this river

Name: this river
Director: Katherena Vermette
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016-10-05
Cast: Katherena Vermette, Katherena Vermette, Kyle Kematch, Calvin Alexander

A sister who went missing. A brother who disappeared. The devastating experience of searching for a loved one who didn't come home.

2016 · 19 min · Documentary

Join a grassroots collective of volunteers as they search Winnipeg’s Red River and its banks for clues to find out what happened to their missing family and friends. The documentary demonstrates the devastating experience of searching for a loved one who didn't come home with profundity and humanity.

Directed by Katherena Vermette · Written by Katherena Vermette

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A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe.