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Look at that poster again, did you see the mustachioed gentlemen getting impaled by a narwhal being ridden by a skeleton? Yes, you read that right. Just another typical day here at Dead North and it all comes from the beautiful mind of Cody Fennell. Cody is the guy behind all the brilliant Dead North designs, and we can’t praise him enough for his talent. If you see him around at the festival, give him some love, he deserves it all. Thanks, Cody. Here we go, year 6 and its a monster! In year one we had four films made, and now, six years later, 48 films have been submitted. Two of these short movies are International this year (Sweden and Iceland), and we are even lucky enough to have the director of the Swedish entry travel all the way here to screen his film, The Legend Of The Lake (Hi Daniel!). The Yukon went home with serious hardware last year and this year they are out in force again with even more entries (six in total). Hay River, Inuvik and Fort Simpson are repping hard this year too. We are very proud this year to launch a youth category, and we can see this young crew becoming a real force to be reckoned with in the years to come. The Kaw Tay Whee School entered a group project as did the Open Sky Festival out of Ft Simpson. Andrea Geraghty has returned with her sequel to Yellowknife Ground Zero, and we even have the youngest Dead North director ever hailing from Inuvik, Paige Loreen. At the age of 9 years, she delivers a solidly creepy film! Each screening night will start off with youth films so come prepared to bask in the glory of youthful creativity before getting into the main course of adult fare mayhem. Overall, we couldn’t be prouder of each filmmaker this year (and every year). We have become acutely aware in the last few years that Dead North is quickly becoming much more than just a film festival. It is a community builder, it is creating an army of Northern filmmakers which is, in turn, helping to build our industry and it has long since become necessary for many of us as we navigate our way through the depths of winter up here. In a weird way and despite the dark content of its films, Dead North has become a bit of a beacon of light, distracting many of us with collective creativity just when we need it the most. So here’s to all you misfits, weirdos, outsiders and beautifully unique storytellers, you’ve each helped build this festival one film at a time, and it belongs to you now. We hope to see all of you out at Dead North 2018 and without further ado, let’s get weird. Dead North Film Festival
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WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 28 Chad
Run Away
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Humane The Kick
CariBOO!
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Shred
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She Keeps me Warm
Bad Date
Off the Hook LUCI
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It’s a Sign
Doomed from the Stars
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Within the Stars
Arm Plant
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Legend of the Lake Whimper
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Affaire à Papa
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Eat your Demons
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Whistler’s Lament
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Tin Can Hill: The Trees Remember
Granny Long Legs
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Vessel
Dong Gone
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INTERMISSION
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The Subarctic Zone
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The Woman, The Woods, The Watcher
INTERMISSION In the Dark
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The Harvest
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Fucking, White People
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Yellowknife Ground Zero: 72 hours or Death
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Miraj Space Jazz Odyssey 2018
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SATURDAY MARCH 3
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La maison du bonheur
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The Master
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The Day the Snow Turned Red
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Elísabet & Baltasar
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THURSDAY MARCH 1 Frostbite
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BEJEDE
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Arsenic Wars: Noise
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Fractal Violence
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Cases Gone Cold
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INTERMISSION
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Hello Operator
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#Selfie
INTERMISSION The Raven
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The Gathering
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The Arctic Circle
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The Co-Worker
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Aurora Gorealis
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Fireweed
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SUNDAY MARCH 4 All 48 films will screen from 1 - 5 pm and again from 7 - 11 pm
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CHAD ARTLESS COLLECTIVE | YELLOWKNIFE, NT It ain’t easy being a greasy cannibal in the subarctic.
HUMANE DESMOND MACKAY | YELLOWKNIFE, NT The Mackay Brothers make the world a better place by switching to ethically harvested brains.
AURORA GOREALIS BENJAMIN MCGREGOR | YELLOWKNIFE, NT Three adventurous teens test their limits with their parents, and the supernatural, when they have a secret fire in their backyard.
