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10TuesdaySeptember302014ARTSCULTUREFILMAFFORDABLEFORLEASELocatedat910MACKENZIEHIGHWAYHAYRIVERNewlyrenovatedmini-mallGFBVenturesLtd.Tel867874-6706TollFree877362-4206Fax867874-6704EmailOFFICERETAILSPACEYellowknifeFilmFestshineslightonNortherncinemaByMEAGANWOHLBERGTheworkofNWTssmallbutactivelmcommunitywillbefrontandcentreatthisyearsYellowknifeInternationalFilmFes-tivalYKIFFwherelmsfromacrossthecircumpolarNortharecauseforcelebration.MorethantwodozenfeaturesshortsandworkshopswillshowattheNorthernArtsandCulturalCentreinYellowknifeOct.1-5withtheprevailingemphasisplacedoncon-tentfromtheNWTNunavutandtherestoftheNorth.YKIFFdirectorJeremyEmersonofWesternArcticMovingPicturessaidtheprogramhasastrongNorthernandin-digenouspresencewiththemesrangingacrosstheboard.Theresthemesoffurtradingandtheim-portanceoffurandthelandtheresthemesofaddictionandrehabilitationtheresthemesaroundprisons-youcanseesomelmsofprisonersgoinginandoutanddealingwithaddictionshesaid.Kickingoffthefestivalsopeningrecep-tiononWednesdaynightisKirisPianoanearlysold-outscreeningofYellowknifelmmakerFranceBenoitsshortlmaboutaJapanesefamilytornapartduringtheSec-ondWorldWar.Alsolikelytobewell-attendedistheNWTShortseventonSaturdayafternoonfeaturingacastofwell-knownNWTartistscreatinganever-before-seenmultimediashowcasewherelmmakerMichelleSwallowteamsupwithstorytellerJimGreentoanimatePrinceoftheBuffaloHuntersPatBradenTerryWoolfandGaryMilligancombinevideophotoandlivemusicforHanginwiththeConKidsNWTauthorRichardVanCampsshort-storycomestolifeinMohawkMidnightRunnersandlmmakersAndrewSilkeMasonMan-tlaKelvinRedversandtheArtlessCollec-tivescreentheirrecentwork.ThemajorityoftheNorthernfeaturescomefromNunavutortheNunavikregionofQuebecwithahighlyanticipatedscreen-ingofManaalsoonopeningnight.WhilethelmtellsthestoryofaclashbetweentheInnuandInuitinQuebecitstarsNWT-bornactressRenelttaArlukandNuvvijaTulugarjuqofFortSmithwhomakesherca-reerdebutfollowinginthefootstepsofhermotherLucywhostarredinthecriticallyacclaimedAtanarjuat.Lucywillbepresentasaguestatthescreening.AlsofromtheeasternArcticareTheWingsofJohnnyMayafeatureontherstInuitbushpilotofNunavikArcticDefendersadocumentaryontheradicalInuitmovementthatcreatedNunavutTonyBackfromtheBrinkastoryofincarcerationandredemp-tionandTheAmautalikashortlmaboutanancientlandspirit.FestivalshowstopperRhymesforYoungGhoulswillalsoscreen.ThepowerfulandhighlyacclaimeddramaofresidentialschoolandrevengewillfeaturealiveappearancebyitsstarRoseanneSupernault.ApartfromindigenousandNortherncon-tentthefestivalwillalsofeatureanumberofFrenchCanadianlmsincludingXavierDolansnewworkMommyandinterna-tionalworkslikeTheActofKillingwidelyconsideredoneofthebestdocumentariesofalltime.Forafullprogramvisityklmfest.com.MattMessyashortlmbyAndrewSilkesetinYellowknifewillshowduringtheNWTShortsprogramonSaturdayOct.4.PhotocourtesyofAndrewSilke