01 Oct 2001

Drama, Films, Unwoven | by

Unwoven

Unwoven

Drama, 14 mins, 16 mm, 2001
Director / Writer / Producer

  • “Unwoven” was produced with the generous support of the Manitoba Arts Council, Manitoba Film and Sound, the National Film Board of Canada, and the Winnipeg Film Group.


SYNOPSIS

On the death of her mother, a woman recalls another separation that happened to her as a child. Through memories of a childhood braiding game, she comes to understand her mother’s profound sadness and her own need for connection.


AWARD
  • Best Drama Short, Manitoba Blizzards – 2003

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
  • Niagara Indie Film Festival (St. Catherines, Ontario) – 2003
  • Festival internacional de cortometrajes (Santiago, Chile) – 2002
  • Victoria Independent Film & Video Festival (Victoria, BC) – 2002
  • NSI-Canada FilmExchange (Winnipeg, Manitoba) – 2002

CURATED SCREENINGS / EXHIBITIONS
  • “The New Wave: The WFG’s First Decade in a New Century,” Winnipeg Film Group DVD Publication and Release Screening at the Winnipeg Cinematheque (Winnipeg, Canada) – 2012
  • “Memory Work: The Films of Cecilia Araneda,” curated by Scott Birdwise, Canadian Film Institute (Ottawa, Canada) – 2010
  • A Feast for the Senses Arts Festival – film screening series, curated by Solomon Nagler (Winnipeg, Manitoba) – 2002

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