An exploration of the people of Manitoba’s Interlake through food

**The Recipes That Made Us** is a cooking show that 
explores the inheritance we receive from our ancestors, specifically in 
food and in recipes. Inspired by memories of cooking in the kitchen with
 all four of his grandparents, Joshua leapt at the opportunity to 
explore a similar experience with community members in Manitoba's 
Interlake region as a part of Theatre Projects Manitoba's Chautauqua: 
The Interlake Trail when he was commissioned for his first artistic 
project as an RBC Emerging Artist.

The Recipes That Made Us had 
many hands involved in front and behind the camera to make for three 
wholesome and captivating episodes. A special thank you to Janis Banman,
 PJ Jordan, Alice Bjornson, Marlene Taylor, Owen Eyolfson, and Martine 
Sawanis for all of your generous and loving contributions.



> [Watch all three episodes of The Recipes That Made Us on Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scfauBBu0VA&list=PLW7WA3ShUMZCqF7X_98GFcHlCAZ9A63uT)
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Jorgy, an 8 year old boy, attempts to end a once-in-a-century drought

Wildboy premiered as a part of WNDX Festival of Moving Pictures' One Take Super Eight (OTS8). For OTS8, films are shot in one take - no cuts, no splices, only in-camera editing allowed. The film is sent out to the lab for processing, audio can be added and then it all comes together - filmmakers and audience view the work for the first time during the event.

A @songsofluv production

Music, Story & Direction by Joshua Banman

The Cast of Jorgy Wildboy and The Siblings was played by my sister's kids, a set of my niblings. You did a fantastic job! Thank you for playing with your uncle for 3 days - especially day 2 working sunrise to midnight... 


Wildboy

An interactive, augmented reality art installation

A part of Culture Days Manitoba's Nuit Blanche 2021.

Joshua
built an augmented reality software that allowed a user to conjure super
powers by signalling gestures - an eyebrow raise would cause pink
lasers to shoot out of one's eyes. A "rock on" hand sign 🤘🏻 would call
lightning from the sky. An exposed palm, a fireball. A dropped jaw, a
halo. Joshua then mounted over twenty vintage televisions inside the two
glass displays at the Exchange District Biz and hid a camera and
computer so that when a person would stand in the centre of these TVs,
they would see themselves on all the screens at once, and be able to
conjure their super powers.

All of the above was never explained
to the audience - it was designed to remain mysterious and to reward the
most curious. There were only "breadcrumbs" for the audience to find
and which taught them how to conjure these super powers - a small TV in
the corner with a Nintendo Entertainment System playing a copy of a game
stuck at it's startup screen, and a poster that contained the following
logline:

> A talented angel battles with amnesia after falling from heaven into the heart of a small Canadian city.


[Check out a behind the scenes journey of Luv Lite from start to finish.](https://www.instagram.com/p/CVCJwO-gRjp/)
