Lights, camera, action: Young filmmaker finding his niche as part of burgeoning industry in Saskatchewan

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Saskatchewan filmmaker Jeremy Ratzlaff is determined to help the movie industry continue to grow and thrive in his home province.

“ still feels surreal,” says Ratzlaff. “Like ‘Oh my gosh, how was I remotely qualified for that?’ But gave me gave me my first big chance to do a long-form project.”Ratzlaff recently wrapped shooting of Fear and Trembling, a short film that he wrote, produced and directed through his production company,

Ratzlaff explains how the would-be helper has “got his Bible, and his little white male privilege.” However, “he hasn’t been given the vocabulary” and doesn’t understand “how common it is to experience the kind of abuse that his friend experienced.”Article content The final instalment in the trilogy, to be filmed next year, is about a character who believes that God will heal an acquaintance who is battling cancer.

“I’m gonna do my own little film trilogy. Got to get it out of my system, kind of fulfil a promise to younger me. But what I’m passionate about is … using the resources I have to help support stories like .”

 

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