Where: Dave Barber Cinematheque
When: 2026-06-12
Event Details:
Director: Jaimz Asmundson Run Time: 250 min.
Format: DCP
Release Year:
2026
Dash Jam is a short documentary series featuring the late, great filmmaker and musician Jaimz Asmundson, interviewing an incredible, diverse selection of prominent local Winnipeg musicians. Jaimz had the idea for this show while touring with his own band Ghost Twin, where long highway drives fuelled many deep, personal conversations.
The setting is a mobile interview – driving around in Jaimz’s beloved Honda Civic and chatting with each musician about their life and music. Throughout each interview, a duo of portable synthesizers and drum machines courtesy of Roland Canada is featured, affixed to the car’s dashboard and hooked up to the car stereo, providing a live, improvised and fresh soundtrack played by the special guest.
Jaimz did the vast majority of the live shoots in the fall of 2019 (making it a period piece of sorts at this point!). He then began the grueling editing process to distill over 2 hours of live footage for each interview into a snappy 15 minute episode. He was well into completing 5 rough cuts, when March 2020 happened, and everything changed. He was suddenly working from home, on his editing computer, and trying to figure out how to operate a movie theatre when movie theatres were not allowed to be open. I think we all know how that story goes. The project languished, and Jaimz was unable to complete it prior to his untimely death in January 2024.
After 2 long years of devoted effort, Dash Jam is here for your viewing and listening pleasure. Sit back and enjoy this wealth of stories, jokes, insights and tunes from the streets of Winnipeg. (Karen Asmundson)
Featuring a mid-screening discussion with curator Karen Asmundson, moderated by Abby Falvo. Join us after the screening for a reception in the Artspace lobby.
Program 1:
1. Matt Peters (Royal Canoe)
2. Alexa Dirks (Begonia)
Showtimes:
Fri, Jun 12: 6:00pm - https://davebarbercinematheque.com/purchase/2624/