2013 Safe Passage looks at the personal and scientific impact environmental changes are having on the people, community and wildlife in Cumberland House, Saskatchewan, home of the largest inland delta in North America. A visiting research scientist from the University of Saskatchewan shares his observations. A local media artist, Pierrette Settee, shares her personal experience…
Birchtown and Lockport Nova Scotia 2013 16 min. 2013 Written & directed by the participants in the Birchtown Summer Video Camp 2012 Ruth Brown, Harper La Plante, Taysia Phelps, Terrell Phelps, Cohan Rennehan & Amie Riley Through song, poetry and documentary, six youth explore the historic racial divide and their connection to the community of…
2012 11:08 min. While working on Stories of Mistassini, Janine takes collaborating filmmaker Ann Verrall to visit her father and her ancestors. As an artist, Janine looks to the wisdom of her elders, the people and the land for inspiration on forming her identity. Stories of Mistassini: stories from the big rock is a collection…
Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia 2011 23 min. musical drama written by Tara Lee Reddick & Ann Verrall in collaboration with the youth participants produced and directed by Ann Verrall On the shores of the Bay of Fundy a Mythical Chorus emerges from the natural elements – rock, earth and air. They embody the African Nova…
2011 25:11 min. produced and directed by Culture Synk* artist collective in collaboration with youth participants “we should start a movement from reserve to reserve” Desmond Merasty Sandy Bay in Motion is a fresh, intimate look at the struggles and joys for youth in this isolated northern Saskatchewan First Nations community. This film was created…
2011 15 min. 2011 Upper Big Tracadie is a small rural African Nova Scotia community. For five days in the summer the children that call UBT “down home” collaborated with media artists to create a video that explores their community past, present and future. The children go on a hunt to find an abandoned playground…
16:12 min. 2011 Over 2 weeks at the We’koqom’a Mi’kmaw School in Waycobah First Nation Cape Breton, a collaborative video project was done with the multi-media students exploring the impact school (past and present) has had on their language and culture? “Do you speak my language” combines interviews with elders and students, an exploration of…
Regina Saskatchewan 2010 25:15 mins producer – Sarah Abbott director – Ann Verrall writers – Sarah Abbott & Ann Verrall Cast: Danna Henderson, Ian Brodland, Cheryl Jack, Erroll Kinistino Elder: Bob Smoker DOP: Marc Dobrescu, CSC Editor: Jackie Dzuba created through the University of Regina Filmmaker in Residence Program Unable to remember a violent incident,…
2010 This project worked with youth from the art class at Payepot School in Paipot First Nation and the Amadeus Youth Orchestra, Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Regina. Both groups worked with a piece of music composed by musician and composer Ramses Calderon. At Payepot we worked with youth to create the video Dreaming…
Nova Scotia 2008 Writer/director indie feature film produced by Thom Fitzgerald & Doug Pettigrew eMOTION PICTURES Eighteen-year old Tess tries to re-unite her estranged friends with the help of a randy bi-sexual angel. After partying on the beach 17 year old Tess and her tight-knit group accidentally kill their friend Kaz in a drunk driving…