THE KICK KAYLEY MACKAY & CANDICE LYS | YELLOWKNIFE, NT A robot, an alien, and a zombie walk into an iglu...
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SHE KEEPS ME WARM SCOTT CLOUTHIER | HAY RIVER, NT In the remote Arctic wilderness, a hermit’s existence is disrupted when he stumbles upon a relic of a bygone era of global war.
KIN IMAN KASSAM, JESSICA FLORIO & KAYLEY MACKAY | YELLOWKNIFE, NT A young woman moves to a new town, but she may have moved farther than she thought.
THE RAVEN LEVI ROSSOUW | YELLOWKNIFE, NT An in-depth adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven reveals the horrific circumstances of Lenore’s passing.
THE ARCTIC CIRCLE JIMMY THOMSON | YELLOWKNIFE, NT When she wakes up on the ice, she just wants to find her way home. She finds herself somewhere else entirely — a place that’s oddly familiar.
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HELLO OPERATOR DANIEL DAHL | YELLOWKNIFE, NT A psychopathic kidnapper, known only as The Operator, lives life the only way he knows how, by immersing himself in the heightened dreams and memories of four debilitated captives. With no options left, one captive brings about her own death. However, The Operator will not let her escape so easily.
BAD DATE MIRA DUNN & JILL RIVERA | YELLOWKNIFE, NT A bad date takes a twist and goes right!
CASES GONE COLD EMILY INGARFIELD | YELLOWKNIFE, NT In this preview for next week’s episode of “Cases Gone Cold” viewers get a sneak peek of the disturbing case of Herman Spencer, a killer who terrorized Yellowknife for nearly 20 years.
ARSENIC WARS: NOISE TAYLOR SARACUSE & RYLUND JOHNSON | YELLOWKNIFE, NT Join Conman on another one of his wacky adventures as he descends deeper into absolute madness.
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FROSTBITE KAW TAY WHEE SCHOOL | YELLOWKNIFE, NT Students learn the hard way why they need to wear all of their warm clothes outside as they feel the frost… BITE!
THE DAY THE SNOW TURNED RED ADAM NAUGLER & EVAN ROUND | YELLOWKNIFE, NT Two boys go outside to build a snow fort, little do they know a full moon is coming and one will not survive the night.
DOOMED FROM THE STARS LISA WEAVER | YELLOWKNIFE, NT A regular teenage girl faces boy troubles in a not-so-normal way!
MIRAJ SPACE JAZZ ODYSSEY 2018 SAMI BLANCO & HARRISON ROBERTS | YELLOWKNIFE, NT Two musicians head to the studio to jam when they accidentally open up a portal to another dimension with their sounds.
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LA MAISON DU BONHEUR CAROLE MONNET | YELLOWKNIFE, NT The House of Happiness is welcoming a new recruit. Will this roommate have the same definition of happiness?
WITHIN THE STARS RAZELLE BENALLY | YELLOWKNIFE, NT The ancient ones from the stars want Tatso to join them before Mother Earth dies, but Tatso is not sure she’s ready to leave
FUCKING, WHITE PEOPLE SARAH FREY | WHITEHORSE, YT Three young adults from Ontario arrive in the Yukon for an “authentic” cabin in the woods experience.
IN THE DARK KEITH ROBERTSON | YELLOWKNIFE, NT A man with a skeleton in his closet struggles to find love.
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THE SUBARCTIC ZONE ANGE BONNICI | DAWSON CITY, YT It is deep winter in Dawson City, Yukon. A man is at home alone, reading in his room. He is not expecting any visitors...
WHISTLER’S LAMENT JD JONES | INUVIK, NT There are still those that say the northern lights are more than superheated gas in earth’s upper atmosphere. Kelly isn’t one of those people… but she will be soon.
GRANNY LONG LEGS MATT VOYTILLA | YELLOWKNIFE, NT Tonight a couple drives down a dark ice road. Tonight they meet Granny Long Legs. Tonight you should listen to your elders.
DONG GONE ARTLESS COLLECTIVE | YELLOWKNIFE, NT After a lifetime of tremendous abuse, the hero decides today is the day it all ends.
