31 · Friday, June 25, 2010 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.oakvillebeaver.com Singularity on screen By Dominik Kurek OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF A recent Holy Trinity Secondary School graduate is premiering a film he produced this year at his former school. The fledgling filmmaker, Dave Whiffen, will screen his 45-minute science-fiction movie, Singularity, at the school's drama theatre on Tuesday, June 29. The 18 year old graduated from the school a year ago. Holy Trinity is also the place where much of his cast and crew were recruited. The film takes place at a time when a technology company, which has bought out companies such as Apple, Google and Facebook, has created technology that has become almost essential to people's daily lives. At least two individuals, including the main character, Chase (played by Will Charlton), learn the corporation, the Axel Company, is plotting something evil through the use of the new technology. "I was doing this project (for class) and I came across this theory called Singularity of Dave Whiffen All Things by Dr. Ray Kurzweil. It's basically about an accelerated future and how technology grows at an exponential rate," he said. "What this theory states is sometime in the near future man is going to have to merge with technology in order to survive. I took that theory and created a story around it." Whiffen drew some 30 people to act in and produce the film, all of whom volunteered. Most of the volunteers came from his former school, but he also drew support from students of the neighbouring Iroquois Ridge High School as well as Sheridan and Humber colleges and the University of Toronto Mississauga. "I've been working on it on and off for about a year," he said. The film was shot on highdefinition cameras with hours spent on multiple shoots. Admission to the screening is free, but Whiffen asks people to make a donation at the door. All proceeds go to Hope. Hope is a new student organization that helps support local families struggling financially to pay for cancer therapy, according to Whiffen. "One hundred per cent of the proceeds is going to local families that are going through cancer," he said. The reason he chose Hope is because he has a close friend who lost her mom to cancer and he knows many others who have dealt with cancer. Whiffen was accepted into Ryerson University for radio and television and hopes to get into filmmaking as a career. He's also working for Leafs TV through an internship. The event begins at 7 p.m. There will be a live band performing for a short time before the screening. Holy Trinity is located at 2420 Sixth Line. For more information, visit www.goclutch.com. Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance with Footnotes The Burlington Footnotes Senior Performing Troupe is putting on several shows at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts June 29 and 30. This is their ninth annual Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance showing, titled this year as Celebrate the Art of Staying Young. Performances that feature a variety of dance and musical performances are Tuesday, June 29 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Wednesday at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $21.50. The centre is located at 130 Navy St. For tickets, visit www.oakvillecentre.ca. FREE FAMILY SHOWS SNUGGLES! Saturday JULY 24th, 7:00 pm THE SATURDAY NIGHT WISE MONKEY & FOOLISH CROCODILE FIESTA & CARNIVAL! OLD TIME WAYS Saturday AUGUST 21st, 7:00 pm Saturday SEPTEMBER 25th, 7:00 pm All shows will be held at Town Hall, South Atrium, 1225 Trafalgar Road and are approximately one hour in length. So bring blankets, cushions to sit on and enjoy these shows with the whole family. Spaces are limited! Please call 905-815-2021 and leave your name and number of family members. Although these shows are free, a $5 per person donation would be appreciated. For more information, visit www.oakvillecentre.ca