https://kelownafilmstudios.com/work/categories/narrative-performance/ New narrative, music and performance work made with KFS. en-ca Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:10:31 GMT James website management publication post-hook https://kelownafilmstudios.com/work/alex-wright-colorado/ https://kelownafilmstudios.com/work/alex-wright-colorado/ Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:25:37 GMT Alexandra Wright performs through weathered Kelowna locations in the official music video for Colorado. KFS produced Colorado. James Alton directed, produced, shot, edited and coloured the music video, which won Best Song and placed third for Best Music Video at the 2026 Okanagan Screen Awards. Narrative & Performance 2025/2026 2026-07-15T00:00:00-07:00 https://kelownafilmstudios.com/work/kris-anders-open-road/ https://kelownafilmstudios.com/work/kris-anders-open-road/ Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:25:37 GMT A country music video built around movement, classic vehicles, horses and the live-performance energy around Kris Anders. KFS produced the finished music video, with James Alton directing, producing and photographing the project. Open Road later received music-video recognition through several festivals. Narrative & Performance 2025/2026 2026-07-21T18:45:21.070Z https://kelownafilmstudios.com/work/mabel/ https://kelownafilmstudios.com/work/mabel/ Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:25:37 GMT A completed short written and directed by James Alton, centred on the private grief and daily rituals of an older shopkeeper. Mabel grew out of the early Mabelville story world and later received directing, acting and official-selection recognition. Narrative & Performance 2018/2021 2026-07-15T00:00:00-07:00 https://kelownafilmstudios.com/work/last-of-a-dying-breed/ https://kelownafilmstudios.com/work/last-of-a-dying-breed/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:29:58 GMT A neo-noir short starring Roark Critchlow (Days of Our Lives, Pretty Little Liars, V), filmed at night across practical Kelowna locations. KFS supported acting work, lens and filter tests, principal photography, pickups and post-production through one local team. Narrative & Performance 2024/2026 2026-07-15T00:00:00-07:00 https://kelownafilmstudios.com/work/midlife-shuffle-production-support/ https://kelownafilmstudios.com/work/midlife-shuffle-production-support/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:29:58 GMT A surreal short about emotionally vulnerable adults drawn into Dr. River Tallahassee's self-help session, where a deck-of-cards ritual turns strange and inner-child figures begin appearing in the room. The compressed production built a strange therapeutic world through saturated light, practical interiors and a full local crew footprint, with KFS resources helping camera, lighting, audio and grip move quickly. Narrative & Performance 2026 2026-07-15T00:00:00-07:00 https://kelownafilmstudios.com/work/nightshades/ https://kelownafilmstudios.com/work/nightshades/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:29:58 GMT A four-video music project built through the former Kelowna Film Studios stage, gear, crew and controlled performance environment. James Alton's role was producer / executive producer, with Harrison Mendel as cinematographer. The series was filmed inside the former KFS stage and supported by a local crew across camera, lighting, grip, dolly, BTS and production logistics. Narrative & Performance 2024 2026-07-15T00:00:00-07:00 https://kelownafilmstudios.com/work/the-keepers/ https://kelownafilmstudios.com/work/the-keepers/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:29:58 GMT A Leo-nominated sci-fi short built inside the former Kelowna Film Studios stage and finished through a serious VFX workflow. Shot entirely at Kelowna Film Studios over two production days; directed by Milton Muller, shot by Harrison Mendel, with James Alton contributing producing, actor coordination, writing support and on-set logistics, and nominated at the 2026 Leo Awards for Visual Effects and Youth Performance. Narrative & Performance 2024/2026 2026-07-15T00:00:00-07:00 https://kelownafilmstudios.com/work/the-knitting-diaries-production-support/ https://kelownafilmstudios.com/work/the-knitting-diaries-production-support/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:29:58 GMT A TELUS STORYHIVE short drama by Janalee Budge, centred on a Chinese grandmother, family memory and the hidden histories that can sit beneath an ordinary household. The film's period world moved through family kitchens, a convenience-store set and close practical interiors, with KFS support helping the small team keep the day working when location power became unavailable. Narrative & Performance 2025/2026 2026-07-15T00:00:00-07:00 https://kelownafilmstudios.com/work/the-letter-hallmark-demo/ https://kelownafilmstudios.com/work/the-letter-hallmark-demo/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:29:58 GMT Two estranged sisters return to their late mother's home at Christmas and find one final letter waiting for them. The film turns a holiday living room into a confrontation between sisters, using warm practical light, restrained blocking and production design to make the family home feel emotionally lived in. Narrative & Performance 2026 2026-07-15T00:00:00-07:00 https://kelownafilmstudios.com/work/the-village-dance-academy-sockeye/ https://kelownafilmstudios.com/work/the-village-dance-academy-sockeye/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:29:58 GMT A four-year film collaboration with The Village Dance Academy's graduating Sockeye ensemble. The collaboration spans 2023 through the 2026 production; three films are released, with James Alton leading direction, production, cinematography and editing and KFS credited as producer on the 2025 film. Narrative & Performance 2023/2026 2026-07-23T15:10:31.707Z https://kelownafilmstudios.com/work/three-hearts-production-archive/ https://kelownafilmstudios.com/work/three-hearts-production-archive/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:29:58 GMT A memory-drama about childhood promise, adult grief and a red heart that moves from keepsake to fracture to repair. A period-facing 1960s memory sequence, later-life scenes, pickups, ADR and finishing all had to connect around the same heart motif. Narrative & Performance 2022/2025 2026-07-15T00:00:00-07:00