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Playing Through is the story of Brandon & Nathan. Two friends playing a round of golf - Terribly. While Brandon does his best to distract his friend, every thought Nathan has rests on a looming phone call. A call that will reveal whether or not he has been diagnosed with cancer.
A documentary focusing on ex-convicts who reveal their struggles with trying to adapt to life on the outside.
Sadistic purity of transfer of raw emotions from the reading of the work of the Marquis de Sade “The 120 days of Sodom. Engraving and painting on film
Best Canadian Short Film - Ottawa International Animation Festival 2009
Features performances by: Necrophagist, As Blood Runs Black, Beneath The Massacre, Cattle Decapitation, Cephalic Carnage, The Faceless and Ion Dissonance. 1 As Blood Runs Black – Beneath The Surface 2 As Blood Runs Black – My Fears Have Become Phobias 3 The Faceless – Ghost Of A Stranger 4 The Faceless – An Autopsy 5 Beneath The Massacre – Nevermore 6 Beneath The Massacre – The System's Failure 7 Ion Dissonance – Cleansed By Silence 8 Ion Dissonance – The Surge 9 Cattle Decapitation – Unintelligent Design 10 Cattle Decapitation – Karma.Bloody.Karma 11 Cephalic Carnage – Counting The Days 12 Cephalic Carnage – Observer To The Obliteration Of The Planet Earth 13 Decapitated – A Poem About An Old Man 14 Necrophagist – The Stillborn One Drums – Marco Minnemann 15 Necrophagist – Ignominious And Pale Drums – Marco Minnemann 16 Necrophagist – Drum Solo Drums – Marco Minnemann
Twist and stomp through the kooky world of One-Man-Bands! See what wows Bowie, tunes in Beck, and inspires the Cramps – Let Me Be Your Band is a heart-pumping plunge off a curvy West Virginian highway that leads straight to the infamous One-Man-Rockabilly-Wild-Man, Hasil Adkins, and other like-minded innovator misfits! From Bob Log III, former bus driver turned punk infused Delta Blues band, to Washboard Hank performing on his kitchen sink tuba, all of the One-Man-Bands documented here are undoubtedly the best at what they do, for the simple reason that they are the only ones who can do what they do! Come hear the forbidden rhythms of the Lonesome Organist, Mayor McCa, and the Mysterious Asthmatic Avenger. Witness Eric Royer’s self-built 5-piece bluegrass band and the King Louie hurricane of sound! You’ve got to see it to believe it!
Can popular songs be appropriated to convey the experience of a gay-bashing in Moncton? Or the need for acceptance? In an ongoing series of autobiographical performance videos named Overmelodramas, the artist explores our relationship to violence and culture, and questions our polarized tastes for melodrama and documentary.
Excerpts from two conversations, one with Abdel Majid Fadl Ali Hassan (in Bourg al Barajinah refugee camp, near Beirut), and the other with Nameh Hussein Suleiman (in Baddawi refugee camp, near Tripoli, Lebanon), two elder Palestinians that have been living in the camps in Lebanon since they were children, forced to flee from their homes in Palestine in 1948. They discuss their displacement and the condition of their lives in a brutal permanent temporariness. Abdel Majid discusses issues of dispossession, and recites an eloquent poem told by the ruins of his house in Palestine where once he was allowed visit after his first 30 years of forced absence, and Nameh recounts her journey of exile and the present situation of her life.
Part of 1 of 7-part bio-collection feature Public Lighting (2004).
An idea for backgrounds never used, late 1940s. Silent film.
The video offers a nocturnal glimpse of Shanghai street life, depicting one of the typical neighbourhoods disappearing under the city’s urban development. The improvised sound track is a duet orchestrated for the ancient Chinese instrument the guzheng1 and for the cricket that sings only at night.
A late night musical request launches a nocturnal dreamscape.
The sweeping beauty and extraordinary natural wonders of America s premier national parks. Filmed and mastered in High Definition, Scenic National Parks takes you off the beaten path to discover untamed places, unique wildlife, and invigorating activities. Glacier National Park: Discover the many ways to experience high adventure in the land of shining mountains. Take an unforgettable hike along the Highline Trail, raft a wild river or travel by train aboard the renowned Empire Builder. Behold massive glaciers, and get close (but not too close!) to bears. Then, kick back at a high altitude chalet. Banff & Jasper: Explore a region famed for its hot springs, backcountry treks, and fantastic array of wildlife. Indoors, there are boutiques, elegant dining, and chateaux retreats. Getting there is an experience in itself, with train rides aboard the Rocky Mountaineer, scenic drives along the Continental Divide, and Snocoach rides across treacherous ice fields.
