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Welcome to Dead North 2017

What you’re about to see is unlike anything ever been produced in the North. Over 30 films were made this year for Dead North! Nearly double from last year and the quality and originality just keeps going up every year. You are about to watch films that are all very different from horror, sci-fi, fantasy and lots of comedy interspersed. It’s a real kitchen sink of weirdness here at Dead North and we love it all.

This festival would not exist without the insane amount of work put in by all the filmmakers, their cast, crews, friends and family who were most likely driv-en nuts by all of us for the last few months. Thank you to everyone who took time out of their busy lives to walk down this twisted road with us once again. This is epic community filmmaking at its finest and you are all heroes.

Let Dead North 2017 be a battle cry to all of us living here North of 60 that there is no longer any doubt about the level of talent, skill and vision that lurks within each Northerner. This is the 5th year for Dead North and it is now changing the face of the Northern film industry each time someone new signs up for the challenge. Simply put, you are a part of history by supporting this event. We are surrounded by like-minded folks, tough but kind Northerners who have a taste for the strange, weird, silly and macabre and we here at Dead North can’t imagine a better place to be.

Let’s do this.

Jay Bulckaert Dead North President

The Dead North CrewJay Bulckaert | FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT

PABLO SARAVANJA | VICE-PRESIDENT

MEAGAN WOHLBERG | FESTIVAL DIRECTOR

MANDEE MCDONALD | BOARD MEMBER

PAT KANE | BOARD MEMBER

JEREMY EMERSON | BOARD MEMBER

LOREN MCGINNIS | BOARD MEMBER

Special thanks to Erika Nyyssonen, Laura Bain, Nelson Peltier, AJ Mccreadie and anyone else we’ve forgotten.

You were crucial to this madness.

Film Screening Schedule

THURSDAY, FEB. 23

Out of the Shadows

Daddy’s Girl

Spirits Crossing

The Butcher’s Wife

Gordon

I N T E R M I S S I O N

Best Buds

ssssssSpace Hat!

Skin Deep

The Quiet Darkness

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E

The Mad Trapper

SATURDAY, FEB. 25

Heartbound

Shiver

Distracted

Scraper

Curtain Call

Through the Willows


Arsenic Wars

Frozen in Time

Phylactery

Little Man

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S

Yellowknife Ground Zero

Robofarter

FRIDAY, FEB. 24

Profile

Eva

Spooky Things in the Dark

Buyer Beware

Taped

The Raven


Max’s Multiplex

BAIT!

Echoes in the Ice

John Falcon vs. The Scavenger Hunter

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E

After Hours

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D E A D N O R T H F I L M F E S T I V A L 2 0 1 7

OUT OF THE SHADOWS Y E L L O W K N I F E N W T

D I R E C TO R

MITCHEL WILES

A young woman questions her sanity as shadows beg her to kill for them.

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DADDY’S GIRL I N U V I K N T

D I R E C TO R

Dez Loreen

Home from his business trip, dad finds out the new house came with more than his family bargained for.

DADDY'S GIRL

LET’S PLAY

.NEVERLOw CA

a CAITLIN LOREEN c THE BUSHMAN NT v PAIGE LOREENNEVERLOW STUDIOS ¢’DADDY‘S GIRL’ k DEZ LOREEN

NEVERLOW STUDIOS

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SPIRITS CROSSING W H I T E H O R S E Y T

D I R E C TO R

Heidi J. Loos

Tormented by visions and haunted by her past, Jade Wheelan makes a sacrifice to try and save her long lost friend.

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THE BUTCHER’S WIFE Y E L L O W K N I F E N T

D I R E C TO R

Sadetło Scott

Join Rylund Johnson in his latest YouTube tutorial on harvesting, skinning and getting the perfect cut of meat. No mess, no fuss.

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GORDONY E L L O W K N I F E N T

D I R E C TO R S

Emily Ingarfield

Emily King

Melanie Morse

Snow removal can be cold, thankless work. As Gordon nears the end of the season, springtime can’t come soon enough.