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RUN AWAY PAIGE LOREEN | INUVIK, NT Boredom is a real killer.
THE CO-WORKER JONATHAN ANTOINE & OPEN SKY CREATIVE SOCIETY | FORT SIMPSON, NT A horror film about co-workers in the Dehcho Region.
CARIBOO! PAT KANE | YELLOWKNIFE, NT CariBOO! is a tour de force, coming-of-age saga that conjures feelings of pathos and gaiety in equal measure.
SHRED LARRY INNES & MICHAEL GANNON | YELLOWKNIFE, NT A somber tale of snowboards, spooks and survival.... and ravens
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THE GATHERING MARK HADLARI | YELLOWKNIFE, NT A man arrives in Yellowknife to see the northern lights for the first time. As he leaves town, he slowly realizes that something is not quite right with his driver
#SELFIE ROBIN YOUNG | YELLOWKNIFE, NT Alone in your house trying to take some cute pics? You never know who might be photobombing you.
OFF THE HOOK JUSTINE HOBBS | DAWSON CITY, YT Four women, out on a therapeutic wilderness retreat, put their demons to rest.
FRACTAL VIOLENCE ALEX WEIR | YELLOWKNIFE, NT A Lovecraftian horror video essay arguing that the universe is nothing but a recurrent pattern of Digestion at all scales.
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LUCI PETER KELLY & MAIA LEPAGE | YELLOWKNIFE, NT Luci isn’t home, but something else is.
BEJEDE ANGELA CODE | WHITEHORSE, YT It is said that the “Tsunkwi Nil Che” lures sexually predatory men into the forest with her beauty… then kills them.
ELÍSABET & BALTASAR SKÓGAR HNETA & MELODY WOODNUTT | ICELAND Elísabet & Baltasar is a gothic portal at the periphery of worlds.
THE MASTER BRETT ELLIOT | WHITEHORSE, YT You are the puppet!
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IT’S A SIGN MEL LEONARD & JANET PACEY | YELLOWKNIFE, NT A new employee at SIGNED has a crushing first day on the job.
YELLOWKNIFE GROUND ZERO: 72 HOURS OR DEATH ANDREA GERAGHTY | YELLOWKNIFE, NT A young teen fights to survive and stay alive for 72 hours after an airborne weaponized biological agent has been released at Yellowknife Ground Zero.
ARM PLANT MARTIN REHAK | YELLOWKNIFE, NT Arm Plant (armh plahnt/) [noun 1] A conscientious being part of the Plantae limb family who is a contributing member of society with the same dreams, goals and aspirations as the rest of us.
THE HARVEST GUYLAINE ROSS | YELLOWKNIFE, NT As winter approaches, a young Northern couple must harvest their summer chickens. An unforeseen chain of events unravels, and before it’s all over, heads will roll.
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THE WOMAN, THE WOODS, THE WATCHER SARAH PREIKSAITIS & TECLA VAN BUSSEL | WHITEHORSE, YT A woman learns the hard way that your problems have a way of finding you.
LEGEND OF THE LAKE DANIEL LEHMUSSAARI | SWEDEN Intrigued by the legend of a monster in a deep arctic lake, three young men set out to film it in the dead of winter.
WHIMPER DEZ LOREEN | INUVIK, NT Social media star Jennifer loves updating her legions of fans on her walks out in the crisp arctic air. A call for help changes all of that.
AFFAIRE À PAPA LA FAMILLE JAILLET | YELLOWKNIFE, NT A babysitter arrives to the home of an overly affectionate single father to look after his siamese twins.
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EAT YOUR DEMONS JESSIE WILSON | YELLOWKNIFE, NT A woman’s inner demons follow her around, literally, until she can no longer stand it. She snaps. Then she makes spaghetti.
TIN CAN HILL: THE TREES REMEMBER DARRYL BANNON | YELLOWKNIFE, NT Tin Can Hill was once mined to the point that the land was a toxic ruin, killing most of the trees. The Hill is thought to be safe, but the trees have not forgotten the past.
