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ARTISTIC
VISION AWARD
Big Sky Documentary
Film Festival
2006
“
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Cam Fuller, The Saskatoon StarPhoenix
“TIMELESS...”
Nick Miliokas, The Regina Leader-Post
SYNOPSIS
Short (3 Line)
This personal documentary follows two prairie women through
four seasons as they defend their choice to remain where others
have left—facing isolation, the fury of the weather and haunting
remnants from the past.
a film by Lea Nakonechny
www.twomuseums.com
Medium (150 word)
Two Museums is a cinematic exploration of memory and place set in the starkly beautiful
landscape of the Canadian prairies. First-time filmmaker Lea Nakonechny follows two
characters—one at the beginning of life’s journey and one at the end—to portray the cyclical
beauty of farm life. Selma Siemens is the filmmaker’s paternal grandmother; at age 75, she
continues to live alone on her farm and has the reputation of an eccentric junk collector. Allison
Sambrook is a small-town girl working as curator at the museum in Morse, a town near Selma’s
farm. The living context of farm life is represented by Carl Siemens, Selma’s eldest son, and
the only child to continue the family tradition. Two Museums weaves the lives of these people
into a universal experience that speaks to the nature of identity in the face of change.
Long (250 word)
Following the lives of two rural women over the course of a year, Two Museums captures the
contemporary reality of sparsely populated Southwest Saskatchewan. Each must defend her
choice to remain where others have left—facing isolation, the fury of the weather and haunting
remnants from the past.
Allison Sambrook grew up in a small town and came to the town of Morse at age twenty-one.
Due to the shortage of young people in the community, she soon found herself in the position of
museum curator. The Morse Museum, where she works, stands as a monument to the optimistic
dream of farm life; its collection is all that remains of the waves of immigrants who settled here
to try their luck at living off the land.
Selma Siemens is the filmmaker’s grandmother and lives alone on her farm in the area, a few
miles away from where she was born. Many of the artifacts in Allison’s museum are things that
Selma remembers having used; she witnessed the Great Depression from a two-room shack
with her parents and nine siblings, not all of whom survived. Her childhood home is now
collapsing into the grass, no more than shelter for birds and cattle.
First-time filmmaker Lea Nakonechny intertwines the two women’s stories with depth and
sensitivity, resulting in a unique documentary experience. The breathtaking landscape is fixated
upon with blinding intensity; changing seasons symbolize the renewal of hope and the pangs of
loss that define this beautiful but unforgiving place.
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Director’s Statement
Two Museums explores the reasons why we love the place we
www.twomuseums.com
come from. I’m from the southwest corner of Saskatchewan,
Canada. Rolling prairie hills, fiery sunsets and an extreme climate
have shaped my identity. The continually revolving seasons are
both merciful and punishing; they rule the lives of people on the prairies and rule my film
as well.
The idea for Two Museums came to me far from my home in Saskatchewan while I was
attending university in Montreal. Certain images surfaced first: my grandmother in her kitchen
listening to the radio, the junk pile across the road from her weather-beaten house, Allison alone
in the museum in winter. These memories of my home stood out clearly and the parallels that
shape the film appeared around them.
If I were to categorize Two Museums it would be a hybrid of “direct cinema” and “point of
view” approaches. The goal was to represent the Saskatchewan experience with as little
manipulation as possible, but this experience is also the director’s personal message. Although I
do not appear on camera and a deliberate decision was made to avoid voice-over and other
techniques that would emphasize my presence, Two Museums is an investigation of myself as
much as it is an investigation of others. I am inextricably linked with the people in the film—
sitting at their tables, eating their food and chatting with them about their lives both during and
after filming.
Our intimate shooting approach involved only two crew members (myself and my husband) and
gave the film its most distinct attribute: purity of experience. The subjects, both of whom I
knew long before I ever thought of making films found themselves forgetting that the camera
was on, their daily lives unfolding as though we weren’t there. It amazed me how, a year after
visualizing these things I could stand there with a camera and capture them as they happened.
