Twenty Five Short Films in and about Saskatchewan

We don’t talk much about patriotism here. I’m always torn between supporting idealist notions of a world nation, or non-nation, without borders and the more traditional approach that borders are necessary to protect our property and identity from “outsiders.” Without our national border, the Americans might overwhelm our culture and I would probably not be making this film. Without our provincial borders, nothing would differentiate us from Ontario and we would be overwhelmed by the east. Again, it is unlikely that I would be making this film. Borders protect the weak from the strong, the small from the large, the individual from the crowd. I celebrate my ability to make this film by making this film. I celebrate my individuality by standing in a crowd, without being counted. (Gerald Saul) Dance, 1995, Colour The rhythm of the past persists in a garden of dreams. The Untutored I, 1996, Colour A study of a farm, a rain shower and the colour green. Afterwards We Had Cocoa, 1997, Colour A study of the beauty of snow. Globe Theatre, 1997, Colour The perception of Saskatchewan as an unchanging land of perpetual winter is challenged through these erratic images of summer through the viewpoint of a snow globe winter. My Train Film, 1997, Black & White A study of the rhythms of the train. Train Leaving Station, 1997, Colour A study of the rhythms of the train. Brown Christmas with Colour, 1997, Colour Without Snow, we lit up the season like never before. Waskimo, 1998, Colour and Black & White Snow, play and the warmth of winter. Another Film about Snow in Regina, 1998, Colour Amidst the melting ice, Michael speaks in Regina. Erections, 1998, Colour and Black & White That which rises, also must fall. A study of architecture. Bovine Bondage and Degradation, 1996, Colour. A study of a rodeo in Moose Jaw. Price Includes Packaging, 1998, Colour The deconstruction of a cow. I Saw Red on Canada Day, 1998, Colour A study of red on July 1, 1998. God Daughter, 1998, Colour Featuring my angel of a goddaughter, Nicole Saul. Land of Living Skies, 1998, Colour That which makes us small, keeps us strong. Bread for Dependants, 1998, Colour. The feeding the geese that cannot live without us. Re-construction, 1998, Black & White Putting the pieced of the Centre of the Arts back together…again. Obscured, 1998, Black & White What we see as we cross if we don’t need to get to the other side. Bridge, 1998, Black & White What we see as we cross if we don’t need to get to the other side. Banding Together, 1998, Colour Why are those things there anyway? Tree bands, a close up and personal look. Boo 1 & 2, 1998, Colour and Black & White Two looks at Halloween. 84 Words, 1998, Colour Self-evident film. Fred Says He’ll Make a Farmer of Me Yet, 1998, Colour Shot while helping with the harvest or red spring wheat. Heavy Machinery Has Right of Way, 1998, Colour Bison find a home at Ipsco.