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Brandon recognized the financial support most people need as they begin careers in the arts and had student loans. He knew he was extremely fortunate to have friends and family with the capability and desire to provide him with the support he needed, and that not everyone was as fortunate.

After Brandon passed away, his friends encouraged the Flock family to start a foundation similar to the Arts scholarship program Brandon and Max founded with ZClay Fresh. 
 
The Brandon Flock Foundation offers financial and mentoring aid to disadvantaged students seeking their passion in the Arts.
 
The Foundation presently provides scholarships to The Vancouver Film School, Alberta College of Art and Design, The University of Calgary, and Emily Carr. Two Black Eyes will be another milestone of the ongoing support the Flock family and friends continue to work hard at; in Brandon's honour.

Over 50 Scholarships Awarded

The Brandon Flock Foundation has now awarded over 50 scholarships and donations to date, and continue to support initiatives across Canada for young artists.

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The BFF Scholarship

Anyone with a passion for the Arts that has been accepted to an accredited Art School that is in need of financial or mentorship assistance.

Beneficiary UofC Alexander Sewell - "I will never forget the day I found out I had won the Christine Young Memorial Bursary. A chill of happiness and excitement, as well as surprise, shot thru my entire body. Being from British Columbia, choosing the U of C as the institution I would attend was a difficult choice. I wanted to live on my own and experience a new city, but the financial commitment made the decision tough. I finally did end up deciding on Calgary, and the bursary I received from your foundation has eased the financial pain immensely. I am extremely thankful for being chosen for this award, and I can assure you that donors such as yourself are making a difference for students everywhere." 

How to apply

 

Send a letter to:

The Brandon Flock Foundation

#408, 3316 Rideau Place SW

Calgary Alberta T2S 1Z4

Tell us about your dream to be an Artist and why you need our help. Include the school you have applied to and we'll communicate from there.

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TWOBLACKEYES

AND THE UNFINISHED SCRIPT

BY TYLER TRAFFORD

Published by Frontenac House - available at www.owlsnestbooks.com (search twoblackeyes), any Lammle's location, any store on the Stampede Grounds (such as the store in the grandstand). Cover illustration by Mary Haasdyk (BFF scholarship recipient ACAD !!!!)

 

Inspired by the life of Brandon Flock and featuring Brandon's unfinished script - Buck Off.

SYNOPSIS

 

My name is Nathan Munro and I wrote Buck Off during the last 14 months of my life. It is about family and friends, and showing people close to you that you love them ... instead of saying goodbye.

In the fall of 2003 I was on my way to the expected: a high school graduation, a university degree, and then a downtown executive lifestyle like my well-intentioned parents – the Commotion. I had attended an expensive private school, gone on international adventure vacations and connected with almost everybody my age in Elbow Park, our exclusive neighbourhood. I was an honour student and a professional model: the perfect candidate for success.

Success fell apart when I switched to a public school in Grade 12 and signed up for a Film Studies class. There were only four of us in the class: me, Kayden, Stevie and Willie. Our teacher, Miss Emily Arbutus, didn’t care much about the curriculum. She had her own ideas and let us watch and argue about films like Deep Throat and Good Will Hunting.

My new friends showed me realities that didn’t drift across the river into my Elbow Park life. Willie showed me the dodge and duck tactics of welfare loneliness; Stevie showed me the black and blue of family violence; and bull rider Kayden taught me that getting bucked off wasn’t as painful as not trying.

I ate some arena dirt and that helped me figure out that to get on a bull like TwoBlackEyes all you need is a willingness to try and friends who will visit you in the hospital. I discovered I had a lot of try and good friends I could count on, and that I wasn’t just the little boy my parents knew.

The smoky and mysterious Miss Emily Arbutus encouraged me to write my first film script, Buck Off, a murder and revenge story about an over-protected son like me who was determined to live up to the eulogy of his bull riding champion father.

I twisted my Buck Off story inside TwoBlackEyes because sometimes I couldn’t tell the difference between my own story and my hero’s losing battle with his mother, The Ice Cream Queen. Writing these complicated scenes was difficult until Emily helped me. Yes, we had a good time together after I graduated.

 

I didn’t want to disappoint The Commotion so I never told them I wasn’t living their dream for me.

Emily, Stevie, Willie, and Kayden helped me finish my script.

I don’t know what the Commotion will think of my TwoBlackEyes gift to them. Maybe they will see how much I loved them despite their plans for me.

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