Treepot Indie Filmmaker Showcase 2

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Read about the first Treepot Indie Filmmaker Showcase here.

Thank You Ottawa-Gatineau

I am very proud of this lineup of curated short films, music videos, documentaries and trailers.  Putting together Treepot2 was a blast.  A huge thank you to all the filmmakers, crew, talented actors and actresses and musicians.  It is fantastic to be a part of this collaborative indie community.

I am also blown away by the incredible support from local organizations and businesses.  Thank you to Bruce White and the folks at the ByTowne cinema and to Penny McCann and Lesley Marshall from SAW Video.  Thanks to CKDJ, CKUO, Rogers22, Algonquin TVB,  Invest Ottawa, The Ottawa Examiner, L’Express, OttawaXpress and the Kitchissippi Times and those who helped spread to the word by inviting people in person, by handing out flyers and and postcards and posting online via Facebook and Twitter.  A very special shout-out to CBC News anchor Lucy van Oldenbarneveld and Mayor Jim Watson for tweeting about #Treepot2.

Thank you to everyone who made it out to the ByTowne for the screening and to the Honest Lawyer for the after-party last night to celebrate and encourage our indie community in person last night.  The final numbers will be available soon.  It was a great success.

Congratulations Ottawa-Gatineau.  With the overwhelming support we’ve seen for indie, there will, no doubt be more Treepot Indie Filmmaker Showcases.

Stay tuned.

Cheers,

Jith Paul
President, CEO and Janitor

Treepot Media Inc.

  

Photos courtesy Frank Pomerleau: link

  

 

 

 

Skyward Kick Productions presents 
Chris Chitaroni film
A Practical Guide to Ruthlessness:
Barcelona Vacation (Director’s Cut)
with riding from Rich Redmond, Kyle Lefleur, Jay Leroux, Nick Stupich, Chris Bryan, Ace, Steve Moreau and others

10 BMX riders from across Canada spend a week in one of the world’s hottest riding destinations, Barcelona Spain. Some of the most interesting highlights of the trip (on and off the bike) are showcased in this Director’s Cut.

Skyward Kick Chris Chitaroni Rick Redmond Kyle Lafleur Jay Leroux Nick Stupich Chris Bruan Ace Steve Moreau BMX

Symphonic Filmworks presents a Kevin Friel film
Ripples (Director’s Edition)
with Jordan Krakower, Lindsay Gerro, Faye Rowland, Julien Masterson, Ron Tarrant and Lisa Virtue

Set in the very near future, “Ripples” chronicles the sudden, massive evolution of mankind from a celestial force, and two friends as they journey to discover peace whilst the world as they know it is crumbling all around them.

Ripples Symphonic Filmworks Treepot Media

First World Problems
A documentary by Hasi Eldib & Lisa Thomas
Music by Kevin Macleod

First World Problems is a documentary that takes a closer look at a generation who is constantly searching for a greater purpose in life – an entire generation’s existential crisis.

*Winner, Best Writing for a Documentary, Digi60 2011

First World Problems

Distance (French with English sub-titles)
A short film by Say Ten Productions
Starring Mélodie Courval and Julien Masterson
Director/Writer/Producer/Editor: Derek Price, Producer/Casting Director: Emily Ramsay, Camera: Jeremy Kennedy, 1st AC: Jith Paul, Sound: Nick Seguin, Lighting: Jith Paul, Nick Seguin, Hair/Make-Up: Sondra Rogers, Music: Josh Woodward

Un couple imparfait dans une situation imparfaite. / An imperfect couple in an imperfect situation.

Distance

Lost at Sea
A short film by Marc-Antoine Cuerrierskysix.ca

“Sometimes, even the best doctors and medication can’t cure the illness that haunts some of us.”

Mat hasn’t always walked the righteous path, but one day an encounter with a stranger riding waves on a board, changed his life. This is his story.

Lost At Sea

Fiona Noakes – Useless
A music video directed by Jeremy Kennedy

From the album Out of the Shadows

Useless

Fiona Noakes & The Other Guys - Mal De Tête

A music video directed by Kristian Lariviere

Mal De Tête

Fausse accusation – Akoufèn

Le vidéoclip est basé sur une histoire d’une personne faussement accusé d’un meurtre.

Depuis ses tout débuts, AkoufèN se dévoue pleinement à la promotion de la langue française et de la culture et Ontario. Le groupe a fait la première partie des spectacles de la St-Jean à Timmins et Kapuskasing pour En bref, Kaïn et Andrée Watters. C’est lors de ces événements que la gang a fait le lancement de leur maxi intitulé Sens perdu!

www.akoufen.ca

Réalisation: JF Dufault
DOP : Nick Séguin
Editor : JF Dufaut

Akoufen

Family Portrait

Under the same roof, a seemly perfect family of four lives out completely different realities than any one of them can imagine.

Jack, a loving husband and proud father of two thinks his life is all rainbows and butterflies. Little does he know, his family members are all facing a completely opposite reality than his. In the dark corners of his oblivion, the world as he knows it begins to fall apart.

Starring : Lindsey Reeves-WhitJordan KrakowerRichard GroenBen HamelinEllen Manchee
Director : JF Dufault
DOP : Nick Séguin
Writer : Lindsey Reeves-Whit
Editor : JF Dufault
Produced by : JDL Pictures – NHS Studios
Sound : Nick Séguin – NHS Studios
Music by : Jordan Hildebrand

FamilyPortrait

Undone

A door to door salesman tries to get through his day by selling the one thing that everyone wants, a second chance.

Starring JF Dufault, Gillian Pownall, Aphra Williams, Bogdan Cojocaru, Ron Langton, Gordon Allan, Michelle Adams, Dan Demarbre, Ryan L. Palmer, Lindsey Reeves-Whit, Kyuss Palmer West, Ellen Manchee
Director : JF Dufault
DOP : Nick Séguin
Writer : Ron Langton
Editor : JF Dufaut, Nick Séguin
Produced by : Dan Demarbre
Executive Producers : JDL Pictures and NHS Studios
Sound : Nick Séguin – NHS Studios
Music by : Thomas Guevara – Krighammer Studios Studios

 

Undone

Jack is Jill – And They’re Off, a music video by Say Ten Productions

Cast: Gillian Pownall & Dan DeMarbre
Director/Writer/Editor: Derek Price
Director of Photography/Editor: Jith Paul
Song featured in the short film First Date
Special Thanks: Raw Sugar Cafe and ByTowne Cinema

Jack is Jill - facebook.com/jackisjill
Say Ten Productions - saytenproductions.com
Treepot Media - treepotmedia.com

 

And They're Off

Featured Trailers:

Gott Ist Tot (Skysix Cinefilm and Skyward Kick), Caged Innocents (Karim Ayari and Nina Bains), North Boys: The Story of Jimmy & Charlie (Second Shooter Productions), Lovers in a Dangerous Time (Fruitstand Loft Films Inc. and White Goat Productions), Frost (Say Ten Productions) , A Silent Universe (Runaway Pen Productions in association with Stories by the River)

 

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