ALFF Short Works: Here and the Great Elsewhere

This screening took place on Friday, February 10, 2023 at 2:00 pmYukon Theatre

Free screening!

Vistas: Ignition (2009) Animation, Doug, Jr. Smarch, Yukon, NFB, 3 min

Mold (2022) Experimental, Shelby Atwood Strangling Wolf & Stevie-Ray Atwood Strangling Wolf, BC, 10 min

Living alone in a rundown house, our protagonist discovers an infestation of a mysterious mold. He attempts to clean it but it’s too late, the mold has spread too far. It begins to consume his life entirely until he reaches his breaking point.

Vistas: Dancers of the Grass (2009) AnimationMelanie Jackson, Canada, 2 min

Thanadoula (2020) Experimental, Robin McKenna, Canada, 6 min

Forests (2022) Drama, Simon Plouffe, Canada, 16 min

In a dark, ambiguous environment, minuscule particles drift slowly before the lens. The image focuses to reveal spruce trees and tall pines, while Innu voices tell us the story of this territory, this flooded forest.

Here and the Great Elsewhere (2012) Animation, Michèle LemieuxCanadaNFB, 14 min

Alambic: By Winds and Tides (2022) Experimental, Bogdan Anifrani-FedachCanadaNFB, 2 min