A country star, an Alberta hillside and 24 minutes of film. Add a Golden Sheaf nomination and that’s a very good week for a local documentary.
Not In My City: The Paul Brandt Story is nominated at the Yorkton Film Festival, where it screens on Friday, May 22, at 1:30 p.m. in the Ravine Room. Calgary director Monique Barrie made it with LHI Productions, and Paul and Liz Brandt are the people at the centre of it.
What the film is about
According to the LHI Productions project page, Paul learned that human trafficking happens close to home, went from bystander to advocate, and helped start a grassroots movement in his own backyard. The film pairs plain honesty with a lot of hope and leaves you with one idea, that none of us is powerless to act.
Monique Barrie and Reamonn Joshee wrote it, Josef Wright shot it, Griffin Cork produced it with Barrie, and Rosanna Imbrogno is executive producer. LHI revealed the poster on April 7, and the film made its way to Yorkton from there.
Why Yorkton matters
The Yorkton Film Festival describes itself as the longest continuous running film festival in North America, so it’s a fine place to start a film’s run. Follow the LHI Productions Instagram for the next screenings, and if you like seeing Alberta work on a big screen, Cinematheque Calgary is a good regular stop.
The film also points to a free online course, which we cover in our post on Not In My City and its December concert.
If this one hooked you, we think LHI Productions films collect 11 Rosie Award nominations and A Motors and Music night backed Not In My City with live performances are a good next read.
Quick answers
Not In My City: The Paul Brandt Story is a 24 minute documentary made by Calgary director Monique Barrie with LHI Productions. Paul and Liz Brandt are the people at its centre, and it follows Paul from bystander to advocate on human trafficking close to home.
The documentary is nominated for a Golden Sheaf at the Yorkton Film Festival, where it screens on Friday, May 22, at 1:30 p.m. in the Ravine Room. The festival describes itself as the longest continuous running film festival in North America.
Calgary director Monique Barrie made it with LHI Productions. Barrie and Reamonn Joshee wrote it, Josef Wright shot it, Griffin Cork produced it with Barrie, and Rosanna Imbrogno is executive producer. LHI revealed the poster on April 7.
Follow the LHI Productions Instagram for the next screenings. If you like seeing Alberta work on a big screen, Cinematheque Calgary is a good regular stop, according to our post on the documentary.
Sources: LHI Productions, Yorkton Film Festival.