VESSEL MITCHEL WILES | YELLOWKNIFE, NT A young woman who claims she can speak to the dead, meets her new boyfriend’s friends, and they call bullshit.
FIREWEED MASON MANTLA | BEHCHOKO, NT Chamaè is a young warrior trying to survive in the post apocalyptic future. Haunted by her past and hunted by raiders, will she succumb to the nuclear winter?
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WEDNESDAY FEB 28, 2018 Screening of Dead North 2018 Films
Capitol Theatre
7 - 9 pm
MC’d by Artless Collective
THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2018 Screening of Dead North 2018 Films
Capitol Theatre
7 - 9 pm
MC’d by Pat Kane
Dead North Karaoke Night
Twist Bar & Grill
9:30 - 2 am
Come out to meet other filmmakers and terrify them with your voice!
7 - 9 pm
MC’d by Mandee McDonald
FRIDAY MARCH 2, 2018 Screening of Dead North 2018 Films
Capitol Theatre
Gold Range Two-Step
Gold Range Hotel 9:30 - 2 am
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Rip it up at a live music show with Canada’s house band of the North, Welder’s Daughter, at the legendary Gold Range Hotel
SATURDAY MARCH 3, 2018 Zombie Special FX Makeup Workshop with Veronica Speers $25 per person and space is limited to 10 people so please email info@ deadnorth.ca to pay and register.
Western Arctic Moving Pictures. (Basement of 4916 49th Street Kopykat North Building)
10 am 1 pm
This workshop is designed for beginners and specifically focuses on materials that are easy to use for achieving film quality looks for the dying, dead, and beyond…
2 - 3pm
How to get your genre film out there for the world to see.
3 - 4pm
Insider knowledge on how to get your film into a major film festival.
Capitol Theatre
4 - 5 pm
The similarities, differences and potential for co-productions around the circumpolar world.
Screening of Dead North Capitol Theatre 2018 Films
7 - 9 pm
MC’d by Loren McGinnis
Zombear Ceremony & Black Knight Pub Dance Party with DJ Saylor Taracuse
9:30 - 2 am VIP tickets only and come ready to dance after the awards show! Awards ceremony will be live streamed on the Dead North Facebook page starting around 10:00pm (MST)
Distributing Genre films 101 with Andrew Hunt of Raven Capitol Theatre Banner. Moderated by Jay Bulckaert Festival Strategy with Hrönn Marinósdóttir of RIFF. Moderated by Western Arctic Moving Pictures.
Capitol Theatre
Circumpolar Partnerships Panel between Greenland, Northwest Territories & Sweden. Moderated by Meagan Wohlberg
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SUNDAY MARCH 4, 2018 Super Screening of all 48 Dead North 2018 Films
Capitol Theatre
1 - 5 pm
Grab a large popcorn for this marathon 3.5 hour screening of every single film that was made in 2018 (There will be a 15 minute intermission)
Super Screening of all 48 Dead North 2018 Films
Capitol Theatre
7 - 11 pm
Grab a large popcorn for this marathon 3.5 hour screening of every single film that was made in 2018 (There will be a 15 minute intermission)
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2018 DEAD NORTH JUDGES We are thrilled to announce some seriously rock and roll judges this year. As you are all aware, the mandate of Dead North is to provide opportunities and a high-end platform for Northerners to create films and then get them seen by the world. It is with this in mind every year that we look to find judges who we believe can help us accomplish that mandate. This year we are bringing a producer from Greenland who will not only talk to us about her success in developing films in a remote Northern area much like ours but will give us insight into potential co-productions with Greenland. Another judge is the festival director for the Reykjavik International Film Festival. Their guests have included Werner Herzog, Darren Aronofsky, Deepa Mehta and many more. Last, but certainly not least one of the founders of Raven Banner, Canada’s premiere genre film distributor. If you’ve heard of Turbo Kid, Wolfcop or Deathgasm, Raven Banner are the people who made them go worldwide.