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BEST BUDS Y E L L O W K N I F E N T

D I R E C TO R

Marc Winkler

The friendship between two teenage boys breaks down as they attempt to conceal the remains of a grisly crime in a frozen lake.

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SSSSSSSPACE HAT!Y E L L O W K N I F E N T

D I R E C TO R

Martin Rehak

An alien space hat crash lands on earth, and on an unsuspecting Squatter Joe’s head. Detective Harry is on the case and learning to tie his shoes. The only one who can analyze the data whilst remaining fabulous is Scientist Franz. We’ve got ourselves quite the basket of eggs.

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SKIN DEEPY E L L O W K N I F E , N W T

D I R E C TO R S

Chris Fedora

Veronica Speers

People tend to judge books by their covers, not by the stories within. Sometimes though, the cover tells its own story, and that story, that story rewrites the one within.

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THE QUIET DARKNESS Y E L L O W K N I F E N T

D I R E C TO R

Malcolm Walsh

A religious woman is haunted by the sins of her past.

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PROFILEH A Y R I V E R N T

D I R E C TO R

Scott Clouthier

Jenna makes a living managing online dating profiles for shady men. Now, with one of them courting her mother, she has to find a way to shake him off.

P R O F I L Ean N61 FILMS production

starring HEATHER HEINRICHS, ZACK COADY, NANETTE DUFORD and JON HUNTproduced by SCOTT CLOUTHIER and HEATHER HEINRICHS directed by SCOTT CLOUTHIER written by JAMES THOMSON

director of photography CRAIG KOVATCH edited by SCOTT CLOUTHIER music by TYLER HAWKINS

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EVA Y E L L O W K N I F E N T

D I R E C TO R

Adrienne Cartwright

When one particular toddler refuses to share, baby-proofing takes on a whole new meaning.

EVA

CRYSTAL MILLIGAN

SCOTT WILLIAMS

EVAPRESCOTT

ADRIENNE CARTWRIGHT presents “EVA” CRYSTAL MILLIGAN SCOTT WILLIAMS and EVA PRESCOTT edited by OLLIE WILLIAMS original score by CASEY KOYCZAN/THE BUSHMAN NT

director of photography JEN WALDEN written and directed by ADRIENNE CARTWRIGHT

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SPOOKY THINGS IN THE DARK H A Y R I V E R N T

D I R E C TO R

Daniel Harrington

A store robbery goes awry as colorful characters try to find their way out of a bad situation.

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BUYER BEWARE Y E L L O W K N I F E N T

D I R E C TO R S

Michael Aubry

Matt Belliveau

Sarah Bradfield

Deneen Everett

Unsettling events interrupt a man’s attempt to pick up an item purchased on Yellowknife Classifieds.

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TAPEDY E L L O W K N I F E N W T

D I R E C TO R

Ashley Geraghty

This mother is going to show you what jealousy is!

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THE RAVEN Y E L L O W K N I F E N T

D I R E C TO R

Robin Young

This is the story of a northern town at the end of a very long road. This is the story of the many lost souls who come and go there. This is the story of Johnny McGrew and his pitiful ways. But mostly, this is the story of the raven - because the raven never leaves.

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MAX’S MULTIPLEX W H I T E H O R S E Y T

D I R E C TO R

Andrew Seymour

Max abandons his own reality in search of a new one.

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BAIT! Y E L L O W K N I F E N T

D I R E C TO R

Keith Robertson

A man goes ice fishing, alone on the lake. What could possibly go wrong?

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ECHOES IN THE ICE W H I T E H O R S E Y T

D I R E C TO R

BJ Verot

Four men explore an abandoned research facility. Within the station unsettling signs of disorder are revealed, and in the lowest level of the facility, a chilling discovery is made.

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JOHN FALCON VS. THE SCAVENGER HUNTER

Y E L L O W K N I F E N W T

D I R E C TO R

Matt Voytilla

John Falco is mild-mannered lawyer by day, falcon-wielding crime fighter by mid-afternoon. Today he faces his greatest enemy - the indoors!

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HEARTBOUNDY E L L O W K N I F E N T

D I R E C TO R

Chantal Dubuc

A trip down memory lane takes an ominous turn in this heart chilling thriller.

