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Madame Dishrags
documentary short
A portrait of The Dishrags—the first all-girl punk band in Western Canada.
director, writer, producer: Carmen Pollard
cinematography: Mike McKinlay
original score: David F Ramos
design: Brock Ellis
editor: Carmen Pollard
Produced by Diving Bell Films in association with Knowledge Network.
Selected Festivals: DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Available Light Film Festival, Lunenburg Doc Fest, Sound Unseen Film + Music Festival, Powel River Film Festival, Sound Unseen Film Festival, Yorkton Film Festival—Nominee: Best of Festival, Yorkton Film Festival—Winner: Best Series
Fraser MacPherson
documentary short
After gaining popularity in Russia with his album "Live at the Planetarium," local jazz pioneer Fraser MacPherson went from being a first call studio musician to an international celebrity.
director, writer, producer: Carmen Pollard
cinematography: Mike McKinlay
design: Brock Ellis
editor: Carmen Pollard
Produced by Diving Bell Films in association with Knowledge Network.
Select Festivals: Yorkton Nominee: Best of Festival, Yorkton Winner: Best Series
Braiding Knowledge
documentary mid-length
director, writer, producer: Jessica Barudin
consulting producer, editor: Carmen Pollard
cinematography: Cody Preston
original music: William Wasden Jr.
sound design: Esther Gadd
A Song For Haida
documentary short
At the height of his popularity, American flautist and pioneer of new age music Paul Horn performed a series of solo flute concerts for a grieving orca named Haida.
director, writer, producer, editor: Carmen Pollard
co-writer, design: Brock Ellis
cinematography: Grant Baldwin
animation: Jody Kramer
original score: David F Ramos
Produced by Diving Bell Films in association with Knowledge Network.
Selected Festivals: Available Light Film Festival, Yorkton Nominee: Best of Festival, Yorkton Winner: Best Series
Exposition Demolition
documentary short
A performative protest against the selling of Vancouver to the world, at the expense of its less fortunate citizens.
director, writer, producer: Carmen Pollard
co-writer, design: Brock Ellis
archival photography: Liane Hentscher
cinematography: Grant Baldwin, Mike McKinlay
sound design: J Martin Taylor
editor: Carmen Pollard
Produced by Diving Bell Films in association with Knowledge Network.
Select Festivals: Yorkton Nominee: Best of Festival, Yorkton Winner: Best Series, LA Punk Film Festival
A New Economy
documentary feature
What if working together for the good of all was the most common business model? Watch, as several organizations strive towards building a more cooperative future. By putting humanity before the bottom line, they are finding their place in an economy previously dominated by profits and big business.
director, writer: Trevor Meier
producers: Melanie Wood, Patti Poskitt, Trevor Meier
cinematography: Grant Baldwin, Ian Kerr, Mike McKinlay
Field producer: Carmen Pollard
editors: Robert Landy, Kelly Morris, Carmen Pollard
Produced with the support of Credit Unions of BC & Domain7 Studios.