NICOLE ARENDT

A minimalist short film shot on Mackenzie Beach in Tofino, set to a musical improvisation recorded by Brave New Band, with Chris Helman, soprano saxophone, and Nicole Arendt, marimba. Entered into Nanaimo's 2022 CineCentral One Minute Mobile Movie Challenge.

Second Place Winner in the McMillan Arts Centre TikTok Short Doc Film Festival as part of the 2022 BC Culture Days featuring original music by Brave New Band and starring Chris Helman.

80 year old Wilhelmina creates her dream garden, alone, after the death of her husband and is surprised to see how her community expands with this labour of love. Featuring a live performance in the garden by film director, composer, and musician, Nicole Arendt

Filmed on Vancouver Island in Nanaimo, BC, Canada, in the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of Snuneymuxw First Nations, by Brave New Band Media with the help of funding from the City of Nanaimo and the Province of British Columbia.

A simple conversation at work leads to an unexpected search for a very particular pencil, made all the more unusual because it would turn out to be the last day the musicians of the Vancouver Island Symphony would work together as a full orchestra for more than 2 years.

Filmed on Vancouver Island in Nanaimo, BC, Canada, in the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of Snuneymuxw First Nations, by Brave New Band Media with the help of funding from the City of Nanaimo and the Province of British Columbia.

Live performance of Elegy, composed by Nicole Arendt, at the Fall Moon Concert on October 24, 2021, presented by the Red Chamber Cultural Society. Featuring Chris Helman, soprano saxophone; Nicole Arendt, marimba and electric marimba; and Mark Beaty, double bass.

Produced on Vancouver Island in Nanaimo, BC, Canada, in the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of Snuneymuxw First Nations, by Brave New Band Media.

Live performance of Shirk the Work, composed by Nicole Arendt and Chris Helman, at the Fall Moon Concert on October 24, 2021, presented by the Red Chamber Cultural Society. Featuring Chris Helman, soprano saxophone; Nicole Arendt, marimba and electric marimba; and Mark Beaty, double bass.

Produced on Vancouver Island in Nanaimo, BC, Canada, in the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of Snuneymuxw First Nations, by Brave New Band Media.

Written by Nicole Arendt and Chris Helman. Official music video for Unintentional Emoji, with Chris Helman, soprano saxophone; Nicole Arendt, marimba; Mark Beaty, double bass; and Hans Verhoeven, drums.

We are grateful for the support of the BC Arts Council, the Yosef Work Family Foundation, and the City of Vancouver. Produced by Brave New Band Media on Vancouver Island in Nanaimo, BC, Canada, in the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of Snuneymuxw First Nations.