Roll Over Beethoven

Paul Verville, a Métis classical music teacher who lives on Salt Spring Island, BC, walked away from a promising career as a concert pianist 30 years ago. But last November, Paul discovered that the Third Variation of Beethoven’s last and greatest piano sonata, Opus 111, has been being played in the wrong time signature for almost 200 years. As rock legend Randy Bachman (The Guess Who, Bachman Turner Overdrive) said about Paul’s discovery, “It’s one of those rare things, like finding a recording of Elvis that no one’s heard before, and you bring it to the world.” (The National Post, Jan. 6th, 2005.)

Growth Rings: Elders of the West Coast Woods

This lyrical, collage style documentary will feature the wisdom, work and art of three elder woodsmen: Bus Griffiths, 90, retired logger and visual artist; Merve Wilkinson, 89, logger, eco-forester and educator; and George Sawchuk, 76, logger and chainsaw revolutionary artist. The focus of this unusual logger's legacy will explore the roots and future of our evolving relationship with the elderly and the natural world. Each of these three woodsmen posses a sense of humour, wisdom and a youthful energy that make them charming, funny and compelling subjects.