Tales from the Gimli Hospital News

DURING the halcyon days of the Winnipeg Film Group in the late '80s and early '90s, the name Greg Klymkiw tended to be overshadowed by the likes of auteur filmmakers Guy Maddin and John Paizs, who commanded attention with their audacious style evident in films such as Springtime in Greenland, Tales from the Gimli Hospital, Crime Wave, Archangel and ... (more)

KEN GIGLIOTTI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Filmmaker-writer-editor Caelum Vatnsdal: i 1 2 always maintains that if you have one little drop of Icelandic blood, it enriches or pollutes i 1 2 depending on your perspective i 1 2 the rest of your blood, and youi 1 2re therefore Icelandic no matter how infinitesimal the amount.i 1 2 Examine the background of ... (more)

But how much is the reverse true when it comes to history? How does adding a little fiction make shared history more memorable? The Icelanders and their descendants in Manitoba could teach us a thing or two about that.