Sable, of Montreal, screened his movie The Legend of Beaver Dam in the international short film program. The horror-musical is about a group of campers threatened by an evil monster after a ghost story told around the campfire awakens it.
Sable said he and fellow screenwriter Eli Batalion set out to redeem the musical genre with their campground tale.
Choke, directed by Michelle Latimer, was screened in the aboriginal filmmakers showcase. (Sundance Film Festival)“The perception of musicals nowadays seems to be dominated by some very, very cheesy stuff and, to us, that’s really too bad,” Sable said.
“With Beaver Dam and with [planned feature film] Stage Fright, we want to try to bring some balls back to the musical.”
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