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St. Catharines director launches new film fest
Tuesday June 17th 2014Mike Enns never set out to be a filmmaker. He only goes to the movie theatre once or twice a year.
Film school? Don’t make him laugh. He’s much more interested in music, playing bass in Niagara band Generation Train.
So he finds himself in a state of disbelief this week. His documentary Restrung will be the first movie screened at the first-ever Niagara Integrated Film Festival Thursday night.
“I’ve never actually been to a film festival before, so this is a completely new experience,” he says. “People are telling me it’s a pretty big deal to be first film at an inaugural film festival, so it’s an honour.”
Restrung examines the artistry of bass guitar maker Randall Wyn Fullmer, whom Enns met in Anaheim two years ago while doing another film on a St. Catharines’ robotics team which had made it to the championship.
“After seeing his bass guitars and how breathtaking they were…I met Randy and he was the most humble, gentle, understated person I met,” he recalls. “It wasn’t until later I found out he worked at Disney for 18 years and produced some pretty big films, like The Emperor’s New Groove and Chicken Little.”
Inspired by Fullmer’s creative process, Enns decided to make his own full-length documentary. His experience? Ten years as media arts director with Southridge Community Church in St. Catharines.
“It was there I just picked up the camera and started editing videos,” he says. “Shooting a talking head for half an hour and condensing it down to the essence of the story. You get better at telling stories and knowing what you want.”
After he finished the film in January, Enns had “no idea” what to do with it.
“I just decided I was going to throw it online and try to make a couple dollars selling it off my website. Then, sure enough, I heard about NIFF coming to town.”
Created by Bill Marshall, co-founder of the Toronto International Film Festival, NIFF will utilize Niagara’s wineries and eateries for a series of innovative screenings, many of them outdoors near vineyards.
Marshall gave the film the festival’s opening night slot at Trius Winery. Enns, in turn, joined the festival as technical co-ordinator, setting up screenings in various venues around the region.
“It’s down to the wire,” he says.
Fullmer will be attending Thursday’s screening at Trius, and even made Enns a new bass guitar. It will be the film’s world premiere.
The 32-year-old director has planned a trip to Germany for his next project.
“My inspiration comes from life, it comes from unplugging,” he says. “From relationships with people and feeling things. When I’m cutting a film, it’s kind of like a dance. It’s an emotional things, an intuition thing. The musical side of me plays into that as well.”
Source: St. Catharines Standard
Headline, Industry News
St. Catharines director launches new film fest
Tuesday June 17th 2014Mike Enns never set out to be a filmmaker. He only goes to the movie theatre once or twice a year.
Film school? Don’t make him laugh. He’s much more interested in music, playing bass in Niagara band Generation Train.
So he finds himself in a state of disbelief this week. His documentary Restrung will be the first movie screened at the first-ever Niagara Integrated Film Festival Thursday night.
“I’ve never actually been to a film festival before, so this is a completely new experience,” he says. “People are telling me it’s a pretty big deal to be first film at an inaugural film festival, so it’s an honour.”
Restrung examines the artistry of bass guitar maker Randall Wyn Fullmer, whom Enns met in Anaheim two years ago while doing another film on a St. Catharines’ robotics team which had made it to the championship.
“After seeing his bass guitars and how breathtaking they were…I met Randy and he was the most humble, gentle, understated person I met,” he recalls. “It wasn’t until later I found out he worked at Disney for 18 years and produced some pretty big films, like The Emperor’s New Groove and Chicken Little.”
Inspired by Fullmer’s creative process, Enns decided to make his own full-length documentary. His experience? Ten years as media arts director with Southridge Community Church in St. Catharines.
“It was there I just picked up the camera and started editing videos,” he says. “Shooting a talking head for half an hour and condensing it down to the essence of the story. You get better at telling stories and knowing what you want.”
After he finished the film in January, Enns had “no idea” what to do with it.
“I just decided I was going to throw it online and try to make a couple dollars selling it off my website. Then, sure enough, I heard about NIFF coming to town.”
Created by Bill Marshall, co-founder of the Toronto International Film Festival, NIFF will utilize Niagara’s wineries and eateries for a series of innovative screenings, many of them outdoors near vineyards.
Marshall gave the film the festival’s opening night slot at Trius Winery. Enns, in turn, joined the festival as technical co-ordinator, setting up screenings in various venues around the region.
“It’s down to the wire,” he says.
Fullmer will be attending Thursday’s screening at Trius, and even made Enns a new bass guitar. It will be the film’s world premiere.
The 32-year-old director has planned a trip to Germany for his next project.
“My inspiration comes from life, it comes from unplugging,” he says. “From relationships with people and feeling things. When I’m cutting a film, it’s kind of like a dance. It’s an emotional things, an intuition thing. The musical side of me plays into that as well.”
Source: St. Catharines Standard
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Headline, Industry News
St. Catharines director launches new film fest
Tuesday June 17th 2014Mike Enns never set out to be a filmmaker. He only goes to the movie theatre once or twice a year.
Film school? Don’t make him laugh. He’s much more interested in music, playing bass in Niagara band Generation Train.
So he finds himself in a state of disbelief this week. His documentary Restrung will be the first movie screened at the first-ever Niagara Integrated Film Festival Thursday night.
“I’ve never actually been to a film festival before, so this is a completely new experience,” he says. “People are telling me it’s a pretty big deal to be first film at an inaugural film festival, so it’s an honour.”
Restrung examines the artistry of bass guitar maker Randall Wyn Fullmer, whom Enns met in Anaheim two years ago while doing another film on a St. Catharines’ robotics team which had made it to the championship.
“After seeing his bass guitars and how breathtaking they were…I met Randy and he was the most humble, gentle, understated person I met,” he recalls. “It wasn’t until later I found out he worked at Disney for 18 years and produced some pretty big films, like The Emperor’s New Groove and Chicken Little.”
Inspired by Fullmer’s creative process, Enns decided to make his own full-length documentary. His experience? Ten years as media arts director with Southridge Community Church in St. Catharines.
“It was there I just picked up the camera and started editing videos,” he says. “Shooting a talking head for half an hour and condensing it down to the essence of the story. You get better at telling stories and knowing what you want.”
After he finished the film in January, Enns had “no idea” what to do with it.
“I just decided I was going to throw it online and try to make a couple dollars selling it off my website. Then, sure enough, I heard about NIFF coming to town.”
Created by Bill Marshall, co-founder of the Toronto International Film Festival, NIFF will utilize Niagara’s wineries and eateries for a series of innovative screenings, many of them outdoors near vineyards.
Marshall gave the film the festival’s opening night slot at Trius Winery. Enns, in turn, joined the festival as technical co-ordinator, setting up screenings in various venues around the region.
“It’s down to the wire,” he says.
Fullmer will be attending Thursday’s screening at Trius, and even made Enns a new bass guitar. It will be the film’s world premiere.
The 32-year-old director has planned a trip to Germany for his next project.
“My inspiration comes from life, it comes from unplugging,” he says. “From relationships with people and feeling things. When I’m cutting a film, it’s kind of like a dance. It’s an emotional things, an intuition thing. The musical side of me plays into that as well.”
Source: St. Catharines Standard
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