Drive, Rest Up.. the Weekend is Just Beginning

Happy Good Friday Yukon! I myself just arrived back in Dawson after a 2-week absence… and this time I was not only anxious to get home, but I also had the added incentive of getting back in time for this year’s film festival. In case any of you are still sitting in Whitehorse thinking that getting to Dawson today will entail 536 km of mud and hate, you could not be more wrong… I must tell you that the highway is dry and clear; there are no construction hold-ups or floods anywhere… In fact, I only counted a total of 400 meters of soft gravel on the entire highway! Yes… the blue skies and wide-open vistas you hope for and have come to love in the Yukon will greet you today on this highway to Dawson City. Don’t let any misunderstandings stop you from making the trip to this year’s film festival… you can do it!

The opening movie last night can be described as a shocker… yes, a shocker. The film “Nude Study” featured two continents and many local actors, telling the story of a young woman coming to terms with her family, her hometown, a Dawson winter, and all the sexuality that comes with the territory, including some sensual girl-on-girl and food-on-girl action. Although the movie at times went out of its way to recycle some well-worn stereotypes, it also had some breathtaking shots, technically brilliant sequences, and even came complete with a scene that could be said to take “auto-asphyxiation" to a new level! Thank you Stefan and Katherine for generating such lively discussions afterwards in Bombay Peggy’s with your film! Some will probably need to talk about it today… many folks had to be taken home after the film and tucked into bed so they could get over it, rest up and be ready to tackle Good Friday…

Cheers, gotta run… either to do dishes or check out the workshop with Chris Landreth…