''Yellowhead'' is a Canadian short film, directed by

Kevan Funk Kevan Funk is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. His debut feature film, ''Hello Destroyer'', was released in 2016.

and released in 2013. The film stars

Paul McGillion Paul McGillion is a Scottish actor, who has worked in television, film and theatre. He is best known for his role on the television series ''Stargate Atlantis'' as Dr. Carson Beckett. Early life McGillion was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Sco ...

as an emotionally detached industrial safety inspector travelling to mining and natural resource sites along the

Yellowhead Highway The Yellowhead Highway (french: Route Yellowhead) is a major interprovincial highway in Western Canada that runs from Winnipeg to Graham Island off the coast of British Columbia via Saskatoon and Edmonton. It stretches across the four western ...

in rural

Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...

and

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while neglecting his own health. The cast also includes

Michael Kopsa Michael Kopsa (January 22, 1956 – October 23, 2022) was a Canadian actor. Kopsa was best known for his role as Char Aznable in the English dub of ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' and for his role as Commander Volcott O'Huey in ''Galaxy Angel''. He als ...

and

Kurt Max Runte Kurt Max Runte is a Canadian actor based in Vancouver, British Columbia.Michael D. Reid, "Making the cut". ''Victoria Times-Colonist'', January 24, 2005. He is most noted for his performance as Dale Milbury in the 2016 film ''Hello Destroyer'', for ...

. The film premiered at the

2013 Toronto International Film Festival The 38th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 5 and 15, 2013. '' The Fifth Estate'' was selected as the opening film and '' Life of Crime'' was the closing film. 75 films were ...

, where it received an honorable mention from the jury for the Best Canadian Short Film award."Vancouver film fest a perfect fit for Kevan Funk; Young talent". ''

The Province ''The Province'' is a daily newspaper published in tabloid format in British Columbia by Pacific Newspaper Group, a division of Postmedia Network, alongside the ''Vancouver Sun'' broadsheet newspaper. Together, they are British Columbia's only ...

'', September 20, 2013. It was subsequently screened at the 2013

Calgary International Film Festival The Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) is a film festival held annually in Calgary, Alberta, in late September and early October. CIFF is the largest international film festival in Alberta and the sixth largest in Canada. The Festival's ...

, where Funk won the Alberta Spirit Award. It was later named to TIFF's annual year-end

Canada's Top Ten Canada's Top Ten is an annual honour, compiled by the Toronto International Film Festival and announced in December each year to identify and promote the year's best Canadian films."Canada's Top Ten awards will honour excellence in Canadian cinema" ...

list of the year's best Canadian short films.Cassandra Szklarski, "Canuck films starring Gyllenhaal, Radcliffe make TIFF's Top 10 picks".

Canadian Press The Canadian Press (CP; french: La Presse canadienne, ) is a Canadian national news agency headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Established in 1917 as a vehicle for the time's Canadian newspapers to exchange news and information, The Canadian Pre ...

, December 4, 2013.

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* 2013 films 2013 short films Films directed by Kevan Funk Films shot in Alberta Films set in Alberta 2010s English-language films Canadian drama short films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-film-stub