Nagasaki Circus Trailer a hint of Rachel Peters

Nagasaki Circus

Supported by BravoFACT, National Film Board Animation Studio, BookShorts Inc.

Now on tour with Moving Stories Films 2008

Pavane On Tour

In Paul Quarrington’s short film, PAVANE, Phil and Jay share more than a family bond - failed careers, failed relationships, bottomless drinks, and a debilitating memory of a shocking encounter in a ravine one childhood day. The pretext of being strangers, the darkly comic ritual that the broken, non-functioning brothers perform in an attempt to get at their pain, cant cover the palpable connection between them, nor their deeply felt desire to find redemption. Cutting between live action performed by an award-winning cast and ingenuous animation whose simplicity belies the impact of the incident it reveals, Pavane portrays both the loss of innocence and a subtle hint at the boys fragile potential for a new beginning.

Pavane is inspired by Quarrington’s latest novel The Ravine, which has just been long-listed for the prestigious Giller Prize. The film will premiere to audiences attending Moving Stories Films in each city on our tour, before national broadcasts on both Bravo!FACT Presents and CBC Reflections.

Kinnie Starr Inspires Moving Stories Films

Moving effortlessly from spoken word to trip hop, funk and pop, from silk screening to graffiti to acting, Vancouver-based Kinnie Starr has been a member of Canada’s creative community since she emerged on the music scene in 1995. “Hip hop aggro-groove,” wrote the L.A. Weekly after the release of her debut album. Her latest album, Anything, combines all of Kinnie’s strongest talents translating them into a dynamic collection of killer songs. Kinnie’s song la le la la from the Anything album is featured here on the Moving Stories Films book preview, to celebrate Kinnie’s first collection of poems and illustrations, HOW I LEARNED TO RUN. The book will be released by House of Parlance Media in September 2008. We thank the artist and her generous publishers for allowing us to inspire the filmmakers participating in Moving Stories Film Festival!

(c) Moving Stories Film Festival is an program of BookShorts Literacy Program. Thanks to BC co-organizers Vancouver International Writers Festival and Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design; supported by Canadian Heritage. OLE Music and House of Parlance Media Inc.