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These ramped-up runners are ready to rock the Terry Fox Run, which will be held Sun., Sept. 16 at the Frank Jameson Community Centre. Registration begins at 10 a.m. on the day of the event, and the run will follow at 11 a.m. Niomi Pearson/Chronicle
Sci-fi film has many Ladysmith connections Lindsay Chung The Chronicle
Crowds gathered at the marina on a sunny Wednesday morning hoping to catch a glimpse of a mythical sea monster in the Ladysmith Harbour. If you think this sounds like a scene right out of a sci-fi movie, you’re absolutely right. It is the final scene of the feature-length film The SeaSerpent’s Song, and it was filmed Aug. 29 at the Ladysmith Maritime Society
(LMS) Community Marina. This independent sci-fi adventure film about a boy who tries to save a sea serpent was written, directed and produced by filmmaker Joshua Raven of Ladysmith, and it has many local connections. The star of The SeaSerpent’s Song is 11-year-old Nevaen Alle, who lives in Ladysmith and is acting in his first film. “I like it,” he said. “[Josh] kind of asked me, and then I thought it would be fun.” Alle says he liked getting to do
a stunt and liked how much you it’s not hard,” he said. “I’d have to lots of screenplays and have dozget to eat on set, and he says being say the hardest part of the movie ens of scripts.” part of this film has made him is my mom doing my hair and havOf all the screenplays Raven has want to do more stunt work. ing to get up so early.” written, he chose as his first proIn the movie, Alle’s character is The SeaSerpent’s Song is Raven’s duction one that involves numertrying to save the sea monster. first feature film. He went to film ous actors, numerous locations “I’m kind of a delinquent,” he school — “years ago, when they and high-tech special effects. said. “My parents in the movie were still using film,” he laughs “It’s very ambitious,” he said. are always fighting; I’m kind of a — and he was the director of the “I’ve been working on this movie troubled kid. I get to play a tuba Cowichan First Nation’s Vision six years or so. It’s a lot of work. though — it’s fun.” Digital Media Program, a film The challenge is, obviously, Alle hasn’t found memorizing school for at-risk aboriginal youth. we’re doing something really no lines for his first feature film to “During that time, we did music other low-budget movie has ever be hard work. videos and documentaries with attempted. When you think low“It takes a little bit of time, but the kids,” he said. “I’ve written See Ladysmith Page 12
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