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SHIVER D E T T A H N T

D I R E C TO R

Catherine Lafferty

A young man who dies of hypothermia turns into an animal with the help of a shapeshifter medicine person.

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DISTRACTEDY E L L O W K N I F E N T

D I R E C TO R S

Levi Rossouw

Alexander Weir

Most of our days are spent distracting, numbing, and lying to ourselves about our pain and the dread of our fleeting existences. We must all face the truth eventually...

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SCRAPER S O M B A K ’ E N T

D I R E C TO R

Amos Scott

Deneze Nakehk’o

Two moose hide tanners try something a little different.

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CURTAIN CALLY E L L O W K N I F E N T

D I R E C TO R

Ashley Geraghty

This is your curtain call – I have some shears I would like to show you!

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THROUGH THE WILLOWS D A W S O N C I T Y N T

D I R E C TO R

Blair Douglas

A man falls victim to unknown forces trapping him in a frozen vortex of space and time.

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ARSENIC WARSY E L L O W K N I F E N T

D I R E C TO R S

Rylund Johnson

Mark Rendell

Taylor Saracuse

In this feel good family comedy (hailed by critics as the best man’s-best-friend flick since Air Bud: World Pup) a kid and his faithful pooch hit the great outdoors for some zany, tail-wagging, adventure. “I haven’t cried or guffawed, or slapped the ol’ knee this much since Beethoven’s Treasure Tail,” says councillor Julian Morse.

Arsenic wars MOZART’S LAST SONG

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“Heartwarming”

“Family friendly!”

“Two thumbs up”

“Groundbreaking”

MAN AND DOG, DOG AND MAN

A Flaming Planes Production

Starring: Rylund Johnson, Roxanne Davies, Darcy Bourassa, & Zó Tagueule

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FROZEN IN TIMEY E L L O W K N I F E N W T

D I R E C TO R

Larry Innes

Ever wish you could stop time? Sam Watson did. Be careful what you wish for.

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PHYLACTERY I N U V I K N T

D I R E C TO R

JD Jones

What if just beyond the veil of dreams are other worlds? After a spectacularly poor life choice, one young woman is about to find out as she pursues her sister into a dream-like, nether dimension that may or may not exist only in her own mind.

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LITTLE MAN Y E L L O W K N I F E N W T

D I R E C TO R

Kayley Mackay

Life begins to spiral out of control as a small northern family is put to the test. Sometimes love isn’t all you need.

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SPECIAL NORTHERN FEATURES

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THE MAD TRAPPER I N U V I K N T

D I R E C TO R

Dez Loreen

A couple who are new to the north thought a boat ride would be a good way to relax. Unfortunately they might have stopped at the wrong beach for a rest.

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AFTER HOURS H I G H L E V E L N T

D I R E C TO R

Emlyn Jones

Working at school after hours has never been more terrifying.

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ROBOFARTERY E L L O W K N I F E N T

D I R E C TO R

Artless Collective

Quite possibly the most irresponsible commercial ever produced in the NWT.

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YELLOWKNIFE GROUND ZEROY E L L O W K N I F E N T

D I R E C TO R

Andrea Geraghty

The Energy People are going to kill us all!

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DEAD NORTH 2017 WORKSHOP and EVENT SCHEDULE

Thursday February 23

Friday February 24

7 - 10 PM SCREENING at Capitol Theatre$25 | 4920 52ND ST - THEATRE 1

10 PM - 2 AM Meet and GreetALL FILMMAKERS AND FRIENDS INVITED TO COME AND MEET EACH OTHER AND SHARE WAR STORIES OF SHOOTING IN THE COLD. APPETIZERS WILL BE SERVED. FREE | 4910 49TH ST - ABOVE THE BLACK KNIGHT PUB

