Storefront Cinema Programming

Welcome to Storefront Cinema! The Stony Plain Road Business Association brings to you two selections (each 20+ minutes in length) of 1-minute short films provided by FAVA (Film & Video Arts Society of Alberta) and the Got a Minute 2021 Film Festival! Enjoy the talent of local artists as they are projected into three storefronts that are part of the Stony Plain Road area! These films will run every night from 7pm to Midnight, from October 7 to 12, 2021! Enjoy, take pictures, use the hashtag #SPRStorefront and tag us on social media (@stonyplainroad). We hope you have a great time!

Alone and Together (110B 300 West Block Drive NW)

Title	Filmmaker	Festival Year	Origin	Synopsis
The Touch	Alysha Creighton	2014	Edmonton	An exploration of the nature of intimacy
A Brief Portrait of a Northern Summer	Dylan Rhys Howard	2015	Edmonton	The world, as seen by a young Edmontonian through the lens of an iPhone.
Change	Tom Robinson	2015	Edmonton	Separated from its lady at the laundromat, an animated change-purse strives to get back to her.
History is a Nightmare	Nashwa Zaman	2015	Edmonton	Archival family photography explores parallels between teh birth of Bangladesh and the lives of women and children whose husbands and fathers are off at sea.
Thinking About Nothing	Jamie McRae	2015	Edmonton	When asked what we’re thinking about we say nothing, when deeper down we’re thinking a lot of meaningless things.
You are Special	Heather Noel	2015	Edmonton	A woman finds a mysterious object and suddenly the world seems a little more threatening.
Clarity	Cameron Costain	2016	Edmonton	A man begins his morning.
A Day to Wander	Zoe Sluzar	2016	Edmonton	Life is made for wandering. Follow two young people on their day of laughter, skateboarding, pancakes and enjoying each other’s presence.
The Other Side	Anthony Goertz and Robert Latte	2016	Vancouver	A day in the life of a young woman and a young man on opposite sides of the world.
Illuminated	Adam Bentley	2017	Edmonton	Two close friends struggle to connect on a train ride without cell service.
Rain on Flowers	Catherine Dubois	2017	Edmonton	When a young woman feels an inkling of sadness, flowers grow on her body. She bottles up these emotions and puts them on a shelf.
gnossienne	Lizzie Derksen	2018	Edmonton	A person does the dishes and sings like no one is watching.(Text adapted from The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows by John Koenig.)
The Men’s Room	Ryan Leedu	2018	Edmonton	A young man explores his emotions in a bathroom mirror.
No Lies	b.h. Yael	2018	Toronto	A young girl considers the complex relationships and lessons of growing up in a polygamous household.
Wisdom/Warrior	Adam Bentley	2018	Edmonton	Light and dark is not a metaphor for hope and fear. Use what makes you unique to replace injustice and cynicism with wisdom and humanity
Form and Function	Frederick Kroetch	2019	Edmonton	A look at how humans evaluate possible interactions and affordances through the lens of a shared experience — getting ready.
Hear Me	Justin Lewis and Cassandra Hinnegan	2019	Calgary	Our story follows Marvin who is deaf trying to navigate simple daily tasks while craving human connection.
Shake	Oliver MacPhee	2019	Montreal	Two acquaintances desperately wish they didn’t have to shake hands.
BIRTHDAYCAKE	Faizel Janmohamed	2020	Edmonton	A gathering of old friends

Creation and Expression (15501 Stony Plain Road NW & 10025 167 Street)

Title	Filmmaker	Festival Year	Origin	Synopsis
Redbird	Lizzie Derksen and Jenna Heinemann	2015	Edmonton	A young woman spends a summer afternoon on a childish but cathartic project.
Season’s Change	Linnea Ritland	2016	Vancouver	A musing on change. Inspired by Bonobo’s song “Stay the Same”.
The Quest in Question	Heather Noel	2016	Edmonton	A DIY 16mm haptic journey through the thought reservoir.
Dead Channel	Parker Thiessen	2017	Edmonton	A train travelling through a post-apocalyptic town
Jet Skybox	Tom Robinson	2017	Edmonton	Empty canvas, meet Scott’s brush.
The Monotonous Adventures of Sir Reginald Esquire III	Demmi Dupri	2017	Edmonton	Sir Reginald the Third Esquire demonstrates the inherent and adventurous dangers involved in the navigation of the suburban sitting room.
Room 11a Ortona Armoury	Lindsay McIntyre	2017	Edmonton	The studio workings behind door 11a in the Ortona Armoury. An ode to a practice and place that should not be forgotten.
Sloping Suburbia	Jenna Turner	2017	Edmonton	Floods, fire, fast food. As this stop-motion suburbia encroaches upon nature, disaster strikes again and again.
Cookies!	Cole Martin	2018	Edmonton	A man just wants to have a snack.
Recreation	Catherine Dubois	2018	Edmonton	To change the world, you must first change yourself. And changing yourself means destroying the old in order to create the new.
Springtide	Holly Mazur	2018	Edmonton	As the snow falls on a cold winter evening, dreams of springtime might be closer than you think.
The Surf Suit	Frederick Kroetch	2018	Edmonton	Cousin Jay attempts to build the world’s first modular surfboard – but will it work?
Chronicles of a Mime	Shawna Kowski	2019	Okotoks	A mime hangs around doing what mimes do.
Eyes in Passing	Ian Rowley	2019	Edmonton	The momentary connections we make while passing through crowds of strangers. Moments of contact not lost, but fragmented in the very recesses of your brain.
Feel the Music	Andrea Beça	2019	Edmonton	How do we feel music we can’t hear? Can music be fully accessible? Exploring music and movement without sound.
Flour & Water	Vicki Van Chau	2019	Calgary	With just two ingredients, a chef pulls beautiful strands of noodles.
Kept Progression: Chenise	Aran Wilkinson-Blanc	2019	Calgary	1 minute reinterpretation from an experimental film dealing with the structure and makeup of digital images.
Cup	Anthony Goertz	2020	Edmonton	What is the story of what you throw away?
Sacred	Akira Iahtail	2020	Edmonton	Elder Elsie Paul shows us how to make her sacred bannock and Métis grease buns.
Whirlwind	Adolfo Ruiz	2020	Edmonton	Whirlwind is a hand-drawn animation consisting of over 700 ink drawings, rendered during the early months of the global pandemic.