Director George LessardSA国际影视传媒檚 short film/music video, Gallows Pole No More, is approaching its one year anniversary of completion.

A nearly eight-minute short, the project highlights a cover performance of Gallows Pole by Ryan Dempster and Chris Jonah, otherwise known as RollinSA国际影视传媒� Hitch, in the Yellowknife Co-op tunnel.

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Though originally recorded on Aug. 9 of 2020, the project wouldnSA国际影视传媒檛 officially be completed until Aug. 30 of 2020 (according to the projectSA国际影视传媒檚 Film Freeway page). Now, a year later, the success of the artistic endeavour is nothing to sneer at.

The project has been officially selected for festivals such as the Venice Shorts and Canadian Shorts - Canadian & International Short Film Fest in 2020. As well, it was a finalist for the One-Reeler Short Film Competition and a semi-finalist for the Rocky Mountain International Film Festival in 2021.

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Lessard would eventually find the performance that was taking place in the Co-op tunnel.

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Dempster, also known by his solo act Elbows Crooked Toes Wilson, was at the event with Jonah after being hired by NACC to preform on the Frame Lake trail series.

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