, Pittsburgh Intn'l Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, ImageOUT Lesbian & Gay Film Festival in Rochester NY, Images Film Festival in Toronto, Tower of Youth Film Festival in Sacramento, CA, Long Island Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Making Scenes Film & Video Festival in Ottawa, New York Queer Film Festival, Seattle Queer Film Festival and the National Student Film & Video Festival in Regina, SK.

I Am Rubber
(4:11 min) 1999
by Jennifer McNeely, Megan Stanton

Focus: Super 8 Filmmaking & Hand Processing

A super 8 home-style movie about a girl's first driving lesson.

Winner of the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film at EyeLens 2000, 2nd Place for Post Secondary Experimental at Cascadia Festival of Moving Images, Vancouver, BC, Honourable Mention for Best Experimental at the National Student Film & Video Festival in Regina, SK. Screened at the New York Queer Film Festival, InsideOut Film Festival in Toronto, Splice This! Super 8 Film Festival in Toronto, Images Film Festival in Toronto and the Canadian International Annual Film Festival.

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drama   doc   animation   super 8 film   action & heists   faux flicks   head smadged   you are here   resilience

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