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A Q&A will follow the in-person presentation of this film.
When his long-favoured vintage car scrapyard closes, artist Garrett Gilbart loses a defining source of material and inspiration, confronting an artistic evolution that echoes the slow transformation of steel.
This film follows artist Garrett Gilbart, who carves metal and other found industrial materials into evocative sculptural forms, embedded with the plants, land, and histories of the places where the materials were found. When his long-favoured vintage car scrapyard closes for environmental remediation, Garrett must let go of a defining source of inspiration and material for one body of his work. Like steel itself—ever decaying and transforming—he accepts his own continued transformation as an artist.
CAPTIONED
TONE: Inspiring
This film is generously supported by: Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough, Engage Engineering
PERFORMANCE: Healing with Drums
This film is included in one of the two opening screenings of ReFrame 2026. At Showplace, welcoming remarks will include a performance by Healing with Drums.
Naandewegaan (Healing with Drums) Singers is a multi-generational powerhouse quartet of Indigenous women based in Nogojiwanong-Peterborough. Janet McCue, Zainab Amadahy, Mshkiki Gitigaan and B. Serene Brennan have been singing together for almost 3 years. They share a passion for music with a mission to provide healing sounds using the heartbeat of Mother Earth and the power of voice across the region. Naandewegaan (Healing With Drums) Singers were proudly awarded last year's Ontario Arts Council grant for Indigenous Artists in Communities and Schools Projects. They are thrilled to be opening for Echoes in Steel and Ocean Seen from the Heart at ReFrame Film Festival.
Filmmaker Biography(ies):
Rob Viscardis is an award-winning filmmaker and editor whose work has screened at top festivals, including Hot Docs and DOC NYC. His most recent short documentary, Power of the Walk (Director, Editor, Producer), premiered at DOC NYC in 2024, while his feature doc My Dad’s Tapes (Producer, Editor) premiered at Hot Docs the same year and was named a Top 20 Audience Favourite. The film went on to win Best Feature Documentary at the North East International Film Festival and received a Jury Award from the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival.
A Q&A will follow the in-person presentation of this film.
When his long-favoured vintage car scrapyard closes, artist Garrett Gilbart loses a defining source of material and inspiration, confronting an artistic evolution that echoes the slow transformation of steel.
This film follows artist Garrett Gilbart, who carves metal and other found industrial materials into evocative sculptural forms, embedded with the plants, land, and histories of the places where the materials were found. When his long-favoured vintage car scrapyard closes for environmental remediation, Garrett must let go of a defining source of inspiration and material for one body of his work. Like steel itself—ever decaying and transforming—he accepts his own continued transformation as an artist.
CAPTIONED
TONE: Inspiring
This film is generously supported by: Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough, Engage Engineering
PERFORMANCE: Healing with Drums
This film is included in one of the two opening screenings of ReFrame 2026. At Showplace, welcoming remarks will include a performance by Healing with Drums.
Naandewegaan (Healing with Drums) Singers is a multi-generational powerhouse quartet of Indigenous women based in Nogojiwanong-Peterborough. Janet McCue, Zainab Amadahy, Mshkiki Gitigaan and B. Serene Brennan have been singing together for almost 3 years. They share a passion for music with a mission to provide healing sounds using the heartbeat of Mother Earth and the power of voice across the region. Naandewegaan (Healing With Drums) Singers were proudly awarded last year's Ontario Arts Council grant for Indigenous Artists in Communities and Schools Projects. They are thrilled to be opening for Echoes in Steel and Ocean Seen from the Heart at ReFrame Film Festival.
Filmmaker Biography(ies):
Rob Viscardis is an award-winning filmmaker and editor whose work has screened at top festivals, including Hot Docs and DOC NYC. His most recent short documentary, Power of the Walk (Director, Editor, Producer), premiered at DOC NYC in 2024, while his feature doc My Dad’s Tapes (Producer, Editor) premiered at Hot Docs the same year and was named a Top 20 Audience Favourite. The film went on to win Best Feature Documentary at the North East International Film Festival and received a Jury Award from the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival.
