For my partnership with Scotiabank, I created a miniature short film celebrating women’s hockey and the PWHL. The story follows a young girl growing up in the mid-2000s, practicing shot after shot on her backyard rink while imagining herself one day scoring the winning goal in a packed professional arena. To bring that idea to life, I built a series of handmade miniature sets, including a nostalgic childhood bedroom, a snowy suburban backyard rink, and a massive hockey arena filled with rows and rows of tiny seats.
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This project felt especially personal for me. I come from a hockey-playing family, and building that quiet backyard rink scene reminded me so much of the winters I grew up around in Canada. There’s something really special about those early moments, when kids are just out there skating and dreaming about where the game might take them.
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Scotiabank has long supported women’s hockey, from programs like Girls Hockey Fest to their sponsorship of the PWHL. Being able to tell a story about that journey, from young players stepping onto the ice for the first time to the professional stage, made this miniature world even more meaningful to build.

A quick personal anecdote about this video: it was inspired by my younger cousin Kayla Sauvé, who played hockey when she was a kid. I also brought in a few other family members to be part of the project. My cousin Mila appears at the beginning as the hand dropping the duffle bag onto the floor, and my cousin Christa MacIsaac provided the voice of the young girl.
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You can also watch my anamorphic widescreen cut on YouTube here: