Always Going Never Gone is now airing on CBC GEM. You can check it out here.

19 Saturday Dec 2020
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Always Going Never Gone is now airing on CBC GEM. You can check it out here.
08 Tuesday Dec 2020
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Congrats to the brilliant Mary-Colin Chisholm for her nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Female Role as Ailish in Always Going Never Gone. It was an absolute pleasure to work with, and learn from, Mary-Colin
02 Wednesday Sep 2020
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My next film will be part of the National Film Board’s Reimagining series. It is a short documentary about the Presentation Sisters and their social justice work. My producer is the most awesome Annette Clarke.
Prajwala Dixit and Susan Rodgers are also making films as a part of this series. I’m so happy to work along side these talented women.
24 Friday Jul 2020
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Thanks to the Nickel Independent Film Festival for selecting Crocuses from their vault to show as a part of their 20th anniversary! It plays on July 28th.
16 Thursday Apr 2020
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It was an absolute pleasure speaking to the brilliant Michelle Latimer as a part of the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival Cozy Chats series, done live on Instagram. I learned so much from her. Key an eye out for her upcoming TV series, THE TRICKSTER on CBC. http://www.streelfilms.com/the-trickster
08 Sunday Mar 2020
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I am spending this week (March 9-15) as a Visiting Writer at UBC’s Creative Writing Program. I love talking about story and I’m so looking forward to a week of focusing on it with Master and Bachelor Fine Art students in Creative Writing.
05 Thursday Mar 2020
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Always Going Never Gone will be playing at the prestigious Newport Beach Film Festival in California. This festival was in my top ten and I’m really honoured to screen there. I’m so grateful of their support of my work in the past.
04 Wednesday Mar 2020
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Thanks to Horror Fuel and Joseph Perry for this amazing review! It’s so wonderful to see our cast and crew singled out. Follow the link here. Here’s what he has to say.
Writer/director Wanda Nolan’s chilling Canadian short Always Going Never Gone has a gripping, ethereal tone. A graduate student in folklore (Allison Moira Kelly as Kari) interviews an older lady (Mary-Colin Chisolm as Ailish) as part of the former’s research on supernatural legends. This short is a difficult one to write about, as even giving some praise where it is due means giving away spoilers, and it should be seen knowing as little as possible going in. Chisolm and Kelly play off of each other beautifully, and Rhiannon Morgan also gives a fine performance. Sarah Harris’ unsettling score and Justin Simms’ sound design perfectly complement Nolan’s fantastically directed otherworldly tale, gorgeously shot by cinematographer Duncan De Young.
03 Monday Feb 2020
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So stoked to be nominated for Best Supernatural Short and Best Score (composer and rock star Sarah Harris) at the Women in Horror Film Festival in Atlanta, Georgia. This is festival is truly stellar.
Always Going Never Gone plays Thursday, February 27th 2020 at 6PM as part of the Not of this World showcase.
15 Sunday Dec 2019
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We are stoked to be showing at the Final Girls Berlin Film Festival in February. It’s a bad ass feminist fest. Thanks to the programmers for selecting us!
25 Monday Nov 2019
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So happy to be an OFFICIAL SELECTION of the 2020 Women in Horror Film Festival in Altanta!
05 Tuesday Nov 2019
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Always Going Never Gone will be at Reels of the Dead in Chicago on November 23rd at noon.
26 Saturday Oct 2019
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Thanks to Andy Bulman for the chat about horror stories and why Newfoundland is the perfect place for them. At the end of the piece, there’s a podcast with all the filmmakers. It also features our lead, the multi-talented Allison Kelly, who brought so much to the film. Read and listen here.
20 Sunday Oct 2019
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The University of British Columbia’s Creative Writing Program has invited me to be a visiting artist in the Spring of 2020. I’m incredibly honoured to do this.
18 Friday Oct 2019
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I spoke with Malone Mullin about our short Always Going Never Gone. We talked about the themes the film touches on.
Interview here: In a tale of grief and dying outports, St. John’s filmmaker nods to banshee lore
Mary-Colin Chisholm as Ailish (photo by Greg Locke)
17 Thursday Oct 2019
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This festival was on one of my top fav lists. I’m so happy to be selected. Happening in Vermont in November!
08 Tuesday Oct 2019
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Luben and Elena will be playing at the St. John’s International Film Festival:
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2019
2:30 PM 4:00 PM
THE ROOMS
I was the story consultant on this film by Ellie Yonova. The documentary follows renowned artitsts, Luben Boykov and Elena Popova, who settled in Newfoundland, Canada, in the early 90s after escaping communist Bulgaria. Their work went on to contribute to the culture and landscape of the province, underscoring in a very real and visual way how the immigrant experience shapes and defines place. Ellie is a masterful story teller. She makes a film about art, a piece of art. I’m honoured to have had such a tiny part of this story.
