The Yorkton Film Festival is partnering with the Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park to feature an evening of short film. The outdoor show will feature a variety of films to entertain the entire family.
Starting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 10, the film festival will showcase some of the best Canadian short films produced in the last year.??
The 90 minutes of film will include:
Runaway: Happy passengers are having a great time on a crowded train, oblivious to the unknown fate that awaits them around the bend.
How People Got Fire: Centering on Grandma Kay (based on Elder Kitty Smith) and the connection she forges with the village children through the oral tradition of their culture.
The Devil Wears a Paper Hat: An imaginative young girl is pursued by a paper-clad gunslinger through a wintery world inhabited by living paper-birds and a moving, mysterious tree man.
The Man Who Slept: A young woman shares her life with a sleeping ghost. She lives in denial of a loss that has left her all alone. This vibrantly textured animated film is a work about resilience, a journey to night's end that culminates in an awakening.
Wapos Bay - Self Improvement: T-Bear enlists he help of Mike Holmes to rally support for the dismal conditions of native homes in disrepair.? Talon struggles with his homework and begins to skip school with encouragement from Devon.
All films shown will be featured in the 2010 Golden Sheaf Award DVD Tour which will be available for groups, libraries, schools, and museums beginning in September.?
The event is free to everyone, with regular park fees applying. For more information visit www.goldensheafawards.com.