People often said the things I had hoped they would say and did the things I had hoped they
would do. I can only credit this to the truthfulness of the film. Two Museums is true to its
subjects because the story is mine as well as theirs. The experiences in the film are things that
the three of us share because we come from the same place.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Lea Nakonechny- Director
www.twomuseums.com
Lea Nakonechny (b. 1981) was born and raised in the quiet, rural
setting of Rush Lake, Saskatchewan. She studied cinema at
Concordia University and the University of Regina, earning a
BFA in cinema and winning several awards for her student work. Her first film Turn to the
Wind (2002), an experimental short, screened in 18 festivals on four continents. Her 53-minute
documentary Two Museums (2005) won the 2006 Artistic Vision Award at the Big Sky
Documentary Film Festival and was acquired for broadcast on national television in Canada
and in Barcelona, Spain.
Lea has received filmmaking grants from The Canada Council for the Arts, The Saskatchewan
Arts Board, The National Film Board of Canada, SaskFilm and The Saskatchewan Filmpool
Cooperative. She currently lives and works in Montreal.
Filmography:
LIFE IN BLACK AND WHITE (35mm, feature, B&W) in development
The story of two young girls growing apart in small-town Saskatchewan.
TWO MUSEUMS (35mm, 53 min, colour) 2005
Set against the enchanting background of rural Southwest Saskatchewan, Two Museums
documents the lives of two women who have chosen to remain where others have left.
*Jury Award, Artistic Vision Award: Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 2006
*Jury Award, Best Film In Category: San Diego Girl Film Festival 2005
*Nominations–Photography, Score, Best History/Bio Doc: Sask. Motion Picture Showcase 2005
TURN TO THE WIND (16mm, 5.5 min, colour) 2002
An aesthetic exploration of towering wind turbines in the unique prairie landscape that
surrounds them.
*Nominations–Score, Best Experimental: Sask. Motion Picture Showcase 2002
Student Films (selected):
RUSH LAKE (16mm, 6min, colour) 2004
*Kodak Prize: Best Cinematography by a Graduating Filmmaker, University of Regina
*Best Sound by a Graduating Filmmaker, University of Regina
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT BEING MARRIED AT TWENTY
(DV, 6min, colour) 2003
*Best Documentary: RFVSS National Student Film and Video Festival
COMPLETE CREDITS LIST
ARID SEA FILMS presents
a film by LEA NAKONECHNY
www.twomuseums.com
TWO MUSEUMS
--In Loving Memory of Meril Nakonechny (1944-2003)
---directed by
LEA NAKONECHNY
---produced by
SIMON NAKONECHNY
---edited by
JACKIE DZUBA
---cinematography
LEA NAKONECHNY
---sound and music
SIMON NAKONECHNY
---associate producer
ADAM BUDD
---produced with financial assistance from:
The Canada Council For the Arts
The Saskatchewan Arts Board
SaskFilm
The Saskatchewan Filmpool Cooperative
National Film Board of Canada
---participants
SELMA SIEMENS
ALLISON SAMBROOK
CARL SIEMENS
HOLLYCE SIEMENS
BOB SIEMENS
DARLENE NICHOLSON
LILLIAN STAINES
NORMA MCWILLIAM
KLARA UNGER
RUTH HODGES
KRISTEN BESTROP
CAROL BRADSHAW
ANNA ENGLISH
KEN KESSLER
COMPLETE CREDITS LIST (2/3)
BROWNIE WEPPLER
MORSE MUSEUM SUMMER CHILDREN'S PROGRAM
negative conforming
stills photographer
graphic design
blow-up
sound editing
ERIKA WOLFF for NEG-A-SPLICE INC.
