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FX & MGM are making a fifth instalment of Noah Hawley’s FARGO — engaging Production Designer Trevor Smith to realize the fallible murderous world’s of this years twisting chapter across the midwest. The show is earmarked for a late 2023 release.

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Based on musicians Tegan and Sara Quin's best-selling memoir, High School is a story about finding your own identity—a journey made even more complicated when you have a twin whose own struggle and self-discovery so closely mimics your own. Told through a backdrop of ‘90s grunge and rave culture, the series weaves between parallel and discordant memories of sisters growing up down the hall from one another — FX

The character of Joe Pickett is, in a way, the antithesis of many modern literary protagonists. He's happily married with a growing family of daughters. He doesn't arrive with excess emotional baggage, or a dark past that haunts him. He works hard and tries, sincerely, to "do the right thing." He doesn't talk much. He’s a lousy shot. He's human, and real, which means he sometimes screws up.

Game wardens are unique because they can legitimately be involved in just about every major event or situation that involves the outdoors and the rough edges of the rural new west. They're trained and armed law enforcement officers, and nearly every human they encounter in the field is armed, which is unique. Often, they’re too far from town to call backup in an emergency so they’re forced to deal with situations with their experience, weapons, and wits. Their districts can encompass 5,000 square miles of rough country filled with wildlife, history, schemes, and secrets. By necessity, they’re lone wolves.

When I think of Joe Pickett, I don’t think of an action hero, or a smooth operator, or an actor. I always picture him as he is: a western archetype -- briefly described in the novels only as “lean and of medium height” -- alone in his pickup truck, accompanied by his dog or perhaps his sidekick Nate Romanowski, perched on a mountain under a huge blue sky, contemplating hundreds of miles of raw Wyoming landscape laid out in front of him.

Real world experiences provide the background for Joe Pickett novels. While working on ranches and exploration survey crews, I learned first-hand about the beauty, cruelty, and balance of the natural world. The land itself - the environment - plays a major role in all the Joe Pickett novels. That's because the land in the Rocky Mountain west dominates day-to-day existence. The fight over that land provides the conflict and the stories. This fight has economic, ideological, historical, and theological overtones. It's a serious fight with enormous consequences.

Joe doesn’t enter every fight with an agenda other than to do the right thing. It’s his fatal flaw. Wish him luck. — CJ Box

Collaborating with writer/director Thomas Bezucha, and cinematographer Guy Godfree, I was thrilled and honoured to be given the aesthetic scenic reigns for this heavy thriller about maternal ferocity and the bloody ties that bind. Tragic. Heavy. Atmospheric. This Albertan showcase was an absolutely golden opportunity to turn down the lights, add grit, and explore the unpredictable violent nature of damaged love. I have never been more stimulated, encouraged, and challenged. Cannot wait for its release in the fall of 2020. Let Him Go trailer is out!

That’s right. I will be designing Season 4 of this ScFy/IDW series that mixes the contemporary west with demons, super heroic ass-kicking characters, whiskey, doughnuts, and a healthy dose of fiery humour. I owe nothing but gratitude to my predecessor Ingrid Jurek for all her faith in me and for shaping this show into the hit series it currently is. Here’s hoping we can keep elevating the material. Watch it now on ScFy.

 Trevor Smith’s feature length debut, produced by Crowsnest Films, is still alive and kicking in all VOD spaces. the smalls: forever is a long time (2015) theatrically played 13 cities, and screened for 15 weeks across Canada. Winning 4 Alberta Motion Pictures Awards, this movie continues to find new audience and spurn steady online sales and fervour for one of Canada’s greatest and unsung legends.

“"This isn't some VH1 Behind The Music tell all with rock star posturing and egos clashing. This is a document of an unassuming band of regular dudes from the Canadian prairies who made their bones playing the dingiest dives and dirtiest halls. Who played to five people in one city and five hundred in the next and took it as it came and made something beautiful together that touched a lot of hearts and changed a lot of lives. That's the spirit of this band, that's the spirit of this film and that's the spirit of the independent music scene at its heart. Forever Is A Long Time conveys that beautifully and should not be missed.” - calgarymovies

We all had a tour shirt. At least it seemed that way. That easily identifiable patch on either the crotch or across both breasts. That standard square logo you instantly recognized as the one and only, guaranteed to tear-your-face-off, unique, voice bending, galloping sound of time shifting riffs from the band known as the smalls. In a time before digital visibility and worldwide web accessibility, this band set the standard for excellence in rabid curiosity and enigmatic reputation. Who were these giants in winter boots and John Deere hats? Small town enigmas. Metal. Punk. Country. Jazz. One of a kind.

the smalls were a legendary musical phenomenon. After suddenly saying Goodbye Forever at the peak of their success, and 13 years apart, they reformed for one last redemptive tour—closing the loop internally as bandmates, estranged friends, and with their long-adoring fans. Forever is a long time after all. From rekindled beginnings to a sold-out tour coast to coast, this film explores the journey of memory, age, and power of music to erase the years for player and fan alike.

Time heals all wounds. The remaining scar is the story to forever cherish and never entirely forget.

This film is really about the wisdom that comes with time, and the recognition that the “glory years” behind us are not to be lamented and missed, but in the case of the smalls-- celebrated for the great accomplishments and wide spanning influence on a generation.

They mattered to tens of thousands of young, alienated youth through the nineties--- particularly in smaller markets—and did it with accessible grace, attitude, and a stubborn DIY work ethic. This is not a story of failure and glass ceilings, but rather of great success and self actualization.