Synopsis
VEDAY is the story of an insurrection on Canada’s east coast when Allied Victory was announcedat the end of World War II. The film, told through the eyes of a Petty Officer, mirrors the events in Europe and the growing tensions at home. At times historical documentary, at others fantastical re-enactment,VEDAY aims to shed light on a little known moment in Canadian War History.
Festivals
- Festival du Nouveau Cinéma - Montreal, Canada, 2016
- Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois, Montreal, Canada, 2017
- Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival, Halifax, Canada, 2017
Director: Courtney Kelsey, Zac Barkhouse
Script: Courtney Kelsey
Cast: Joshua Cross, Jamie McGuire, Nick Piovesan, Jason Morley
DOP: Paul McCurdy
Sound design: Lawrence Curry
Editing: Courtney Kelsey
Art direction: Courtney Kelsey & Zac Barkhouse
Costumes: Zac Barkhouse & Anna Gilkerson
Original music: Wyon
Production: Jessica Murwin
Version
No dialogue
Format
16:9, 2K, 5.1
DCP, Pro Res, H264
Zachary Barkhouse and Courtney Kelsey are graduates of NSCAD University and collaborate on film, photography, and video installation projects. Their works have been presented throughout Atlantic Canada and Quebec. Their latest work, V.E.DAY, combines fiction and historical events, live action and animated and archived images, to revive the V.E.DAY riots that took place in Halifax on May 8, 1945.
