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In the battle against conventional wisdom, artistic expression is our greatest weapon.
About Warpaint
Warpaint is an anthology of bold, unusual and provocative short fiction and visual works, that gives misfits, rebels and unconventional thinkers a place to tell their stories. Displayed through an artistic lens, we are drawing a line in the sand and preparing to battle all manner of conventional wisdom.
Anniversary is about the dark side of obsession, creativity and romance. With its brooding malevolent tone we created our first purebred horror flick.
As the days count down to their Anniversary, a man and woman's relationship begins to unravel when the man attempts to craft the perfect gift -- a story which expresses their love. Struggling to focus the story, the man begins to question his
Dubbed 'Infinite Struggles' for the theatrical release, Infinite Struggles of Man is a mixed media project originally designed to be exhibited in a digital picture frame. It is focused on blending the organic and inorganic elements of paint and video to create the narrative and aesthetic form of a true paint and video gallery medium.
At its core, Infinite Struggles is about the nature of adversity
In Production
Keith Koenig is an idealistic but broken man who seeks to end his families long history of infidelity and divorce by adopting a polygamous lifestyle. Schism explores the fallout of this quest during its bleakest hour, when he's forced to accept the very public break-up of his family, and choose between his ideal and his daughter.
Live Action Film and Video - 13:00
Stop-Motion Animation, 5 minutes. An animated look into friendships made with discarded and forgotten photographs. Fragile Things, an intimate drama, explores mediated relationships and our need to connect and preserve the “everyday” history.
Animation – 5:00 – In Pre-Production
Grants and Awards
Received funding from First Film Fund 2011, Winnipeg Film Group.
Awards Nominations and Screenings
Screening: Infinite Struggles, $100 Film Festival, Calgary 2012
Award: Schism, Production Service Award, William F. White, Fall 2011
Grant: Schism, Production Fund, Winnipeg Film Group, Fall 2011
Screening: Infinite Struggles, aluCine Film Festival, Toronto 2011
Group Show: Obstruction Series, Art From the Heart Show and Sale, Winnipeg 2011
Screening: Infinite Struggles, Hell of Silence, Winnipeg 2011
Grant: Fragile Things, First Film Fund 2011, Winnipeg Film Group
Screening: Infinite Struggles, Gimli Film Festival, 2011
Screening: Infinite Struggles, Winnipeg Film Group Membership Premiere, 2011
Award: Infinite Struggles, Best Animation, University of Winnipeg Film Festival, 2011
Award: Anniversary, Best Editing / Best Actress, University of Winnipeg Film Festival, 2011
Gallery Showing: Infinite Struggles of Man, GoSA, 2010
Finalist: Infinite Struggles of Man, CPAM Tunnel Vision Contest, 2009
Screening: Bye/Die Brother, Winnipeg Short Film Massacre, 2009
Screening: Attenuate, 48 hour Film Festival, 2009
Nominee: Long Lost Lovers, Best Screenplay/ Director/ Picture, University of Winnipeg Film Festival, 2009
Screening: Bye/Die Brother, University of Winnipeg Film Festival, 2009
Award: Bye/Die Brother, 2nd Place, Manitoban Creativity Contest – Film, 2008
Finalist: Below the Assiniboine’s Ice, Manitoban Creativity Contest – Writing, 2008
Award: The Journey, Best Director/ Best Actor G.C.V.I. Film Festival, 2004