BOB SIEMENS
www.twomuseums.com
MICHAEL WASIAK
MIKE SMITH for FILM OPTICALS OF CANADA
SIMON NAKONECHNY, JACKIE DZUBA
laboratory
account representative
lab coordinator
colour timer
video transfer/colour correction
re-recording mixer
titles and opticals
TECHNICOLOR CREATIVE SERVICES MONTREAL
LYNE LAPOINTE
MARC SALOUZE
SYLVAIN MARLEAU
RICHARD LESSARD
PIERRE PAQUET
YVES CLEMENT & LISE DAGENAIS
original music produced and composed by
guitar and bass
music mastering
SIMON NAKONECHNY
GORDON CAVE
LOUIS DUFORT
"The Land of Golden Dreams"
Music and Lyrics by C.M. Denison & E.F Dusenberry
Published by F.B. Haviland Publishing Company (1912)
Performed by Elizabeth Spencer and Vernon Archibald
Edison 80133 (78A)
Public Domain
"The Land of Golden Dreams"
Music and Lyrics by C.M. Denison & E.F. Dusenberry
Published by F.B. Haviland Publishing Company (1912)
Performed by Jonathan Dyck—Piano
Recording Produced by Simon Nakonechny (2004)
legal
accountant
additional financing
PATRICIA WARSABA for ROBERTSON STROMBERG
PEDERSEN LLP
GLEN BUDD
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
SPECIAL THANKS TO
Connie and John Alexa
Shawn Bauche
Margaret Craigie
Stephanie Hanna
Olga Gamracy
Clifford and Susan Kohuch
Leanne Lloyd
Dr. and Mrs. Dawood Moola
Morse Museum and Cultural Heritage Centre
Phyllis Nakonechny
Glenn Ollenberger
Bob Siemens
COMPLETE CREDITS LIST (3/3)
Greg Siemens
Gladys Wozny Siemens
Helen Wozny
THANKS TO
Maureen Bradley
CKSW Radio Swift Current
Scott Collins
Michael Crochetiere
Lorie Dean
Martin Duckworth
Bev Dyck
Lisa Gares
Darwin Gooding
Richard Hancox
Terryl Loffler
Beatrice Long
Joe Macdonald
Shawn McGrath
Morse Public School
Betty Nakonechni
Dianne Ouellette
Sheila Petty
Pioneer Cooperative Association
PRIM Inc. Montreal
Christine Ramsay
Regina First Baptist Church
Ian Reid
R.M. of Morse
Christie Saas
Gerald Saul
Rhonda Slugoski
Brian Stockton
Swift Current First United Church
Doug Townsend
University of Regina Department of Media Production and Studies
Bruce Willis
www.twomuseums.com
Shot on KODAK Motion Picture Film
Prints by Technicolor
The filmmakers would like to acknowledge the staff and community of the Saskatchewan Filmpool Cooperative,
without whose constant support the making of this film would not have been possible.
TWO MUSEUMS
produced by Simon Nakonechny
copyright 2004
Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit
The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit
FESTIVALS & PRESS
www.twomuseums.com
FESTIVALS / AWARDS
October 2005 – San Diego Girl Film Festival (San Diego, California)
Award: Jury Prize - Best Film in Category
November 2005 – Sask. Motion Picture Association Showcase Awards
Award Nominations:
Best History/Bio Documentary
Best Cinematography
Best Original Score
February 2006 – Big Sky Documentary Film Festival (Missoula, Montana)
Award: Artistic Vision Award
BROADCAST ACQUISITIONS
October 2005 – CBC Country Canada Channel, broadcast premiere Jan 2006 (non-exclusive)
March 2006 – Saskatchewan Communications Network, premiere Oct 2006 (non-exclusive)
September 2006 – Televisió de Catalunya (Barcelona) program: El documental (territory exclusive)
THEATRICAL RUN
Cinema Twin Theatres, Swift Current SK
Orpheum Theatre, Estevan SK
Plaza Theatre, Shaunavon SK
Falkon Theatre, Tisdale SK
Gaiety Theatre, Gravelbourg SK