ANDREW HUNT RAVEN BANNER ENTERTAINMENT www.ravenbannerentertainment.com One of the founding partners of Raven Banner, Andrew T Hunt is a Writer/Producer/Director with over 20 years of industry experience. Andrew’s feature-length debut Sweet Karma premiered at the 2009 Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal and was the catalyst for the formation of Raven Banner Entertainment - a worldwide sales company specializing in genre films. In 2012 Raven Banner Releasing was formed as the Canadian distribution arm for RBE, releasing such titles as Autopsy of Jane Doe, Turbo Kid, Deathgasm, Wolfcop, Baskin, Dead Shack, and Todd & The Book of Pure Evil: The End of The End. 2015 saw the creation of Northern Banner Releasing, a Canadian distribution company that focuses on non-genre films; titles such as Academy Award Nominated Embrace of the Serpent, The Happiest Day In The Life of Olli Maki, How To Plan An Orgy In A Small Town, and Hello Destroyer. Additionally, Andrew has Executive Produced numerous films, including Borealis, Stakelander, Avenged, and the upcoming films Trench 11 and It Came From The Desert. Within Raven Banner, Andrew plays a key role supervising the review, development and packaging of feature projects from script to screen, as well as overseeing the branding, marketing and distribution of select titles.
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NINA PANINNGUAQ SKYDSBJERG JACOBSEN PANI NOIR FILMS www.paninoir.gl Nina was born and raised in Greenland. She has worked in the creative industry since 2010, primarily as a line-producer, where she has gained experience with productions in film, tv, photography and various cultural projects. She has both local and international collaborators, and one of the most important tasks of PaniNoir is to remove challenges, as well as streamline productions in all aspects of the industry, and her vast network ensures she can always find the right person for the job.
HRÖNN MARINÓSDÓTTIR REYKJAVIK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL www.riff.is/?lang=en In 2004, Hrönn Marinósdóttir started RIFF as a school project. For her master’s thesis at Reykjavík University, she decided to research what it would take for Reykjavík to host a major international film festival. Three weeks after her graduation, work began to bring the thesis to fruition. 14 years into the festival RIFF sees over 30,000 people attend its events every year.
Thank you from the bottom of our twisted little hearts
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The Dead North Board
These folks work all year on Dead North, and it shows in how pro this festival has become in just six years. We can’t even begin to thank each of these people enough for the countless minutes, hours and days that they put into this madness behind the scenes... but we’ll try…. so a deeply felt thank you to Meagan Wohlberg, Mandee McDonald, Pat Kane, Loren McGinnis, Jeremy Emerson, Jay Bulckaert and Pablo Saravanja.
Volunteers & Support Staff
The unsung heroes of any great festival. These are the people who help out behind the scenes in small and huge ways that make this festival shine, and they often don’t get the love they deserve. Thank you to Davis Heslep, Keating Smith, Erika Nyyssonen, Laura Bain, Gigi Migliorini, Outpost 31/Jayden Soroka, Jordy Walker, AJ McCreadie and anyone else we’ve forgotten here. We love you all.
Capitol Theatre
Six years ago, these guys had no reassurance this Dead North thing wasn’t just going to be an exercise in chaos for them. Afterall, they have to continue to run a theatre in and around Dead North. We wouldn’t be where we are and couldn’t have done this without the patience and generosity of Chris Wood, Cory Timmer and everyone at the Capitol Theatre. They are awesome and we consider them a crucial part of the Dead North family.
NWT Film Commission Industry Tourism and Investment
While we have several sponsors (who are all thanked below!), we do feel the need to single out the festival’s premier sponsor, the NWT Film Commission/ITI. Camilla MacEachern, Jaysen Knight and their entire departments have really taken a chance with Dead North. This is not your typical festival, and we recognize that it can be a bit, shall we say, “much” at times. We applaud your vision and can’t thank you enough for your faith in us. This festival literally wouldn’t happen without your dedicated support.
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