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One Brick
(4:20 min) 2000, DV / Flash / Photoshop
by Daren Sasges, Allison McColl, Mia Wood, Angus McTavish, Tyler Hagen, Robyn Winsor

An exploration of humanity's relationship with nature, using 2D and 3D computer animation, claymation, stopmotion and more.

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 Vancouver Island Film, Video & New Media Festival in Victoria, BC. Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Digital Video Effects/Visual Effects and Animation at EyeLens 2001.

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Beaters
(4:30 min) 2000, DV
by Serena Bartlett, Bill George, Christopher Hampton, Roger Howard



From the ferry to the graveyard: the story of the Galiano Beaters and the people who love them.


Screened at Vancouver Underground Film Festival, Northwest Film & Video Festival - Portland, OR, Antimatter Underground Film Festival - Victoria, BC and the National Student Film & Video Festial - Regina, SK (winner of the Craft Award for Editing). Also nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Documentary at EyeLens 2001.


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drama

 

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head smadged

 

you are here

 

resilience

I Love the Title
(2:30 min) 2000, DV
by Rickie Owens, Daren Sasges, Jason Whalley, Noah Mott

Following a song that flows through different stereotypical characters. It's fun!!

Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Classical Animation at EyeLens 2001. Screened at the Toronto International Teen Movie Festival.

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Breathe In
(5:30 min) 2001, DV
by Rani Sandhu, Randy Jones, Michael H. Okun, Liam Walsh, Mary Ann Charney

A documentary depicting the contrast between traditional spiritual pactices and the search for one's self in the fast pace lifestyle of the 21st century. (Shot concurrently with "Piece by Peace")

 

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Nature of Art
(4:00 min) 2000, DV
by Ryan Poirier, Bonnie Shedden


An art documentary based on the relationships between art and nature.

Screened at Dawson City Short Film Festival - Yukon and the National Student Film & Video Festival - Regina, SK. Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Documentary at EyeLens 2001.

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Straight Lines Don't Cut It
(6:00 min) 2000, DV
by Tamara Cottle, Janet Willingham, Christine Sutherland

Inspirational profile of an island woman integrating intellect and intuition growing old by gaining youth in lifestyle.

Screened at the Vancouver Island Film, Video & New Media Festival. Received the award for Outstanding Achievement in Documentary at EyeLens 2001.

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Split
(3:50 min) 2000, DV / Flash / Photoshop
by Dustin Keith Shaffer, Adam Lockwood, Michelle McFarland

A man who is fed up with everyday regular life leaves the city to pursue his destiny in filmmaking.

Screened at the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival. Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Digital Video Effects / Visual Effects and Animation at EyeLens 2001.

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The Visitors
(4:37 min) 2001, Super 8 Film
by Barry D Johnson

Symbolic of the Europeans coming to America. Visitors take over a man's home and make him stay in a room while they wreck the house.

Screened at the Visualized: Messages in Motion Activist Film Festival in Colorado and at the ImagineNATIVE Film Festival in Toronto.


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Contradicshun
(4:11 min) 2001, DV, Flash, After Effects, Photoshop
by Nick Giersdorf, Bradley Trivett, Leah Shaw

This is an experimental video dealing with everyday contradicshuns in society and how they affect us.

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