Gotta Minute Film Festival 2020

PROGRAM IV – MUSIC & MOVEMENT

Swimming Pools | Becky Thera
Edmonton, Alberta
“Swimming Pools is a poetic effort to subvert feminine ideals through synchronized swimming. Using movement, I aim to break the containment of gender and embrace vulnerability.”

The Wait | Nolt Vutthisak
Nonthaburi, Thailand
“”The Wait” (Written & Directed by Nolt Vutthisak) tells the story of a lonely drummer (Kritthee Visitkitjakarn) during the self-distancing period in 2020, who has grown frustrated with the absence of his band. Killing time, the self-taught drummer must do something by his own imagination.”

My Favourite Song | Madeline Setzer
Edmonton, Alberta
“Laying on the floor in the dark, playing your favourite record.”

My Hands | Jeff Evans-Todd
Vancouver, British Columbia
“This is the story of my own personal fidgety hands, and how, occasionally, they find moments of peace.”

In/exhale | Tia Bennett
Edmonton, Alberta
“In/exhale was made using charcoal drawings of my mother. It speaks to the cyclical nature of routines and the special calm that comes with endless, repetitive things– like pieces of her yoga routine.”

Passages No.1 | Myriam Boutin
Calgary, Alberta
“Searching for a way out in a maze of your own making.”

PROGRAM V – SOLITUDE

(Para)Normal | Renna Pilar
Visalia, California
“Made during the quarantine era of the global pandemic, this fashion film contemplates the concept of normality through stream of consciousness and one-of-a-kind statement pieces.”

Finding Star Seed | Veronika Jane McGinnis
Edmonton, Alberta
“In Finding Star Seed, I explore streams of consciousness in the hopes of achieving mindfulness through magick; while processing guilt and loss.”

I don’t dare touch | Dana Rayment
Edmonton, Alberta
“Coming back to dance with my hands, the first morning light and found footage in the background. A story of light and a return to the joy of dance.”

Sound without Sound | Parker Thiessen
Edmonton, Alberta
“An oscilloscope waving in the ether, lost signals, pulsing, oozing, sounds seen but not heard.”

The Strange Cloud | Mathew Gooding
Edmonton, Alberta
Makes me want to touch it.

PROGRAM VI – CREATION

Artist | Max Zachrisson
Switzerland
“Have I made it yet? You’ve exposed yourself, you’re vulnerable, you’re on a slippery slope to nowhere in pursuit of someone else’s vision of success. Your adoring fans exist only within this hollow, self-made shell of illusion. Have I made it now? You’re in a constant state of bombardment and the more you try, the more you receive it. How about now? You’re scared, so procrastinate a little more, distract yourself with other things. I must make it. You laugh and cry about it, a dog never catches it’s tail you know. Have I made it yet?”

Orange Pekoe| Margaret W Field
Edmonton, Alberta
“Orange Pekoe is a film based on a small poem (about writing, poetry, and tea leaves) created in tea leaves.”

Whirlwind | Adolfo Ruiz
Edmonton, Alberta
“Whirlwind is a hand-drawn animation, consisting of over 700 pen and ink drawings, rendered during the early stages (from March to July) of the 2020 global pandemic. The film’s visuals were elicited by unfolding events during these months—evoking the entanglement of urban landscapes and the natural world, while illustrating a constant sense of movement and transformation. The animation evolves through a combination of representational and abstract imagery. Whirlwind occasionally reveals recognizable shapes, but the film primarily makes use of organic form and stark geometry to describe the flux of activity that has emerged in recent months.”

Rhapsody | Gregory John Kasunich
North Hollywood, California
“A young, blind, student begins her journey to become a pianist.”

Chaotic Bodies | Sydney Lancaster
Edmonton, Alberta
“An environment with chaotic, sometimes frantic activity; a lone individual pauses, assesses, takes a minute to reflect, before re-engaging in the world.”

Prologue | Jody Wood
Brooklyn, New York
“A playful exploration about our human desire to control our own randomly occurring fate.”