Directed by Paula Kelly

Synopsis: Souvenirs is a trio of short films about the city of Winnipeg, which sift through the accumulated layers of history, experience and identity of a place which we, collectively, call home.Sand and Stone (6:00) digs up the history of hard labour and the urban landscape the workers who sweated its surfaces and shapes, and the primary materials they used to construct a city. Watermarks (11:00) travels the emotional currents evoked by the experience of flooding in the lives of city dwellers, and looks for the imprints left behind after the waters recede. Waiting for the Parade (7:20) transforms the 75th anniversary celebration of Winnipeg in 1948 into a discourse on the city's shifting identities through decades of progress and regress, cynicism and hope.

Distribution Contact: WFG

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RUNTIME: 23 Minutes
GENRE: Documentary
PRODUCTION FORMAT: Super 8mm
LANGUAGE: English
LOCATION: Manitoba
KEYWORDS: Archives, Winnipeg, Labour, Community, City, Construction, Work, Water, Flood, Winter, Government, Urban, Female Filmmaker