3 - 5 PM Media for Judges/Filmmakers

7 - 10 PM SCREENING at Capitol Theatre$25 | 4920 52ND ST - THEATRE 1

10PM - 2AM Gold Range RockDEAD NORTH HAS AN AREA RESERVED (FIRST COME FIRST SERVE) FOR US TO ROCK OUT TO ARGUABLY YELLOWKNIFE’S BEST KEPT MUSICAL SECRET, WELDERS DAUGHTER. FROM CLASSIC COUNTRY TWO-STEPPING, TO RAMMSTEIN HEADBANGING, THIS BAND BURNS IT TO THE GROUND EVERY TIMEFREE | 5010 50TH STREET

Saturday February 25

12 PM SFX WorkshopWITH MATT AEBIG | 12 - 2 PM @ WESTERN ARCTIC MOVING PICTURES (WAMP), 4916 49TH ST – BASEMENT OF NORTHWAY BUILDINGSPACE IS LIMITED, REGISTRATION REQUIRED | FREE

1 PM Northern Film IndustryWITH ANDREW CONNORS1 - 2 PM @ CAPITOL THEATRE, 4920 52ND STFREE

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Sunday February 25

2 – 6 PM Public Matinee all 2017 Dead North Films CAPITOL THEATRE

7 - 11 PM Public Matinee all 2017 Dead North Films CAPITOL THEATRE

Saturday February 25

2 PM SFX WorkshopWITH MATT AEBIG2 - 4 PM @ WAMP

Feature Film SuccessWITH KIRSTEN CARTHEW2 - 3 PM @ CAPITOL THEATRE, 4920 52ND STFREE

3 PM The Game!WITH DANNY LENNON3 - 4 PM @ CAPITOL THEATRE, 4920 52ND STFREE

4 PM NWT Film Funding4 - 5 PM @ CAPITOL THEATRE, 4920 52ND STFREE

7 - 10 PM SCREENING at Capitol Theatre$25 | 4920 52ND ST

10 PM – 2 AM Zombear Awards Ceremony ELKS LODGE, 4919 49TH STJOIN US FOR AN AMAZING NIGHT WHERE THE INFAMOUS ZOMBEARS WILL BE HANDED OUT. UPSTAIRS WILL BE PRIMARILY RESERVED FOR FILMMAKERS AND THE DOWNSTAIRS WILL HAVE A DJ AND PARTY TIME ROCK N ROLL. | FREE

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WORKSHOPS

Workshop presenters

DEAD NORTH, in partnership with the NWT Film Commission/GNWT and the NWT Arts Council, has organized some amazing workshops and chats. These events are all specifically geared towards helping you take your new film out into the world in the most professional and efficient way. You’ve just worked very hard on your production, now get it into a bunch of festivals with the help of our very cool, talented and experi-enced judges (below).

PLEASE NOTEAll classes are free but the SFX workshop has limited space, so please follow the instructions detailed in that description how to register.

Danny LennonFounder and Director of Prends Ca Court/Phi Centre

Lennon is the founder and director of PRENDS ÇA COURT! since 1999, initiator and programmer of Telefilm Canada’s: NOT SHORT ON TALENT since 2012 and with the Phi Centre since 2007. Film Commissioner of Montreal’s Phi Centre since 2012, Danny has been the invited programmer at CANNES COURT MÉTRAGE / FESTIVAL DE CANNES / SHORT FILM CORNER since 2005. He contributes in every possible way to the promotion, distribution, dissemination and production of short films by independent and professionals.

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Workshop presenters

Andrew ConnorsArtistic Director YFS AND Jackleg Films

Andrew Connors is the artistic director of the Yukon Film Society and the Festival Director of the Available Light Film Festival. He is the producer of the multi-disciplinary production The Grub-Stake Revisited, and the feature documentary/silent film release The Grubstake Remix. Andrew has directed and written film and television productions that have been screened on CBC Newsworld, Bravo!, APTN and at film festivals around the globe.

Camilla MacEachern NWT Film Commission

Camilla MacEachern is the Film Commissioner of the NWT and has worked to develop the industry and implement successful programs such as the NWT Film Rebate Program.

Boris Atamanenko NWT Arts Council

Boris Atamanenko has been responsible for administering ECE arts, cultural and heritage funding programs since 1992 and has managed the office for the NWT Arts Council since 1995.

