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FILM CATALOGUE

Search the Winnipeg Film Group's Film Catalogue for independent Canadian films dating back to 1973.

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Last Dance on the Main

By Aristofanis Soulikias | 00:03:08 | Animation, Documentary | 1/08/14

An animated documentary on the demolition of a row of historic buildings on Montreals St Laurent boulevard also known as The Main by politicians and building developers, and the resistance put up by the burlesque artists and the local community.

Emanations: A Visual Poem

By Patrick Jenkins | 00:04:37 | Animation, Experimental | 15/01/2017

An abstract movie about the relentless cycle of life, including growth and decay, and wonder and awe. This film explores the idea that contemporary urban cityscapes are replacing the natural environment, for example skyscrapers and buildings have taken the place of mountains, and that man has been very successful in taming nature, for good and…

Bird City Lights

By Kalli Anderson, Zachary Finkelstein | 00:16:57 | Documentary | 15/01/2017

An estimated one million migratory birds slam into Torontos glass buildings every year. Bird City Lights follows a day in the life of a bird rescuer as she scours the sidewalks, nooks and crannies of the financial district for fallen birds in the early hours of the morning. The film offers a rare glimpse into…

Sweet Night

By Jessie Short | 00:06:53 | Narrative-Fiction | 07/10/2016

Andy is a young MÃ©tis woman living in a big city. When a friend invites Andy to accompany her to a large city park where she introduces Andy to sweet grass, it sparks a night of interpersonal exploration and self-discovery, ultimately reconnecting Andy with her Indigenous roots.

Souvenirs

By Paula Kelly | 00:22:30 | Documentary | 01/01/2008

Souvenirs is a trio of short films about the city of Winnipeg, which sift through the accumulated layers of history, experience and identity of a place which we, collectively, call home.â¢ Sand and Stone (6:00) digs up the history of hard labour and the urban landscapeâthe workers who sweated its surfaces and shapes, and the…

Zwei Indianer Aus Winnipeg

By Darryl Nepinak | 00:02:40 | Comedy, Narrative-Fiction | 01/10/2008

Two ersatz âIndian warriorsâ chase a beautiful Indian maiden through the streets of Winnipeg but she loves Chief Big Bear. Who is the hunter, and who the hunted in this tableau? Based on the 1964 German song, âZwei Indianer Aus Winnipeg,â our heroes are in for a surprise when they reach The Ancient Lake of…

Fast, Slow, Single

By Greg Hanec | 00:01:30 | Experimental | 01/03/2008

Single frame, slow and fast motion are utilized to create various moods used throughout the history of cinema.(This film was commissioned by the Winnipeg Film Groupâs Cinematheque for its 25th anniversary, Silverscope)

Berlin

By Guy Maddin | 00:01:00 | Experimental | 01/01/2008

Maddin's film incorporates found footage to provide a glimpse of wartime Berlin. Crowds of soldiers march in formation, play instruments and engage in training drills. Burning fires and a frantic pace contrast with the organized movements of the troops, perhaps foreshadowing the destructive events to come.

Welcome

By Daniel Gerson | 00:08:30 | Narrative-Fiction | 01/01/2008

Scuttling through the decrepit and impoverished city streets that comprise his only playground, a young boy lives in social peril. The stark, vÃ©ritÃ©, imagery reveals the alienating effects of urban neglect; places where nature has started to reclaim what society has squandered. Welcome was filmed on location in Winnipeg's crumbling and disenfranchised Chinatown district.

Souvenirs: Sand and Stone

By Paula Kelly | 00:06:00 | Documentary | 01/09/2008

Souvenirs is a trio of short films (Sand and Stone, Watermarks, Waiting for the Parade) about the city of Winnipeg, which sift through the accumulated layers of history, experience and identity of a place which we, collectively, call home. Sand and Stone digs up the history of hard labour and the urban landscapeâthe workers who…

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The Winnipeg Film Group is an artist-run education, production, exhibition and distribution centre committed to promoting the art of cinema.

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We’re located in the heart of Winnipeg's historic Exchange District in the Artspace building. We are across the street from Old Market Square at the corner of Arthur Street and Bannatyne - one block west of Main.

The Winnipeg Film Group is located on Treaty 1 Territory and on the ancestral lands of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota and Dene Peoples and in the homeland of the Métis Nation. We offer our respect and gratitude to the traditional caretakers of this land.

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