Halifax filmmaker Andrea Dorfman's animated short Hairy Legs will have its world premiere as part of a stellar selection of six National Film Board of Canada (NFB) films at the 2024 Atlantic International Film Festival (AIFF), taking place September 11 to 18.
Film lovers in Halifax will also be treated to Atlantic premieres of two feature documentaries with strong ties to the region.
Executive produced by Halifax-born Elliot Page and produced by NSCAD/UKing's alumna Amanda Burt, Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee's Banger Films/NFB co-production Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story will screen at AIFF before opening September 20 at Cineplex Cinemas Park Lane.
The festival will also present Newfoundland filmmaker Tamara Segura's feature doc Seguridad.
The NFB selection at AIFF 2024 also includes Yuqi Kang's feature doc 7 Beats Per Minute (Intuitive Pictures/NFB) and the animated shorts Maybe Elephants (Mikrofilm/NFB) by Oscar winner Torill Kove and Inkwo for When the Starving Return (Spotted Fawn Productions/NFB) by Amanda Strong.
Documentary Program
Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story by Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee (99 min) - Atlantic premiere
Produced by Amanda Burt, Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen (Banger Films); Michael Mabbott; Justine Pimlott (NFB)
Executive produced by Scot McFadyen, Sam Dunn, Chanda Chevannes (NFB), Anita Lee (NFB), Elliot Page and Matt Jordan Smith (PAGEBOY Productions), Martin Katz, Nia Long and CJ Mac