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Workshop presenters

Kirsten CarthewWriter/Director/Producer of The Sun at Midnight

The Sun At Midnight marks Kirsten’s directorial debut. Shorter form credits include: The YK Doc Project, Abe & Alfred and Fish Out Of Water. Kirsten has multiple writing credits, which include the Brazilian feature film Uma Loucura De Mulher (2016), directed by Marcus Ligocki and starring Mariana Ximenes. She is a former producer and journalist with CBC and has worked as a filmmaker and transmedia producer in Europe, the Middle East, Canada and the USA.

Matt AebigPractical/Special Effects Wizard

Matt is a practical effects artist based out of Vancouver, creating prosthetic character makeup as well as other props that can be physically interacted with on film, like puppets, corpses, etc. Matt has worked on wicked projects like Star Trek Beyond, where he got to work with some of the best names in the industry and chat about building the T-Rex for Jurassic Park and Robocop’s suit.

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workshop descriptions

Practical Special Effects Workshop with Matt AebigWhere: Western Arctic Moving Pictures (WAMP)When: Saturday Feb 25th. Workshop 1 – 12-2 PM | Workshop 2 – 2-4 PMCost: Free!Registration: First come, first serve. Space is limited. Email: [email protected] to register.

Want to learn how to shoot someone in the head without going to jail? Special effects guru Matt Aebig is back this year with a new workshop that is going to be horrifyingly amazing. Over the course of an afternoon Matt will show us how to do several different practical SFX gags that are very realistic but also easy for us to do up here in the North on our own. From bullet wounds to how to make a knife stick out of one’s chest and basic FX makeup, Matt will help us on our journey to better horrify and delight our audiences.

This workshop is 2 hours long and will be repeated immediately after the first workshop is complete. Late joiners from the first workshop can start again from the beginning with the newcomers. Those from the first class who’d like to stay and finesse their new SFX skills are welcome to do so. Bring clothing that can get fake blood on it!

The Northern Film Industry: Andrew ConnorsWhere: Capitol Theatre When: Saturday February 25th 1-2 PMCost: Free!Registration: Open to the public

Andrew will chat about big picture Northern production and distribution from a cultural point of view. From what it takes to make films in the North to creating a film festival and getting your film out into the world, Andrew will give us a hands on insight into how to successfully accomplish all of those things.

Feature film success in the North with Kirsten CarthewWhere: Capitol Theatre When: Saturday February 25th 2-3 PMCost: Free!Registration: Open to the public.

The Sun at Midnight was the first feature film to be shot in the NWT and Kirsten has learned from start to finish what it takes to successfully accomplish such a monumental task. She will talk to us about how she went from script to screen, worked with Telefilm and the new NWT Tax rebate program to pull off a beautiful film that just screen at Whistler, ALFF and Berlinale.

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workshop descriptions

The Game! with Danny LennonWhere: Capitol Theatre When: Saturday February 25thWhat time: 3-4 PMCost: Free!Registration: Open to the public.

Danny has travelled to the most prestigious film festivals around the world with the Prends Ca Court/Not Short on Talent Telefilm program. He has also produced some of the most visionary short films through his work at the Phi Centre. He will talk to us about what it takes to get your short film into festivals like Cannes and Berlinale, what festivals work best for short films and everything in between to get your film seen by the world.

Film Funding in the NWT with Camilla MacEachern & Boris AtamanenkoWhere: Capitol TheatreWhen: Saturday February 25th 4-5 PMCost: Free!Registration: Open to the public.

Camilla and Boris will speak about the funding opportunities available to NWT producers through both the Film Commission (SEED program) and the NWT Arts Council Fund. Come learn how you can apply to potentially get funding to market your Dead North film or start funding on a new project.

NOTE: Funding is only accessed on a case by case basis determined entirely at the discretion of both the NWT Arts Council and SEED programs through an official application process

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THANK YOUMASSIVE THANKS FOR THE AMAZING SUPPORT

OF ALL OUR SPONSORS. THIS LITERALLY WOULDN’T HAPPEN WITHOUT YOU.

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