The Grasslands Project - Homecoming
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Across the Prairies, annual celebrations take place in countless small communities. These small-town gatherings are a major force in keeping rural communities vibrant. In Magrath, Alberta, this is the weekend when everybody comes home to participate in chicken chases, family reunions and massive community barbecues. We follow the celebrations through the actions of key volunteers, who are the cornerstone of these events.
Citation
Main credits
Parker, Scott (film director)
Parker, Scott (screenwriter)
Parker, Scott (director of photography)
Parker, Scott (editor of moving image work)
Christensen, David (film producer)
Other credits
Filmed and edited by Scott Parker; music composed and performed by Aaron Macri.
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(ambient noise)
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(ambient street noise)
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(birds cawing)
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(rumbling)
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(ambient street noise)
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(birds chirping)
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(ambient street noise)
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You have to go down that way.
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Okay, perfect, thank you.
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Are you in the parade?
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This is not a good float.
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You are not gonna win a prize.
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Can you please make
all floats come
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from the opposite direction?
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Okay, can you make sure the
horses go into the school
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parking lot?
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Did you get that?
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What?
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Just do it for the fun, right.
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(horn blaring)
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(sirens)
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I think it\'s the only time
the town triples in size
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is this day.
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(cans rattling)
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We need to get you to go
after this one, perfect.
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Don\'t run anyone over!
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Like, this is awesome.
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(horns & sirens)
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Hi guys!
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(sirens)
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We need someone to sit out
there and collect $5 a car,
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\'cause that pretty much gets
you into everything then.
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It\'s the weekend of the summer
when everyone comes home.
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(sheep baaing)
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Announcer: Our first event is
going to be a chicken chase.
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Come on out, all the
kids, you can come
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and catch a chicken.
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You guys want to catch chickens?
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Yeah.
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Announcer: Let\'s
chase chicken, go!
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Go!
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Announcer: There we go!
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Oh, get in there, get in.
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Keep them in, keep
them in, don\'t let out.
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This is purely volunteer work.
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Really it comes down to just
everyone\'s willing to pitch in
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and make it happen.
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I\'m worried about it kicking me.
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(crowd noises)
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(crowd cheering)
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Oh, he\'s not letting go.
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(crowd cheering)
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(applause & cheering)
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(ambient crowd noise)
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Maybe I, I\'m gonna have to have
an arm wrestle from my cousins.
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There are four or five
generations of family that are
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assembled here in my
mother\'s backyard,
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here for the town celebration.
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(sawing)
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(drilling)
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We\'re gonna do a little
race at the beginning,
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so we\'ll get everyone to line
up just over where the start is,
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just over here.
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I want a good clean race.
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You\'re gonna do three laps.
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On your marks, get set, go!
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(engines revving)
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I do it \'cause I love it,
man, it\'s a lot of fun.
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Woo!
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It\'s awesome leading up to the
event all the guys get together.
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It\'s just a bunch
of guys having fun.
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Definitely a group effort.
You couldn\'t do it without that.
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(sizzling)
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We got four barbecues on the go.
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Fourteen volunteers.
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Got a crowd of people
that are hungry.
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Anytime you\'re ready, I
can take these off here.
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We should do around
1500 in about an hour.
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It\'s a factor of safety.
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We are dealing with explosives.
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Pretty expensive for small
communities to afford fireworks.
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And so we come and provide
this show for them on a here,
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here\'s our volunteer part
of the community events.
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(explosions)
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(crowd cheering)
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(ambient street noise)
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