Halifax

AFCOOP 40th Anniversary Spotlight Screening at the AFF + Party!

7:30pm
- 11:55pm
Wednesday September 17 2014

The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative has just turned 40! You are invited to celebrate with us at a special Anniversary Spotlight Screening at the Atlantic Film Festival on Sept. 17th.  We have programmed a 'best of' screening that includes early work by some of the region's most established and accomplished filmmakers. Experimental, documentary, animated and dramatic shorts are all on display in this varied program that spans the past four decades of filmmaking at the co-op.

The screening includes work by AFCOOP members who were instrumental in developing the independent filmmaking community in Halifax such as instructor and hands-on animator Helen Hill, auteur filmmaker Andrea Dorfman and the iconic, award-winning Jim MacSwain. Recent films include Cape Breton based filmmaker Ashley McKenzie's raw drama "When You Sleep" and one of the most successful films to come out of AFCOOP's One Minute Film program "Glamour Guts" by Jasmine Oore. To celebrate the current roaster of filmmakers working out of the co-op we will also be screening the films made through AFCOOP's 2014 FILM 5 program.

Directly following the screening please join us at the co-op for our annual FILM 5 wrap party! 

AFCOOP 40th Anniversary Spotlight Screening
Sept. 17th, 7:30pm
Park Lane Cinema
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FILM 5 Wrap Party
Sept. 17th, 9pm - midnight
5663 Cornwallis St. Suite 101
FREE

40th Anniversary Films:

8 Frames Per Second (1986)
Director Chuck Clark
Runtime 11min

Nova Scotia Tourist Industries (1998)
Director Jim MacSwain
Runtime 12min

Bohemian Town (2004)
Director Helen Hill
Runtime 2min

There's a Flower in My Pedal (2004)
Director Andrea Dorfman
Runtime 5min

Tell Me (2004)
Director Shandi Mitchell
Runtime 3min

Assembled (2006)
Director Becka Barker
Runtime 5min

Glamour Guts (2008)
Director Jasmine Oore
Runtime 3min

When You Sleep (2012)
Director Ashley McKenzie
Runtime 11min

FILM 5 2014 Films:

I am Syd Stone
I am Syd Stone is a nuanced and haunting narrative of a media star attempting to attend his high school reunion, with unexpected results amidst an uncertain trajectory.
Director Denis Theriault, Producer Colin Davis
Runtime 11min

Hero D
A graphic artist must contend with the death of his beloved character in this intriguingly choreographed film.
Director David Mullins, Producer Sahar Yousefi
Runtime 11min

The Hold Up
A possible way to secure funds from a bank is explored--multiple times--in this fast-paced, funny and subversive production.
Director Struan Sutherland, Producer Andre Pettigrew
Runtime 9min

Playing House
Nicole Steeves’ film features children acting out adult roles against some world-class art direction. The result is both weirdly unsettling and satirically pointed.
Director Nicole Steeves, Producer Jenna Murphy
Runtime 6min

For tickets and more info about the screening visit the AFF web site