22nd Calgary Underground Film Festival

April 17-27, 2025

13th CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival

November 19-23, 2025

Grizzly Bear Country

Canada, 2024: 6 minutes: Alberta Premiere
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Shorts Package: Documentary Shorts

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description

Three best friends travel on a backcountry trip in the Alberta Rockies. Rugged footage contrasted with intimate audio interviews creates a portrait revealing the nuances of masculinity and male friendships.

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Vancouver International Film Festival 2024

DIRECTOR'S BIO
Mave Ky (she/her) is a Filipino-Canadian filmmaker. Growing up in Alberta has heavily influenced her work, inspiring her intersectional portraits from Canada’s prairie culture. She takes pride in challenging traditional modes of production in the filmmaking process.

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Documentary / Women Director / Experimental

English
6 minutes

credits

Director
Mave Ky

Producer
Jack Parker

Cinematographer
Mave Ky

Cast
Evan MacDonald
Nolan Mitchell
Jack Parker

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