behind the scenes on the set of heap
Get a sneak peek during the filming of the winning project for DRIFF’s first Emerging Filmmaker Incubator, ‘Heap.’ Director Kyle Marchen and Producer Van Wickiam explain how the crew encountered a devastating roadblock on day one of the shoot for the short film and what they had to do to overcome it.
Sleeping Giant
SCREENING AT THE DRIFF DRIVE-IN AUG 18 AT DUSK
Adam is spending his summer vacation with his parents on rugged Lake Superior. His dull routine is shattered when he befriends Riley and Nate, smart aleck cousins who pass their ample free time with debauchery and reckless cliff jumping. The revelation of a hurtful secret triggers Adam to set in motion a series of irreversible events that test the bonds of friendship and change the boys forever.
Heap
SCREENING AT THE DRIFF DRIVE-IN AUG 18 AT DUSK
‘Heap,’ is a dark comedy about a disturbed and disillusioned tenant who discovers a strange Utopian community in the building next door and the tangled web she weaves to get what she wants. It explores issues of social hierarchy, the lack of affordable housing, and mental health, with a creative stylistic approach that combines a super 16 millimetre film look with a harder edged digital video image to contrast two levels of reality which seem increasingly incompatible.
