By James Keller
This setting would be a daunting one for any artist. However Canadian folk songstress Sarah Harmer seemed none too discouraged sitting in the shade along the Bow River, hours before hitting the main stage at the 2003 Calgary Folk Music Festival. If playing in front of a crowd nearing 10,000 people wasn’t enough, the Kingston,… Continue reading An interview with Sarah Harmer
Someone’s screaming obscene lyrics into the microphone, people are chowing down on overpriced food and some crazy kids are mud wrestling. Yep, the Vans Warped Tour has returned. The Warped Tour is a bizarre mix of anti-establishment bands, playing amidst a slew of commercialization and pro-skateboarding demos. Companies try to sell you almost anything there,… Continue reading An interview with Face to Face
By Natalie Sit
Will Ferguson stole an idea from Preston Manning. It all began when Manning invited Ferguson out for lunch after a series of articles in the Ottawa Citizen which ridiculed Manning and Joe Clark. It should be noted Clark has not invited Ferguson out for lunch. “Preston Manning invited me out and I got a free… Continue reading Funny Mr. Ferguson
By Nicole Kobie
How far can a rocket pack take you? You’d be surprised.Strap that rocket to the back of a young ninja for 16 minutes of a children’s film, and it can take you all the way to the Calgary International Film Festival. It worked for Jonathan Joffe. By combining his technical skill, his spare time, a… Continue reading Ninjas, rockets and videotape
By Serena Curry
All aspiring Canadian filmmakers should take note from Brenda Terning. Not only is her short Drown Proofing being shown at the Calgary International Film Festival, she’s also won the Praxis Screenwriting Competition for her script. As though this weren’t enough, she manages to find time to write an on-line journal called “Notes From the Edge”… Continue reading Proof of local film talent
By Adam Goetz
After filming for almost three years in India, director/producer Jonathan Bland has returned to his hometown to showcase his newest film. Outcaste takes an anthropological approach to document the life of a Mauni Baba (silent monk). Bland discovered him while doing some research for another documentary that he is currently editing. "I wanted to capture… Continue reading An Outcaste hiding from the world
Rob South, president of the Students’ Union, is currently involved in an embroglio over a recent Governors meeting in which he did not second a motion for a zero tuition increase.He has been a target of criticism by this paper for working too closely with administration in negotiating a 65 per cent tuition deal. He… Continue reading Interview: Rob South