‘Berta Boys is a short film that contemplates the instability of Alberta's (Canada) hyper masculine identity. In a region whose history and economy is rooted in colonialism, the cowboy mythos, and resource extraction, the landscape itself is not simply a background for events to unfurl. It is instead a primary character in the narrative of identity, an entity cyclically exploited by the desires of men. The landscape has been personified in the film as a sentient truck: a powerful organism fleeing from constant pursuit within the invisible borders of the hunting grounds.

Driving forward with a self-assured camp, 'Berta Boys looks to open up this imagery by searching for the tensions of when these borders are challenged. Terrence is joined in the film by fellow Albertan artists Aaron Brown and Gabriel Esteban Molina as co-writers and co-performers. In an effort to explore the masculine archetypes found within themselves, the three artists meditate on their unrestricted behaviours that blend absurdity with tragedy, in hopes of finding the tender moments that slip through.

Roof-racks, lift-kits, oil-slogans and truck nuts, these are the accessories of the twenty-first century petrol cowboy.