Directed by Tiff Bartel

Logline: A one take Super 8 snapshot of the inception and obsolescence of a Winnipeg landmark.

Synopsis: An ironic look at Winnipeg's Portage Place shopping mall, from its opening day (September 17, 1987), to what may be its final days (fall of 2019). Created for the 2019 WNDX One Take Super 8 Challenge.

Distribution Contact: WFG

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RUNTIME: 3 Minutes
GENRE: Documentary, Experimental
PRODUCTION FORMAT: Super 8mm
LANGUAGE: English
LOCATION: Manitoba
TECHNIQUES: Live Action
KEYWORDS: Winnipeg, Portage Place, Mall, Super 8, One Take, Local History, Manitoba, Documentary, Comedy, LGBTQ Filmmaker, Culturally Diverse Filmmaker, Female Filmmaker

Director's Statement: I created this film to capture a place that many of us have spent a lot of time at over the years despite its decline and (at times) inhospitality toward the community, as the mall has recently been sold and its future remains uncertain. Like the time capsule beneath Portage Place's broken clock tower, I hope this film serves to preserve a part of Winnipeg's downtown history.