A series of short films played on a loop for the duration of the Guelph Film Festival in small, unique venues.
DATE: NOV 1-9
FREE
Nipi utaiamun (The Voice of Water)
Uapukun Mestokosho McKenzie | CANADA
Supported by Art Not Shame
5 min
A healing exploration of intergenerational relationships with water.
Time: During business hours
Venue: Art Not Shame
DIRECTOR BIO:
Uapukun Mestokosho McKenzie grew up in Ekuanitshit on the North Coast, a small corner of paradise. Uapukun means “flower” in Innu. She completed a programme of humanities at the Kiuna institution, with a major in Aboriginal studies. At the center of her involvement in her community, is her pride and passion about her culture. She wishes to transmit and share her experience and her outdoor's adventures to all interested.
Shitty Little
Jeff McKay & Takashi Iwasaki Iwasaki | CANADA
Supported by 10C
7 min
A “shitty” little film about extractive capitalism, told through exquisite animation.
Time: During business hours
Venue: 10C
DIRECTOR BIO:
Jeff McKay was born & raised on the Canadian prairies. Began in stage theatre, played drums in electro-pop/ dance bands. Making film since 1985. Spent 18 years as a freelance contract editor & director with the National Film Board of Canada. Independent freelance since 2003. Recipient of the Peabody Award and many national & international nominations. International co-productions making social, arts/cultural, sport & science/ natural history films.
Takashi Iwasaki was born in Hokkaido, Japan. Iwasaki moved to Winnipeg, Canada to study fine arts at the University of Manitoba in 2002, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Attracted to Winnipeg's multiculturalism and friendly arts community, he gained the permanent resident status of Canada and now lives and works as an artist in Winnipeg and calls it his new hometown. Iwasaki’s art practice diverges into many media from embroidery, painting, collage, wooden sculpture, ceramic, to public artwork. Bringing joy and peaking curiosity of the audience are part of the main focuses of his creation.
