Interview between @exovedate_ltd and good friend @forkingflow …..
“I met Rhayne in the summer of 2020 in Winnipeg, shortly after I moved to Canada for my PhD. She was DJ’ing, already with a visible spark, already operating beyond recognizable structures. There was a sense, even then, that she was not simply participating in a scene but quietly rearranging the conditions of it. Our friendship grew slowly, largely through what we did not exchange: not turning proximity into possession, not forcing disclosure into currency. I’ve come to understand her films in much the same way. They refuse extraction. They withhold resolution”
Read now @public_parking and link in bio!
Catch LEVERS at the following screenings
March 20-22 @wfgcinematheque
March 25 @cinemadureel
April 2 @courtisane.be
April 3 @artifactfilmfest
April 4 @hkiffs
April 15 @umassfilmstudies
Countdown is on!!
The RPL Film Theatre is proud to present, Levers (2025), an new experimental feature film from Winnipeg-based filmmaker, Rhayne Vermette. @exovedate_ltd@wearelevers Friday, March 6th, 2026 at 7pm CST.
Join us for an introduction in-person by Rhayne Vermette, and a special live performance by the Winnipeg-based soundtrack composer, Bret Parenteau. @b.p___
What would you do if the sun did not rise for a day? In 1982 in the Red River Valley of Manitoba, a crowd comes together for the unveiling of a statue, not knowing that a day of total darkness is upon them. Shot on 16mm film using broken Bolex cameras, Levers creates an intimate, dreamlike atmosphere with entrancing sounds, beautiful visuals, and an unsettling storyline that mixes fantasy and reality.
Free Admission | Friday, March 6th, 2026, 7:00 PM CST | Canada | 2025 | 95 min | STC | Directed by Rhayne Vermette
In English and French with English subtitles
“Elemental and enigmatic, Levers is a singular work by one of Canada’s visionary talents.”
-Andréa Picard, TIFF 2025
Not in Regina? Catch the Levers screening and performance tonight, Thursday March 5th at the Remai Modern @remaimodern
#levers #rhaynevermette #bretparenteau #rplfilmtheatre
MERCH UPDATE! We got cassette tapes of our score by @b.p___ , KK Harper Phelan and Nicholas Dourado. Very limited run!
We also printed a second run of @exovedate_ltd ’s poetry zines! Posters, prints and Exovede in the Darkroom by @arpbooks also available.
Merch can be purchased at the following screenings (cash always preferred 💸)
March 5 @remaimodern
March 6 @rplfilmtheatre
March 17 @iffottawa
March 20 & 21 @wfgcinematheque
March 25 @cinemadureel
Saskatchewan tour announcement!
@exovedate_ltd and @b.p___ are travelling to SK to present Levers, preceded with a live sound performance. Catch the shows next week:
March 5 @remaimodern , 7pm with a q+a moderated by the incredible Amalie Atkins (director of @agathasalmanac )
March 6 @rplfilmtheatre 7pm.
Tell all your friends!
Listing of merchandise which will be available tomorrow at the screening. All proceeds going towards the extraneous costs of self-distributing a “commercially unviable film”. Cash or PayPal preferred!!!
Slide 2: Levers posters, 20x30 inched, printed on poster paper. $30.
Slide 3: Poetry zine, yes this is the enigmatic Levers script which is 22 poems and accompanying tarot cards drawings. Handmade by @exovedate_ltd . Selling for the Winnipeg bargain price of $20. Limited edition!
Slide 4: Levers buttons (the design is improved than the one pictured) $2
Slide 5: Ste. Anne poster, printed on poster paper. Only 3 left and that is it, there will be no more! $10
Slide 6: Exovede in the Darkroom, collection of essays and writings on the short films & first feature of @exovedate_ltd . Published by @arpbooks , featuring words by @suzannemorrissette@jenniferlee6@bindizavoli@shifty_shellmound@misterminsoo@xzetaprobe and many more!! $24
Slide 7: IMAX collage prints by @exovedate_ltd , printed on archival paper, 6 designs to chose from. $40
Levers Manitoban premiere is happening this Wednesday at the Winnipeg Art Gallery! Free event that starts at 6:45pm. ☀️🌚
This show is not to be missed, we’ve got @b.p___ opening the show with a musical set, and @suzannemorrissette moderating the q+a so we can delve in extra deep into why this film so so meaningful to this beautiful province.
We’re also dropping exclusive new merchandise, and Winnipeg gets first dibs. Keep your 👀 on this account tomorrow for more details on what will be available - as usual cash only or PayPal!!
Next week! December 10! Winnipeg premiere of Levers at the Winnipeg Art Gallery!
This is event is free to all.
6:15pm: Doors open.
6:45pm: performance by @b.p___
7:00 pm: screening followed by q+a moderated by @suzannemorrissette with @exovedate_ltd , @b.p___ , @andrina.turenne , @valtvint and @courchene.r
One night only, and not to be missed!!
Thank you to @mbartscouncil who have generously funded this event.
We still don’t have a trailer for Levers but in celebration of today’s premiere @thenyff , we’re bringing this back. The trailer for “The Winnipeg Edge”, the unwanted companion film to Levers by Ed Ackerman which delves into something called “the Rhayne Vermette method”. Coming to a theatre near you, some where, some time.
Insights into the brain of Levers 🤯 A series of scans from a collage created by Divya Mehra through image exchanges with Rhayne for the 2024 Sobey Art Award catalogue.
Divya Mehra: Over the last decade, Rhayne Vermette has produced thoughtful and nuanced visual examinations of belonging, community, ways of seeing and land. Vermette’s films animations, photographs and two-dimensional collages make visible the vastness of the prairie landscape, the beauty of destruction and the complexities of Métis identity.
In anticipation of the publication of this catalogue, Vermette and I engaged in an image exchange on our phones. This conversation resulted in a record that generously offers insight into her work and the creative process. The following pages are drawn from various sources, including her archive and sketchbook, and they speak to Manitoba, invisibility, ancestry, intimacy, being seen, labour, humour and family.
LEVERS merch coming to Toronto!
We’ve got a few limited edition shirts left from our fundraiser. All proceeds go directly to cover cast/crew travel expenses. $50 cash! 💸
We also have BUTTONS (second slide) suggested donation of $2!
Come find us in the lobby post-screening!
Image 1) LEVERS poster reveal. Designed by Winnipeg’s Ed Ackerman. See you all at @tiff_net this Friday & Saturday! And see you @thenyff October 6 and 7!
Image 2) poster inspo 😉
#poster #TheBigSnit #film #tiff50
#wearelevers
