About The Festival
Gotta Minute is Western Canada’s first film fest for Commuters proudly brought to you by PATTISON Onestop and FAVA.
The festival features one-minute silent short films in public spaces. Gotta Minute is a celebration of public art on public transit in public space. A gem of a fest for one and all, big and small, proudly brought to you by PATTISON Onestop & The Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta (FAVA). Learn more about the festival here.
2014 Festival Line Up
Program I: TIME AND SPACE CONSIOUSNESS
When we contemplate ourselves in time and space, curiosity and discontent lead us beyond the boundaries of our existence. We find new pathways, discover new realms, and sometimes the way back home.
TIME AND SPACE CONSCIOUSNESS
By Natalie Jachyra
Edmonton, Canada
WALKING ON WATER
By Valerie LeBlanc
Moncton, Canada
GO BOT
By Christina Ienna
Edmonton, Canada
THE JUMP
By Lia Rogers
Calgary, Canada
AN EDMONTONIAN ON MARS
By Neil Bryan
Edmonton, Canada
FINITUDE
By Scott Portingale
Edmonton, Canada
Program II: FALL BACK
Memories come upon us in unexpected ways. Little things tug at us and we fall back, sometimes into sadness, sometimes into disturbing darkness, and sometimes into warmth and laughter and light.
FALL BACK
By Eva Colmers
Edmonton, Canada
CABANE À SUCRE
By Patrick Arès-Pilon
Edmonton, Canada
PSYCHEDELIC WHOOP-UP
By Kelaine Devine
Lethbridge, Canada
VISIONS OF AN IMPERFECT MIND
By Jean-Pierre Marchant
Lethbridge, Canada
HOMESICK
By Cheyenne Lemery
Edmonton, Canada
TIMBER
By Paul Freeman
Edmonton, Canada
Program III: CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE
How do we respond to the pressures of existence? Are they imposed on us, are they beyond our control, or do they come from within?
CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE
By Benjamin Dugdale
Fredericton, Canada
AGONY
By Stephen Baden
Edmonton, Canada
ESCAPE FROM HERE
By Carlo Ghioni
Edmonton, Canada
SET TRAPS
By Cameron Ford & Michael Doyle
Edmonton, Canada
SUPERSEDE
By James Baker
Glenalta, Australia
TIDE
By Ericka Chemko
Edmonton, Canada
Program IV: FLUTTER BYES BRING SMILING EYES
Little celebrations of life.
Flutter BYES
By Tahnis Cunningham & Erin Meetos & Janelle Beauregard
Edmonton, Canada
MR.VIGGS IS…THE AUTOMATON
By Eric Spoeth
Edmonton, Canada
MIDNIGHT DELIGHT
By John Osborne
Edmonton, Canada
OLIVER SITS (AROUND EDMONTON)
By Nikqueta Chojnacki & Max Mazur
Edmonton, Canada
WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU DANDELIONS
By Ramona Czakert Franson
Edmonton, Canada
BE THE HERO
By Jason Mehmel
Edmonton, Canada
Program V: IN RELATIONSHIP
Bridging the gap that exists between us.
IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD
By Julia Grochowski
Edmonton, Canada
GUM RUN
By Steven Gerlach & Mickesh Svajgr
Edmonton, Canada
UNTITLED, ANONYMOUS, ONGOING
By Emily MacDonald & Kristin Watt
Edmonton, Canada
THE TOUCH
By Alysha Creighton
Edmonton, Canada
ADVENTURE ALBERTA
By Peter Baden
Edmonton, Canada
SALUTATION TO THE SPIRITS
By Bali Panesar
Edmonton, Canada
Program VI: EPIC SPEECHES
Creative commentaries on the modern world. Listen to the silence.
EPIC SPEECH
By Jack Belhumeur
Edmonton, Canada
IF MONEY IS THE SYMBOL OF TRUST (DAYLIGHT)
By Daniel Dugas
Moncton, Canada
LISTEN BIRD REVISITED
By Loren Albrecht
Onoway, Canada
A PLACE TO PLAY
Adam Bentley
Edmonton, Canada
JUNK MAIL
By Henning Lederer & Adam Howling
Essen, Germany
THE LONELY MONSTER
By Philip Leung & Jerome Skeete
Toronto, Canada
Awards Celebration
GOTTA MINUTE SPIRIT OF EDMONTON AWARD
Sponsored by the EDMONTON FILM COMMISION
Natalie Jachyra
For Time and space Consciousness
GOTTA MINUTE BEST LOCAL YOUTH SUBMISSION
Steven Gerlach & Mickesh Svajgr
For Gum Run
GOTTA MINUTE SHORT FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
Christina Ienna
For Go Bot
GOTTA MINUTE BEST ANIMATED SHORT AWARD
Sponsored by GURU DIGITAL ARTS COLLEGE
Carlo Ghioni
For Escape from Here
GOTTA MINUTE BEST DOCUMENATRY AWARD
Sponsored by GLOBAL VISIONS FESTIVAL
Erika Chemko
For Tide
GOTTA MINUTE 3RD PLACE AWARD
Paul Freeman
For Timber
GOTTA MINUTE 2ND PLACE AWARD
Alysha Creighton
For The Touch
GOTTA MINUTE 1STPLACE AWARD
Sponsored by ALBERTA FILM
Michael Doyle & Cameron Ford
For Set Traps
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Jack Belhumeur
For Epic Speech
