What the Darkness Cannot Extinguish:
The Storytelling Madness of Clifford George
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Also featuring:
The Lady at Number 16
Director: James Newhook • Writers: James Newhook, Dale Jarvis • Producers: Peter Buckle, Keith Bonnell
Two sailors help a lady in need get back into her house, but when they return later they discover things were not quite what they seemed. Based on a story by Dale Jarvis, this film has a charming ghost story style.
Free Fall
Director: Nicola Heidi Hawkins • Producers: Nancy Dahn, Timothy Steeves • Newfoundland & Labrador • 14 mins
Newfoundland’s Duo Concertante perform the Juno-nominated classical composition “Coeur À Coeur” by Canada’s Alice Ping Yee Ho. This piece is conceived as an imaginary conversation between two voices: exchanging inner thoughts, and it pairs beautifully with the footage of northern gannets at Cape St. Mary’s.
What the Darkness Cannot Extinguish: The Storytelling Madness of Clifford George
Director: Kenneth J. Harvey • Newfoundland & Labrador • 75 mins
A feature-length documentary celebrating the life and work of Trinity Bay artist and storyteller Clifford George. As a visual artist, George’s work ranges from painting signs to his signature colourful coastal paintings, and his beloved work eventually led to him becoming a medical artist with the Health Science Centres. As a storyteller, he’s widely renowned as a true Newfoundland original and a wealth of folklore knowledge—casting a spell on you with every word he speaks. Director Kenneth J. Harvey is a master of the Newfoundland biographical documentary, so you know this one is essential viewing.
Post-Screening Q&A
Featuring Kenneth J. Harvey (NL).
Film Still Slideshow — Image Descriptions
What the Darkness Cannot Extinguish: The Storytelling Madness of Clifford George: an older gentleman with white hair and a beard, wearing a tartan newsboy cap, a black vest and tie, and a white button-up shirt. He sits on a red fainting couch in front of a small table, holding his hands around an oil lamp, in a cabin-like setting.
The Lady at Number 16: a black-and-white image of a young woman wearing a long-sleeved floor-length black dress, standing by a lamppost next to a dirt road. There are a few sparse trees behind her leading to a forest to the right side of the frame.
Free Fall: a middle-aged woman with shoulder-length blonde hair wearing a white shirt playing the violin in front of a projection screen.