short films — filmmakers’ panel — awards — reception
The short films that make up the From the Edge of the Atlantic program are somehow inspired by or linked to the Atlantic.
The Atlantic Ocean pounds at our coast, unrelenting, pulsing, fierce. It pulls at the soil and rocks that support us, engulfing us into its depths, inch by inch, foot by foot, leaving us with less to stand on, yet, at times the Atlantic cajoles us, laps upon our shores, beckoning us to enter the cool rhythm, the depth…
We live in a land surrounded by the Atlantic and cannot deny its force — some of us fight the current, others flow with it, we all explore it. Each of the filmmakers chosen for the program explores in some way this effect, this rhythm, this aqua elemental influence, whether harsh and violent or serene and rousing.
9pm @ SAT, SEPT 26
Lunenburg School of the Arts, 6 Prince St
*** RUSH LINE (TICKETS AT THE DOOR) AND PASS HOLDERS ONLY ***
DUE TO LIMITED SEATING
The program opens with a free media art instillation featuring
Crows and Branches by Millefiore Clarkes of PEI
Peer Gallery, 167 Lincoln Street
WED, Sept 23 – SUN, Sept 27
FREE FILMMAKERS’ PANEL AND RECEPTION TO IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW
6 FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE
What was the filmmaker’s inspiration?
How can films include both avant garde and documentary styles, mixing art and life?
Be a part of the conversation at the free Filmmakers’ Panel and informal reception to follow.
AWARDS
Lunenburg Doc Fest will present an award for overall short film
DOC Atlantic will award a one-year membership to a filmmaker from one of the four Atlantic provinces
PROGRAM GUIDE
From the Edge of the Atlantic will have a dedicated program guide, featuring an essay by Darrell Varga, a writer, filmmaker and professor of film history and documentary filmmaking at NSCAD University (Nova Scotia College of Art and Design), where he held the position of Canada Research Chair since 2005 and is now chair of the Division of Art History and Critical Studies. He is has published widely on Canadian cinema and is the author of the book, forthcoming later this fall, Shooting From the East: Filmmaking on the Canadian Atlantic from McGill-Queen’s University Press, the first comprehensive study of film history in the Atlantic region.
SCREENING & FREE GALLERY INSTALLATION
SAT, Sept 26
9:00pm Lunenburg School of the Arts, 6 Prince Street
60 min short films total runtime
FILMMAKERS’ PANEL & RECEPTION
WED, Sept 23 – SUN, Sept 27
Crows and Branches by Millefiore Clarkes, PEI
Peer Gallery, 167 Lincoln Street
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM CLICK HERE