Cypress Cinema, Maple Creek SK
Lyceum Theatre, Gull Lake SK
Olympia Theatre, Assiniboia SK
Capitol Theatre, Kindersley SK
Moosomin Community Theatre, Moosomin SK
Broadway Theatre, Saskatoon SK
Tower Theatre, Yorkton SK
Regina Public Library Film Theatre, Regina SK
Capitol Theatre, North Battleford SK
Dynasty Twin Cinemas, Melfort SK
Dynasty Twin Cinemas, Meadow Lake SK
Golden West Cinema, Humboldt SK
Mae Wilson Theatre, Moose Jaw SK
OTHER SCREENINGS
November 2005 - Canada Celebrates Saskatchewan Centennial Talent Showcase, Vancouver Int’l Film
Centre (Vancouver, BC)
FESTIVALS & PRESS LIST (2/2)
MEDIA COVERAGE
Television
CTV Farmgate - feature interview
CTV Saskatoon - News @ Noon, feature interview
CTV Regina - News @ Noon, short interview with
CTV Yorkton - News @ Noon, feature interview
CTV Prince Albert - News @ Noon, feature interview
Southwest TV News (Swift Current)- segment
www.twomuseums.com
Radio
CBC Radio One Saskatchewan- Afternoon Edition with Colin Grewar, feature interview
SRC Saskatchewan - feature interview
CFCR 90.5 Saskatoon - feature interview
CJWW 600 Saskatoon - short interview
The Fox 94.1 Yorkton - feature interview
Eagle 94.1 Swift Current - feature interview
CKSW 570 Swift Current - Arts Beat with Lenn Enns, feature interview
CJ 1280 Estevan - feature interview
CJSN 1490 Shaunavon - feature interview
CFYM 1210 Kindersley - short interview
1050 CJNB North Battleford - short interview
750 CJVR Melfort- short interview
Print/Web (selected)
Feb. 20, 2006 - treehugger.com “Two Museums: An Incredible Look...” by Kyeanne Sayer
Winter 2005 - Prairies North Magazine “Centennial Voices” segment
Oct. 7, 2005 - Moose Jaw Times-Herald “Film tells a tale of Two Museums” by Mandy Higgins
Sept. 27, 2005 - The Melfort Journal “Rural life coming to Melfort’s Big Screen” by Jason LaRose
Sept. 16, 2005- Northeast Sun (Melfort) “Acclaimed rural film to be played...” by Greg Wiseman
Sept. 15, 2005 - The Western Producer “Sask. Farm life hits big screen” by Bruce Dyck
Sept. 14, 2005 - Regina Leader-Post “’Museums’ preserves past” by Nick Miliokas
Sept. 9, 2005 - The Saskatoon StarPhoenix “Sask. Film slow, serene” review by Cam Fuller
Jul. 5, 2005 - Kindersley Clarion “Saskatchewan documentary shows pioneer spirit” by Wayne Gibson
Jun. 27, 2005 - The World-Spectator (Moosomin) “Filmmaker shows Saskatchewan...” by Kara Kinna
May 30, 2005- Gravelbourg Tribune “Saskatchewan film to play in Gravelbourg”
May 25, 2005 - The Shaunavon Standard “Young filmmaker explores rural Sask. life” by Hiromi Fusano
May 24, 2005- Gull Lake Advance “Saskatchewan on Big Screen coming to Gull Lake June 8”
May 20, 2005 - Sask. Lifestyles (Estevan) “Sask. on the Big Screen hits Estevan” by David Willberg
May 20, 2005 - The Prairie Post “A movie review: Two Museums a slice of Sask.” by Aasa Marshall
Apr. 23, 2005 - The Southwest Booster “Unique S.W. story brought to the big screen” by Duff Marshall
Apr. 22, 2005 - The Prairie Post “Rush Swiftly to see Two Museums” by Ryan Dahlman
The Western Producer
www.twomuseums.com
September 15, 2005
by Bruce Dyck
The Regina Leader-Post
www.twomuseums.com
September 14, 2005
by Nick Miliokas
The Saskatoon StarPhoenix
September 9, 2005
by Cam Fuller
www.twomuseums.com

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