Intertribal Short Film Festival

While it may seem that Vancouver's movie scene has been on the back burner recently, partly attributed to the Hollywood strike and partly due to the celebrity population dropping like over-zealous pill popping flies (too soon?), that doesn't mean that there are filmmakers out there giving up their dream.

Cowboy Smithx, 25, is an Alberta native who is still fighting his way through the many hurdles the film industry throws at him. Having just graduated from the First Nations Ensemble Performing Arts Program in April of last year, Smithx already has numerous accreditations attached to his name including over 100 public performances and an appearance on the CBC radio 1 eccentricity show.

On January 31st, this talented short filmmaker appears in Vancouver in an effort to raise money for his next big film project entitled Chance.

Promised entertainment for the evening, being held at the Vivo Media Arts Studios, will include some of Smithx previous works, short films by some talented guests (Missy Whiteman, Lisa Jackson) as well as a new documentary entitled Olympiad, that deals with the impact the upcoming Olympics has on Vancouvers Indigenous community.

A minimum 5 dollar donation is requested at the door, which seems insignificant once the math is done. 18 films divided by 5 dollars equals, erm, cheap. Personal opinions and outdoor food are acceptable, as there will be an open discussion and no chocolate wafer cookies to munch on.

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