Stop the trophy hunt of grizzly bears petition launched by Kootenay artists
Many people became familiar with photographer Jim Lawrence’s image of the grizzly bear standing on its hind legs and looking through a camera, when it went viral and caught the attention of the press. “The photo is like the poster child for a stop the trophy hunt of grizzly bears campaign,” says filmmaker Miriam Needoba...
Eyes in the Forest regional tour
Filmmaker Miriam Needoba and photographer Jim Lawrence will embark on a regional tour this fall with stops in Creston, Sparwood, Cranbrook, Kimberley, Invermere, Penticton, Greenwood, Rossland and Nakusp. The program will include a screening of the short film and artist portrait “Eyes in the Forest: The Portraiture of Jim Lawrence” made by Needoba. The film...
Eyes in the Forest: The Portraiture of Jim Lawrence – Short Documentary
Eyes in the Forest: The Portraiture of Jim Lawrence – 12:36 minutes, HDV, Colour, Stereo DVD is now available for purchase online for $15 (includes shipping and handling) Synopsis: Follow experimental filmmaker Miriam Needoba in this rare view of British Columbia’s remote Selkirk Mountains as seen through the eyes of wildlife photographer Jim Lawrence. Interweaving...
Nelson Cares – Room to Live campaign
Small Town Films produced the video to accompany the Nelson CARES Room to Live campaign. To see the video please visit the Nelson CARES website here: http://nelsoncares.ca/room-live/ Safe, stable, affordable HOUSING at Ward Street Place The Issue Nelson CARES operates Ward Street Place on behalf of the community. It is a unique commercial/residential social enterprise that houses...
Judith Plant of New Society Publishers
Small Town Films documented this lecture and produced this web video for Deconstructing Dinner. On October 8, 2014, Deconstructing Dinner welcomed British Columbia publishing pioneer, Judith Plant – the co-founder and publisher of New Society Publishers (NSP). The event was called Gathering the Threads of Social Change – The Story of New Society Publishers. Chances...
Eyes in the Forest: The Portraiture of Jim Lawrence – DVD now available!
DVD is now available for purchase online for $15 – price includes shipping and handling (Click here to purchase DVD) Eyes in the Forest: The Portraiture of Jim Lawrence – 12:36 minutes, HDV, Colour, Stereo Synopsis: Follow experimental filmmaker Miriam Needoba in this rare view of British Columbia’s remote Selkirk Mountains as seen through the eyes...
Deconstructing Dinner – A Mini Series on Food
Small Town Films shot 2nd Unit Photography for the wheat and the one on garlic episodes and webisodes, see them all on http://deconstructingdinner.ichannel.ca/ Deconstructing Dinner: Bringing Home the Bread
(24min, Canada, 2013) Worldwide theatrical premiere (and sneak peek!) of Bringing Home the Bread – one of six episodes for the forthcoming series set to air...
Requiem for a Glacier – Indiegogo Campaign
Small Town Films is working with artist Paul Walde and curator Kiara Lynch to produce video for Walde’s new work of art, Requiem for a Glacier. We have just launched this indiegogo campaign to help raise funds to pull off this amazing project! http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/requiem-for-a-glacier WHO WE ARE: Artist PAUL WALDE and art curator KIARA LYNCH...
Nelson Premiere – Eyes in the Forest: The Portraiture of Jim Lawrence
Local film debuts at Civic Theatre A Kootenay-made short film, which has screened at over fifteen festivals in Canada and internationally over the past year, will make its long-awaited Nelson debut next week. Eyes In The Forest: The Portraiture of Jim Lawrence offers a rare and stunning look into the world of well-known Kootenay wildlife...
Deconstructing Dinner – A mini series on food – Kickstarter campaign
Small Town Films was thrilled to be able to lend a hand to shoot the intro for the Kickstarter campaign for Jon Steinman and Declan O’Driscoll’s project, Deconstructing Dinner: Reconstructing Our Food System. Steinman’s syndicated radio show Deconstructing Dinner was produced right here in Nelson, B.C. at Kootenay Co-op Radio. It was here that Steinman...
Defensora – Documentary Film Indiegogo Campaign
Small Town Films edited the trailer for the Indiegogo campaign for Kootenay director and human rights advocate Rachel Schmidt’s latest film Defensora. This film documents the Mayan Q’eqchi people’s struggle to reclaim their ancestral lands, and find justice for the murder, shootings and rapes that have occurred in their communities. The film investigates why they...
White Water Black Gold – Feature Documentary
Small Town Films shot some Additional Photography for the soon to be released feature documentary “White Water Black Gold” directed by David Lavalee. (The interview used at the end of the film between Lavalee and Dan Woynillowicz from the Pembina Institute, and with his daughter, was shot by Small Town Films Inc.). Keep an eye out...
