Some reviews of The Pavilion short film.
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Images from the world premiere of the Pavilion short film at the International Film Festival of Ottawa, March 15, 2026.
Thanks to the entire team at IFFO for a wonderful festival! And thanks to Curtis Perry for these great photos.
With Yfke Schurer-Napiorkowski and Otsje Schurer-Napiorkowski. Thank you to the funders: Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, and DARC.
The Pavilion will be screening next on Wednesday March 25 at 6PM in the DARC microcinema.
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Behind-the-scenes shots from the music recording session for the Pavilion short film at Audio Valley Recording Studio.
Kathryn Patricia Cobbler, viola
Angela Schleihauf, composer, oboe + english horn
Kevin Komaranski, sound engineer, re-recording mixer, sound design & foley
The Pavilion - World Premiere
March 15th @ 4PM
International Film Festival Of Ottawa
Alma Duncan Salon, Ottawa Art Gallery
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Behind-the-scenes moments from the production of The Pavilion short film.
The Pavilion (with Where the Wind Comes From)
March 15th @ 4PM
International Film Festival of Ottawa
Alma Duncan Salon, Ottawa Art Gallery
(1 - 4) Oiseau Bay, Pontiac, Quebec
(5 & 6) Blakeney Rapids
(7 & 8) Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario in Smiths Falls
(9) Almonte Town Hall
Thank you to our funders: Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, Digital Arts Resource Centre
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The Pavilion (15 minutes)
Premiering at the International Film Festival of Ottawa @iffottawa
March 15 @ 4PM
Opening for the feature film, Where the Wind Comes From
Tonight, my film Heart Lake is screening as part of the Digital Arts Resource Centre Resolution Screening, in a program of short films made by women filmmakers.
January 22nd
Arts Court Theatre, 7PM
Admission is free
Heart Lake (2.5 min, 2025) is a black & white hand-processed 16mm film that is one-part family portrait, and one-part the portrait of a beloved landscape in western Quebec.
Witch Woman is included in the exhibition, 'Hold True: 2025 Additions to the City of Ottawa Art Collection' which runs until March 29, 2026.
The show features features 47 artworks by 41 regional and international artists. Congratulations to all of the artists in the exhibition, and to the City of Ottawa Public Art Program staff & technicians for putting together a beautiful show!
Witch Woman, 2022, 5 minutes
Directed by Pixie Cram
Art Direction / 2D Animation: Rachel Gray
Stop-Motion Animation: Tina Le Moine
Performers: Myrielle Bernier-Acuna, Aniek Le Moine and Matthieu Hallé
Costumes: Thea Yeatman
Props: Gabby Ewen, Lesley Marshall
Music by: Adam Saikaley and Mike Essoudry
Voice Performers: Yana KM and Veronica Charnley
Sound Design / Foley: Kevin Komaranski
Cinematography / Editing: Pixie Cram
On-line Editing: Kara Blake
Production Manager: Lesley Marshall
Distributor: Winnipeg Film Group
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A number of my short films are now available to rent on the platform VUCAVU, including early super-8 and 16mm films.
Thanks to my distributor, CFMDC, and to Niagara Custom Lab for the 2K digital scans.
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Lightproof Film Collective
Celluloid Dreams and Other Experiments
@ Club SAW, October 19th, 2025
Still images from Farm Study (2025), my first foray into eco-processing with plants.
Thanks to the City of Ottawa, the Ontario Arts Council, and SAW Gallery for support in creating and exhibiting the films.
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Celluloid Dreams & Other Experiments
New 16mm films from Ottawa's Lightproof Film Collective, plus some experiments from the past.
With films by Nicole Blundell, Bridget Farr, Cooper, Pixie Cram, Matthieu Hallé, Dave Johnson, Penny McCann, Christopher Rohde, and Brian Virostek.
Sunday, October 19th, 2025
Club SAW, 67 Nicholas Street
Doors open: 7:00 pm/ Screening: 7:30 pm
Tickets: PWYC ($10 suggested)
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Rêves de celluloïd et autres expériences
Nouveaux films 16 mm du Lightproof Film Collective d'Ottawa, ainsi que quelques expériences du passé.
Avec des films de Nicole Blundell, Bridget Farr, Cooper, Pixie Cram, Matthieu Hallé, Dave Johnson, Penny McCann, Christopher Rohde et Brian Virostek.
Dimanche 19 octobre 2025
Club SAW, 67, rue Nicholas
Ouverture des portes : 19 h / Projection : 19 h 30
Billets : PWYC (prix suggéré : 10 $)
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Heart Lake is a hand-processed 16mm film that is part family portrait, and partly the portrait of a beloved landscape in western Quebec.
This film and other new works by the Lightproof Film Collective will be screening at Club SAW on October 19th.
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We are grateful for funding from the City of Ottawa, and exhibition support from the Ontario Arts Council and SAW Gallery.
Arbres
@ Zones Théâtrales
September 9-13, 2025
In 2022, I was invited to contribute some imagery to a theatre project in development about trees that combined music, poetry and shadow puppets. The performance-installation is being presented this week at the National Arts Centre.
Description:
"A car stands motionless in a forest of poems, but despite everything, time moves on and the landscape changes. Inspired by Paul-Marie Lapointe’s poem of the same name, Arbres pays tribute to trees that have disappeared. A small ecological museum that looks at our relationship with our natural environment.
A site-specific performance/installation created by André Perrier and presented inside a vehicle, Arbres is an ecological statement that celebrates the nobility of these peaceful giants. This short work underlines the important relationship between trees and human lives, both past and present. With projections and images by Pixie Cram and Benoît Brunet-Poirier, shadow puppets and voices by Marie-Ève Fontaine, and an evocative soundscape by Martin Dawagne, Arbres is a meditation, a unique experience that will stay with you for a long time."
