MEDIA
6/10/15 - Fort McMurray Connect - Interview
6/3/15 - St. Albert Gazette - Blackstone in Ft. Mac
6/3/15 - CBC News: Kelton Stepanowich's film Gods Acre to put Fort Chipewyan in spotlight
6/1/15 - Mix 103.7 Radio Interview
6/1/15 - Alberta Sweetgrass Magazine: Filmmaker Seeks Crowdfunding Support to Complete Short Film
6/1/15 - Hollywood North Magazine: Q & A with Kelton Stepanowich
05/27 - Ymm Magazine: 200 Words About... Gods Acre
05/26 - RezX Magazine: Filmakers Utilizing Indiegogo For Northern Alberta Short Film, Gods Acre
05/25 - Toronto Film Scene: Crowfunding Project of the Week![]()
"Gods Acre is the story of a older Aboriginal man being forced to adapt to a constantly changing world. Climate change has altered the way people live, bringing droughts and floods to previously unaffected areas. And yet, a man continues to live alone in the wilderness like his family before him. Even before global warming and it's catastrophic consequences, he was an outlier to society. His roots remained firmly planted in the customs his family passed on to him. However, every day the outside world's problems are landing closer to his doorstep. Water is rising and swallowing the land his cabin stands on. Now, he must abandon his birthplace or adapt to the new conditions."
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This campaign is to raise money for our upcoming short film
"Gods Acre" which is scheduled to
shoot summer 2015 in the
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo community, Fort Chipewyan. With the donation money we will focus extensively on specific aspects of of our films production and bring together a crew of industry acknowledge professionals.
YOUR contributions are key in helping create a monumental piece of art by Aboriginal people in our community. "Gods Acre" will create a vivid world in which Aboriginal identity and connection to the land is expressed through our main character trials and tribulations of the modern day.
KELTON STEPANOWICH
DIRECTOR
Kelton Stepanowich is Aboriginal Filmmaker from the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. Kelton has worked in film and television for the past 5 years. His works include being the directors assistant on the award winning APTN television series "Blackstone", as well as a production assistant on "Oil Sands Karaoke". Among other things Kelton has wont best director and best film in the RMWB film challenges.
AVI FEDERGREEN
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Avi Federgreen’s nearly twenty years of experience in the Canadian film industry features many highlights, from music videos to TV series to full-length feature films. Avi Federgreen is best known for producing "Score: A Hockey Musical", "Still Mine" & "One Week". Avi is owner of a film distribution company "Indiecan Entertainment".
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0270098/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
MATT CODE
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Matt Code is a filmmaker who owns Wildling Pictures. He has been a producer on the TV-Mini-Series 'The Best Laid Plans', the TV Movie 'Still Life: A Three Pines Mystery' and a post-production manager on the TV series 'Single Ladies'. Matt also produced the award winning short film "Sunday Punch" which was also a CBC short film finalist.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2270508/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
JAN KLOMPJE
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Jan Klompje is a cinematographer from South Africa. In the last 10 years Jan has been the director of photography on just over 30 narrative projects. Below is his work as a cinematographer on the short film "Wool".
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3452478/
"Gods Acre" main character is a Aboriginal bushman named Frank. The other two Characters are RCMP Officers who challenge Frank and his choice to stay in the environment of his impending demise.
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We are raising 25k for this short film which will go to crew, equipment, lodging, transportation, food, post production (music, editing, sound, CGI), practical effects, and the creation of our locations in the film.
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We have unique perks that range from $5.00 to $25,000.00 so take a gander at the perks and decide what item you want for your donation you big spender, you!
***Remember, when you pick one perk you also get all prior perks so the bigger the better!
$75 - Poster.
One of our 4 signed posters! Pick this perk and decide what poster you want!![]()
$100 - T-Shirt.
Thats right. A awesome T-shirt with YOUR NAME on it!![]()
To see the other many cool perks just take a gander at the right hand bar!!!!!!!!
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We have teamed up with the Non-Profit organization "The Lake Athabasca Youth Council" to create a film mentorship program. With this program local aboriginal youth will be given the opportunity to learn about specific fields of filmmaking that they might wish to pursue in the future through on set film experience from Alberta film professionals.
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Positions of crew mentorship programs are:
Director
Producer
Cinematographer
Script Supervisor
Sound Recording
Production Designer
Locations
Half Breed Films will also be donating audio & visual equipment, editing programs to the Athabasca Delta Community School with help from our Alberta Film Tax Credit. Along with this donations Half Breed Films will provide workshops in which we teach the youth and faculty on how to use the equipment. Then the youth will be free to tell their own stories.
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Just because you can't donate, doesn't mean you cant help:
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Please get the word out and make some noise.
- Tweet, Re-tweet, Facebook post & share this information and help make this film a reality :)
Thank you!
Kelton Stepanowich
info@halfbreedfilms.net
@keltonification
@halfbreedfilms
#GodsAcre
"Gods Acre is the story of a older Aboriginal man being forced to adapt to a constantly changing world. Climate change has altered the way people live, bringing droughts and floods to previously unaffected areas. And yet, a man continues to live alone in the wilderness like his family before him. Even before global warming and it's catastrophic consequences, he was an outlier to society. His roots remained firmly planted in the customs his family passed on to him. However, every day the outside world's problems are landing closer to his doorstep. Water is rising and swallowing the land his cabin stands on. Now, he must abandon his birthplace or adapt to the new conditions."
