Director to speak at film screening
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A tale about a young man and the two sisters he woos is recounted on the silver screen by writer/director Danishka Esterhazy.
Tomorrow, for one evening only, "Black Field," set in 19th-century Canada, will be screened in Brandon, with Esterhazy in attendance to introduce the film and to answer questions afterward.
"One the things that inspired me was remembering the time I spent in rural Manitoba as a girl. I used to go spend my summers on the family farm and I remember how different it felt from living in urban Winnipeg and what a magical world it was for me," she said.
The film, which has won the best Canadian feature at the Female Eye Film Festival, was shot near Tyndall, and some of the surrounding area as well as at Lower Fort Garry.
The landscape is stark and creates a Canadian version of the English moors so integral to the Brontë sisters’ Gothic novels, like "Jane Eyre" and "Wuthering Heights," which Esterhazy loved to read as a teen.
Complementing the mood created by the scenery are costumes that are either antiques or reproductions by Wanda Farian.
"Some of the pieces that they’re wearing are (more than) 100 years old and she did it all with hand stitching, which gave it an interesting feel. When the actors put the clothes on, it helped them get into character, I think," Esterhazy said.
With a background in history, she had previously written and directed several short films.
As one of few female filmmakers — she estimates that there are about five per cent of directors who are women — she finds that there are few films focused on women.
"You see a lot of films where the only female characters are the love interest, the girlfriend, the secondary character. I’m really interested in exploring stories with women protagonists because I don’t think there are enough of those out there," she said.
The principal actors in "Black Field" are Newfoundland’s Sara Canning now known for her role in "The Vampire Diaries," Mathieu Bourguet of Montreal and Ferron Guerreiro of Winnipeg.
The "Black Field" screening will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Capitol Theatre in Brandon.