ALFF VIDEO CRAWL

TRAPPER RADIO SERIES: SAHTU REGION

DIR. LEELA GILDAY, JAY GILDAY, DYLAN JONES, 2022, NT | 22 MIN

A 5-part film series showcasing 20 + NWT artists in their local regions talking about their art, living through the pandemic, and sharing stories and music about their connections to the North and the land. In this episode, siblings Jay and Leela Gilday share stories and songs of growing up in the Sahtu region of Northwest Territories.

Performance And Party

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10, 9PM, THE CREATIVE WAREHOUSE SPECIAL TICKET PRICE: $18

At the end of the crawl, come and watch a modern dance performance and then shake loose your own vibes with DJ Vicenté until midnight. Licenced event. 19+

Healing Reflections

WITH SADIE SIEGREFF, EMILY BROOKS, AND EMILY JONES DANCE AND VIDEO PROJECTION | 5 MIN

Healing Reflections is a film and live performance installation and touches on the beautiful, cold fragility of winter in the north. The project explores the movement of the body in shadow work throughout the northern winter. The film will have glimpses of light and warmth that we so rarely get during the long, dark winter months. Sadie’s practice is to research human identity and expression that explores their connection to people and the natural environment around her.

Aftersun

DIR. CHARLOTTE WELLS, 2022, UK/ USA | 102 MIN

The strong resemblance and stronger rapport between Calum (Paul Mescal), 30, and Sophie (Frankie Corio), his 11-year-old daughter, has them frequently mistaken for siblings. Away on a familyof-two vacation at a discount Turkish resort, the pair often conduct themselves like impish kids playing hooky. Prone to manic spells, Calum showers Sophie with affection and whatever else his meager budget might allow. All of this in a desperate bid to stave off a depressive episode that looms like the Sword of Damocles. As Aftersun builds to its deeply affecting finale, we’re reminded how life’s turning points often arrive without warning.

Content advisory: coarse language, nudity.

All The Beauty And The Bloodshed

DIR. LAURA POITRAS, 2022, USA | 122 MIN

Academy Award-winning documentarian Laura Poitras’ documentary is an epic, emotional and layered story about internationally renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin. Told through the artist’s slideshows, intimate interviews, ground-breaking photography, and rare footage of her personal fight to hold the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, accountable for the overdose crisis.

Content advisory: accident trauma, scenes of surgery, drug use, mature themes, sexual content, nudity, coarse language.

The Ballad Of Caveman Bill

DIR. DAVID CURTIS, 2023, YUKON | 52 MIN SCREENING SPONSOR: AIR NORTH

AKA Klondike Caveman. World premiere. Caveman Bill has lived in a cave next to the Yukon River overlooking the town of Dawson City for 20+ years. This humorous documentary portrait explores one caveman’s resiliency, adaptability and sustainability.

Filmmaker David Curtis in attendance for post-screening Q&A.

Before I Change My Mind

DIR. TREVOR ANDERSON, 2022, ALBERTA | 89 MIN

A film that gives us a lot to chew on: a love letter to 80s Edmonton, a first love/coming out story between two boys, an achingly awkward look at grade eight social life, an absurd romance between bad parents, and a lurid, if somewhat accurate portrayal of the egos of amateur theater-makers. Named by IndieWire as one of “10 Must-See Movies at the 2022 Locarno Film Festival,” praising its “soft and transportive ’80s aesthetic,” and notes that the film “seems determined to confront the challenges and triumphs of self-becoming with the unwavering honesty of someone who remembers them both.”