- Northwest Territories Archives
- Ann Lynagh collection
- Confessions of C. Dweller videos
Confessions of C. Dweller videos
item[ca. 1982-1998]N-2024-006: 0002
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Where
- Held by
- Northwest Territories Archives via NWT Archives
- Dates
- [ca. 1982-1998] (indexed as 1982–1998)
- Level
- item
- Extent
- 1 videocassette (30:23 min.) : col., Betacam
- Scope & content
- Collection of 5 short videos of about 3-4 minutes each made for use in Tracy Riley's show "Confessions of a Cabin Dweller", co-written and directed by Chris Foreman. The first is a comedy, starting with still photographs of Tracy Riley as a girl set to the song "Que Sera, Sera". It transitions to grown-up Tracy running through the airport with luggage, attracting stares, her luggage being scanned, and clumsily boarding an airplane. The storyline is based on Tracy's first trip to Yellowknife. People featured in the segment include Chris Foreman (on bench) and Rosie Blair and Wanda Hatfield (security officers). The second video is a documentary (ca. 1982) about Yellowknife's Willow Flats neighbourhood. The video shows scenes from the neighbourhood and interviews with Fran Hurcomb and Henry Cadieux. Other people in the film include Bob Carpenter on a bike, John Alexander and Gary Vaillencourt playing guitars, and Patty chopping wood. It is narrated by Patti Kay Hamilton with all phases of production by Alan Booth. The third video is a music video (ca. 1994) of Tracy Riley's song "Joliffe Island". The video shows Tracy singing and playing guitar, interspersed with scenes of spring in Yellowknife likely filmed by Fran Hurcomb. The fourth video is a spoof of the song "I Enjoy Being a Girl", which plays as still images are shown of Tracy Riley wearing heavy make-up, nail polish, a big hairdo, and a sparkly dress and jewelry posing around Yellowknife. The photographs were taken by Fran Hurcomb. The fifth video is a comedy about people on ice in Yellowknife set to music. The ice is checked with a stethoscope, a hole is chopped and the water depth measured, then the video transitions to a series of people using various methods and boats to cross the ice. A one point a figure skater appears in the background. People featured in the segment include Denise (red boat), Mary McCready (ski poles), John Alexander (kayaks), Collette (scuba gear), Sarah Cameron (skater), and Chris Holloway (driver).
- Places
- Yellowknife; Yellowknife Bay; Jolliffe Island
- Location
- Yellowknife, NT · city · confidence 90% · city:geonames · found as “Yellowknife”
- Genre / form
- Moving images
- Language
- English
- Access & use
- CREDIT: NWT Archives/Ann Lynagh fonds/N-2024-006: 0002 No access restrictions.
- Harvested
- 2026-10-15T19:45:12Z · source datestamp n/a · ead