Commissioned Artists’ World Premieres

Joanne Joo-Yeong Park

Duration: 5:10

"Anger rumination is a cognitive-emotional process that refers to the tendency to dwell on frustrating experiences and to recall past anger experiences (Sukhodolsky et al. 2001)... rumination may preclude the use of adaptive emotion regulation strategies such as cognitive reappraisal and problem solving (Connor-Smith et al. 2000; Nolen-Hoeksema et al. 2008)"

In an attempt to move forward, to move on, Joanne internally dissects her memories, feelings, self, until there is nothing left.

All to look back and see that she has not taken a single step from where she was.

It may not be something that one can do alone.

Sources: Smith, J. A. (2021). Understanding Anger Rumination. Journal of Emotion Research, 5(2), 123-135. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7035789/

Creative Director, Assistant Editor: Joanne Park
Mentors: Nancy Lee and Eric Cheung
Makeup: Xander Terrin Chen
Videography: Cameron Anderson
Videography and Assistant Editor: JaeHee Kim
Colourist: Patrick Gong
VFX: Dallas McKinnon
Dancers: Juan Imperial, Erin Lum
The Man: Dorian Issa

Extra thank you to my waacking, popping, and krump teachers and influences: Rina Pellerin, Denny Kang, Eric Cheung, and Rexx Franklin.

Extra love to the street dance community in Vancouver for finding me in 2019 and changing me for the better. I always feel like my dance journey is just beginning, and it is so exciting.

Co-Commissioned by BC Movement Arts
Creation Sponsor: The Cultch

Satya Mari

This film contains minimal strong language and nudity
Duration: 7:00

LOST PARADISE is at home and out of time. It explores the dynamics of three different maternal relationships through familier, unusual, and sticky states.

Director: Satya Mari
Music Score: Satya Mari, Where Did You Sleep Last Night by Lead Belly, Call Me When You Can by Chris Petra
Editor: Satya Mari
Cinematographer: dani Mackenzie Long
Sound: Ethan Volberg
Lighting and extra help on set: Kaya Tsurumi, Audrey Sides
Performers: Allie Shiff, Satya Mari, Ryan Jackson, Kate Franklin, Carla Van Messel, Susan the cat
Mentor for post production: Santi Henderson, Joshua Lam

Co-Commissioned by Company 605

Raven Grenier

This film contains strobe effect and dark content
Duration: 5:00

SPANOCHNONGA is an analysis and approach to mental health diagnoses through an Indigenous lens. Specifically, with the artistic director's personal experience with schizophrenia and seeing and hearing supernatural beings (nochnonga), and understanding being accompanied by voices through the cultural relevancies of her Gitxsan roots. It is also a theoretical response to Alica Elliot's a Mind Spread Out On the Ground in the spoken words elements and soundscape. Through digital design, lighting and special effects, contemporary dance, and sound, experience one's physical body being taken over and transported to SPANOCHNONGA, a place where monsters used to go that were once nochnochs.

Artistic director, Choreographer, Formline design, Sound producer/song/spoken word - Raven Grenier
Producer - FORM
Co-commissioning partner - the Dance Centre
Set designer, Creative producer, Digital design, editing - Andrew Grenier
Videography - Eric Sanderson, colouring
Film director - Kira Doxtator
Sound design - Ted Hamilton, Scope
Sound mentorship - Edziu
Dramaturge - Charles Koroneho, Margaret Grenier
Collaborating interpreters - Atamira dance company
Attire - Brandi Lancaster x Raven Grenier
Indigenous nail Art - Waaynexwi7 day spa
Make-up - Sam Kronstal

Thank you to my friend and young Indigenous female director Kira Doxator for her talents and incredible passion, my parents for all of their support and my family for the encouragement!

Colby McLean + Adam Smith

Duration: 14:02

Relinq inverses the relationship between dance and music. Sounds created by dancers have been warped and molded to produce a piece of music led by dancers, rather than a dance piece led by music. Through this mixture of movement and sound, Relinq captures the unfiltered energy of the Session and offers it to the viewer without external interference.

Through the viewfinder of a camera, the audience is invited to experience the session as a dancer, a spectator, and a fly on the wall.

Directors: Colby McLean, Adam Smith
Assistant Director: J. L. McLean
Producer: Justin Larioza
Music Score: Adam Smith
Editors: Colby McLean, Justin Larioza
Cinematographers: Benjamin San Martin, Nick Alford
Dancers: Colby McLean, Eunice Faye Dionisio, Adam Smith, Skargfy, Samantha Lindo, Justin Larioza
Mentors: Sophia Mai Wolfe, Eric Cheung

Special thanks to Jami Reimer for pushing us to submit an application, and to Yimu Wang for creating the space through which our group flourished.

Marisa Gold + Darryl Ahye

Duration: 7:00

All things exist in a continuous cycle. Each end leading to a new beginning. Inhale leads to exhale, growth to disintegration, and death to life. We can slow things down, but Nothing Can Stay. Nature teaches that we must surrender everything in time to be alive once more. The rhythm is relentless, gentle and unstoppable.

Producers: Marisa Gold and Darryl Ahye
Director: Darryl Ahye
Performer: Marisa Gold
Writer: Marisa Gold
Cinematographer: Darryl Ahye
Editors: Darryl Ahye and Marisa Gold
Voice-over: Marisa Gold and Darryl Ahye
Music: Pixabay
Audio mixing: Marisa Gold and Darryl Ahye

A big thank you to the whole F-O-R-M team, to Colin and Dan of Cineworks, and GearBASE!

Aerial Sunday-Cardinal

Duration: 15:00

A short film documentary that takes place on Whitefish Lake First Nation #128 and Saddle Lake Cree Nation. It offers an insight into and a reminder of Nehiyaw traditions and values as we near the prophetic end of times.

Director: Aerial Sunday
Cinematographer: Andriy Lyskov
Sound design: Matt Leibowitz
Editors: Joshua Lam, Aerial Sunday
Mentor: Joshua Lam

Co-Commissioned by: Wild Mint Arts
Commissioning Fund Production Partner: Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers