ImagineNATIVE 2013

Super excited for this weekend opening of my partner Tyler's NFB Interactive Doc "Similkimeen Crossroads."

The opening will be happening on Oct.18th at Gallery 44 in the 401 Richmond St. Building in Toronto. The opening is going to be extra awesome because it will feature some beautiful prints of the photography used in the doc as well as some 16mm footage projected (shot by yours truly), and music by the very gifted Eric Powell. The site will launch that day so take a break from your daily grind to check out what Tyler's been chipping away at all year.

Transatlantic Talent Lab

Just got back from a whirlwind visit to Iceland with my good friend and colleague Liz Cairns (of Gentlemen Bandits) and our long lost collaborator, the incorrigible DP and Director Derek Howard, where we spent the last week participating in the Transatlantic Talent Lab at the Reykjavik International Film Festival.

Though we didn't have much time off from the lab to see films, from what we did see, the festival programming was really strong, and I managed to catch some great ones by Laurent Cantet and Daniel Dencik, as well as Lukas Moodyson's "We are the Best!" which would charm even the sourest of souls. "The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear" by Georgian filmmaker Tinatin Gurchiani was another captivating watch. We did get to sneak into the country, up the east coast for a couple of days, and the landscape was pretty unreal.

And yes we saw Bjork and went to the blue lagoon, which may be touristy but it sure is relaxing as heck. To conclude: Go to Iceland! You'll love it.