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admits that when he heard the news of the September 11th plane crashes his first thought was of the price of gold and silver. Flawed, conflicted people...just like the rest of us.
Earlier this year, Vancouver jazz musician Linton Garner died at the age of 88. However, the new documentary celebrating his life, Linton Garner: | Never Said Goodbye, suffers from a confusing treatment. The story itself is straightforward enough. Twenty-five years after the death of his more famous brother, Erroll, Linton creates a musical tribute. Although that’s the thread that pulls the film together, it really doesn’t come together until it is half over. But when it finally does, it’s quite a tale. As young men, the Garner brothers played with the giants of the jazz world. Although Linton moved to Canada, and Erroll, a brilliant musician best known for his composition Misty, lived in Los Angeles, the two brothers remained close. Then, in 1977, a day before Linton was about to visit, Errol died unexpectedly. Linton promised himself he would create a body of music in his brother's memory. Last June he presented his moving tribute to a sold-out Vancouver audience.
Although Falling Angels hails officially from Saskatchewan and Ontario, the film’s director, Scott Smith, is a B.C. boy. So, for that matter, are stars Callum Keith Rennie and Katharine Isabelle, along with screenwriter Esta Spalding.
The film, based on the novel by Barbara Gowdy, tells the story of the Fields, a suburban family in the late-1960s plagued by a tragedy that occurred years before. Despite some weak moments, Falling Angels is a good film and an enormous step forward for Smith. His 1999 debut film rollercoaster received accolades but no major distribution deal. These days he’s being singled out as the B.C. filmmaker to watch.
Perhaps |’m suffering from Attention Deficit Disorder, but my favourite film at this year’s festival was just six minutes long. It’s called The Big Charade, and the film’s creator, Jesse McKeown, won the Keystone Award for Best Young Western Canadian Director of a Short Film. It’s a tonguein-cheek trailer for a phantom film about a young man, played by Brendan Fletcher, who journeys into the ruthless underworld of charades in order to revenge the murder of his father, played by lan Tracey. The short comes out of a program called Kick Start, sponsored by the Directors Guild of Canada and British Columbia Film. It teams up promising young directors with film mentors, in this case director/producer Lynne Stopkewich. The Big Charade is a beautifully shot, finely edited little gem that will eventually be shown on television. But be sure not to blink, or you’re liable to miss it.
Dale Drewery is a Vancouver-based journalist and television producer.
Charles Martin Smith's The Snow Walker.