About:
Roots: A pair of brothers, always on the move and resistant to permanence, spend the day in Vancouver, and pretend to call it home.
Banff: When Wriker and Chambers find themselves stranded in the Albertan woods after their father’s car breaks down, they must take their chances with a lonely cabin, only to find they may have had a better chance against a Canadian winter.
“Albireo: Banff” or “Albireo: Roots” depending on which one you pick!
By Annahis Basmadjian
Genre: Action or adventure, Fan Fiction
Format: Short story
Publication Status: Self-Published
Intended Audience: Adult, Ages 30 and older
Comparable Films / Books:
Disciples, Supernatural, and Uncharted
Content Considerations
Content Warnings:
- Violence or weapons, Injury, death, or gore, Substance use or addiction
Additional Notes:
- In one, somebody gets shot, in the other, there’s drinking.
About the Author
A graduate of UBC’s Creative Writing Program, and the University of Edinburgh's Master’s of Science of Creative Writing Program, Annahis' work has been featured all over Vancouver; in the Brave New Playrites Festival (Bookmarkers, 2014, Fog Lights, 2015), UBC’s Commerce Community Program (Psychopomp & Circumstance, 2016), the Cold Reading Series’ 4x3 Festival (Kidnappees, 2017), The Vancouver Fringe Festival (Rockefeller Evening, 2017), and Festival Dionysia (Hot Pursuit, 2018). Annahis was able to produce and mount her work independently after founding Rushed Productions LTD in 2018, breakthrough pieces being Albireo (2018) and Sigma Acapella (2024), both original, two act musicals.
Short Film Adaptation Idea
In Roots, the moment the brothers arrive in Vancouver, or the moment at the top of the steps
In Banff, the first gunshot or the moment the shotgun is pointed at Wriker’s face
