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A violent storm is brewing as two powerful forces are about to collide. The orphaned Wild Sheriff seeks to bring order as he wrestles with his inner chaos. On his trusty steed, Moustaches, Wild Sheriff is hot on the trail of his nemesis, Mad Dog, and his gang of outlaws, the Mangy Mutts. Mad Dog has his own agenda, and he is hell-bent and won’t rest until he finds what he is searching for.
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Director Biography - Sarah HouleSarah Houle is an artist and performer from Paddle Prairie Métis Settlement in Northern Alberta. Her practice is collaborative and time-based, evolving from personal mythology, familial roots, and material explorations to encompass film, animation, installation, sound, and performance. Sarah makes her home in Mohkinstsis/Calgary, but family - near and far - is integral to her process, both as subjects and collaborators. She draws from ancestry and creates in community, never alone as she explores hidden worlds. Her roles as an artist, mother, bandmate, collaborator, and community member evidence Sarah’s belief in interconnected relationships, stretching across place and time.
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Director Statement
My career as an artist has grown from animating to directing music videos and, most recently, my first short film, The Wild Sheriff. With funding from Calgary Arts Development and a professional film crew, we filmed Wild Sheriff on 16 mm film. The story was written by my son, Vittal, and my partner, Shane Ghostkeeper. The film was inspired by Sergio Leone and was shot at Heritage Park, a historical preservation site with a townsite dating back to 1860 located in Mohkinstsis/Calgary and in the countryside of the Alberta foothills. The story follows Wild Sheriff as he is hot on the trail of his nemesis, Mad Dog. We brought to life the dream of my 11-year-old son, the story that he has been working on since the age of five. The Indigenous representation and process of decolonizing the Western film genre was captured in this heartfelt and engaging story.