02 Wednesday Oct 2019
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Always Going Never Gone will play at the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival! It’s their 30th anniversary and we’re thrilled to be a part of it!
Sunday, October 20th
12-1:30pm
LSPU Hall!
Get your tickets here https://www.womensfilmfestival.com/tickets
14 Saturday Sep 2019
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Thanks to my bud Carsten Knox for giving Always Going Never Gone a shout out in his review. Knox describes the film as “David Fincher-esque levels of icy creep”.
02 Monday Sep 2019
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Always Going Never Gone will make it’s world premiere at FIN Atlantic International Festival!
30 Friday Aug 2019
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Final mix and playback of Always Going Never Gone today!! Super grateful to everyone who worked on this film. All of them story tellers. It’s a ton of work getting to this point. Big love and respect to all the filmmakers out there. Stay tuned for festival updates #film #womeninfilm #supernatural
07 Wednesday Aug 2019
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I’m teaching a feature film screenwriting workshop in September. Here’s the deets:
Application Requirements:
A short synopsis and a one-page long synopsis of your story. A four page writing sample. E-Mail info@nickelfestival.com with your materials!
Deadline for submissions August 18th
Notify successful submissions by August 23rd
Workshop on Sept 10th, 16th, 23rd, 30th, Oct. 7th
Cost $150
Find it on Facebook
“If there is something wrong with the third act, it’s really in the first act.” Billy Wilder
The first act lays the groundwork for your entire story. It is what activates your character, defines their world, the central conflict, the emotional stakes, and sets off the action across the length of your film. It determines if an audience will stay with your story.
In this hands-on screenwriting class, we will use writing in-class exercises, lecture, and film examples to write the first act of your film. In the process we will explore screenwriting elements like:
· Dramatic premise
· Plot (external world)
· Theme (internal world)
· Ethos/World
· Tone and point of view
· Character/Character arcs/Transformation
· Dialog
· Scenes and sequences
· Transitions
· Subplots
This class will be small and intimate. It requires each writer to share their work.
18 Thursday Jul 2019
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Thinking about submitting to Picture Start? I’m teaching a short film workshop for NIFCO on July 30th that will help you with your script. Sign up here through eventbrite
21 Friday Jun 2019
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Thrilled that Mystery of the Secret Room is playing at the Art Gallery of Hamilton as a part of their exhibition This is Moving: Illustration on Screen http://bit.ly/2wwXtnC
The exhibition runs June 21 – September 8, 2019
24 Wednesday Apr 2019
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ALWAY GOING NEVER GONE is looking to cast all the roles listed below! Please e-mail your resume and headshot to eyefigurefilm@gmail.com
Production Title: Always Going Never Gone
Union: Both
Rate: AIP Rates
Project Length: Short Film (9 minutes)
Posted on: April 22, 2019
Production Location: St. John’s Newfoundland
Production Company: Eye Figure Film Inc.
Director: Wanda Nolan
Producer: Kerri Mattie
Audition Location: 40 Kings Road, (NIFCO Red House)
Audition date: April 27, between 10am-5pm
Shooting dates: May 31st – June 2
*Please note all auditions will be given a specific time within this window with possible call backs to follow.
Shooting Location: St. John’s
Email: eyefigurefilm@gmail.com
CHARACTERS
[KARI] [GENDER: FEMALE] [AGE: 25-40]
An ambitious folklorist who is in mourning. She has dedicated her academic career to collecting stories on fairies and fairy folklore. The role will require the ability to scream/react in terror.
[BANSHEE] [GENDER: FEMALE] [AGE: 20-45]
A female harbinger of death. She is an ancient empath, full of gravitas.
SYNOPSIS:
A folklorist caught in the past is summoned by a rural elder to turn myth into reality.
Written by Wanda Nolan
24 Wednesday Apr 2019
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We’re in prep for my short film, Always Going Never Gone. Here’s my producer, Kerri Mattie, on a location scout with me.
I’m so happy to have her on board!
01 Saturday Dec 2018
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My short film, Always Going and Never Gone, was chosen for this year’s Picture Start program. It’s supernatural thriller that will be shot in the Spring of next year. Tracy Gaudet will be producing it. I’m excited to make this one!
14 Wednesday Nov 2018
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Over the last few months, I’ve been story editing for the Nickel New Voices program. A project that mentors new diverse voices in the province.
10 Monday Sep 2018
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Crocuses will air on CBC September 23 as a part of Reel East Coast Season 4. Thanks to FIN Atlantic International Film Festival for selecting us for this presentation.
Here’s the lineup:
You will also be able to watch Crocuses on the CBC website, watch.cbc.ca, after it has aired.
05 Thursday Jul 2018
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CROCUSES and MYSTERY OF THE SECRET ROOM will be screening at the University of British Columbia Creative Writing Film Showcase. I’m honoured to have both films show. This showcase features UBC students and alumni. It’s where I did my Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. Thanks to UBC and Sara Graefe for including me.