Filmmakers to visit Lakehead for career session and special screening
November 21, 2014 – Orillia, ON
Lakehead Orillia’s Media Studies Program is inviting all students and members of the public to a special screening of Sundance Film Festival Favorite, My Prairie Home, directed by Lakehead faculty member Chelsea McMullan.
The documentary will be shown at Lakehead’s Orillia campus in partnership with Lakehead’s Cinema Politica on November 26 at 7:00 pm. The screening will follow a Media Studies Career session on filmmaking featuring director Chelsea McMullan, currently teaching in Lakehead’s Media Studies program, producer Lea Marin of the National Film Board, editor Avril Jacobson, and cinematographer Maya Bankovic.
My Prairie Home takes viewers on a lyrical road trip with transgender Canadian singer/songwriter Rae Spoon, offering an intimate portrait of this extraordinary artist blended with stunning images of the Canadian Prairies and McMullan’s imaginative visual interpretations of selections from Spoon’s songbook.
During the career session, the film’s creators will share the triumphs and tribulations of carving out a niche for themselves in the Canadian film industry. They will discuss their interpersonal relationships having worked together for the past ten years, and the importance of maintaining the creative relationships made in university. This talk is presented in collaboration with Lakehead’s Department of Student Affairs.
The career session and film screening are open to all students and to members of the public. Admission is free. The career session takes place from 3:30 – 5:30 pm in room 1025, and the film will be shown at 7 pm in room 1033, both located in Simcoe Hall, at the University Avenue campus location.
For further information, view the film’s trailer at www.nfb.ca or email sjeppese@lakeheadu.ca.
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MEDIA: For more information, please contact Communications Officer, Kathy Hunt, at 705-330-4008 ext. 2014 or kjhunt3@lakeheadu.ca.
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