An old recluse helps a depressed woman finding her true self.
Pia Yona Massie's Sayonara Super 8 uses personal archival footage to ask questions about the fragile nature of memory, human relationships and the foibles of the medium itself.
“Confessions of a Str8 Drag King” is a one-hour documentary that explores the exotic world of femme identity and drag performance. “Confessions” chronicles the experience of “hetero-queer” straight girl Jessica Barrett as she develops her alter-egos, Lulu LeMoan and Lawrence Orlando. Under the tutelage of “drag daddy” Edward Malaprop and with the support of Stilettos and Strap-Ons Burlesque troupe Jessica learns to morph from hyper-feminine to ultra-masculine at the drop of a hat.
Using a robotic chair as the axis of entwined stories tied to the theme of suspension, Lynch and Dean explore autobiography in this challenging and complex work.
An unearthed time capsule consisting of footage of the maker's youthful self – an “exquisite corpse” with nature as collaborator. Bourque buried random out-takes from her first three films (all staged productions dealing with her family) in the backyard of her ancestral home (adjoining the grounds of a former cemetery) with the ambivalent intentions of both safe-keeping and unloading them (she was relocating). Upon examining the footage five years later she found that the material contained images of herself captured during the making of her first film. That discovery seemed handed over like a gift and prompted the making of this film, a metaphysical pas-de-deux in which decay undermines the image and in the process engenders a transmutation.
A new boarder who has no money is expected to pay for her room by alternate means.
A shadowed man splices together super 8 filmstrips of an overdosed junkie’s memories, causing her life to flash fragmented before her eyes in this incredible experimental deathtrip that would have made Stan Brakhage proud. Canada / Directed by Guillaume Fortin
This feature documentary follows Toronto mayoral candidate David Miller as he runs in the 2003 municipal election.
What's Next? is the latest mountain bike movie filmed and edited by Aaron Larock out of Victoria, B.C. Canada. Sponsored by: GEAX, RaceFace, Pinkbike, Banshee, Lavan Apparel and Straitline Components
Fishing the treacherous North Atlantic is everything a modern job tries not to be: it's brutal, dangerous and gruelling. Family and friends are left behind for weeks at a time. In The Voyage of the 7 Girls filmmaker John Brett joins skippers Wes and Marty Henneberry on four voyages aboard their 32-metre longliner - the 7 Girls - for an up-close look at the extreme demands of a job that tests body and soul.
A response to World Catholic Youth Day and the Pope’s 2002 mass in Toronto, "save myself" is a personal meditation on faith and loss. Why does thought require words, and is anybody listening?
Did you ever have a crush on Anne Murray, singing her greatest hits with your dress tucked into your pantyhose? And what about Anne of Green Gables? These questions and oh so much more are autobiographically answered by performance artist Dayna McLeod in this mash-up that mixes Anne Murray's, “You Needed Me” with the made-for-television Canadian classic, Anne of Green Gables. Originally commissioned as a performance piece for Anne Made Me Gay, curated by Moynan King and Rosemary Rowe, Buddies in Bad Times.
Sometimes topical treatments aren't enough to cure love's infections.
Temporary Tattoos applied to 35mm for eternity. An energetic conjuring of Manitoban spirits.
A self-portrait of Pruska-Oldenhof's childhood and native home in three segments of image, song and text. Images of her birth country are shown as she silently mouths a Polish emigrants' song, followed by a recording of her singing the same song as a child, followed by a text translation of the song into English.
A video diary of the things a Vancouver household had to do dealing with bed bugs.
An ode by a socially conscious carnivore to creatures that get crunched.
Done during war years. Silent film.
A car commercial send up in which Bambi meets Nissan. The question is: who’s who?
Islands is an experimental video that deconstructs a film by John Huston to comment on the Caribbean‚s relationship to the cinematic image. A story of unrequited love by a shipwrecked American marine (Robert Mitchum) for an Irish nun (Deborah Kerr), Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison is set in 1944 in the Pacific, but is shot in 1956 in Tobago using Trinidadian Chinese extras to portray Japanese soldiers. The artist’s uncle Clive is one such extra.
This Super 8 film was first presented as part of a ritual performance where Saragosa is naked and pulls a white piece of fabric out of her "yoni", pinning it up and projecting the film onto it in reverse, while speaking the words on the film. The performance was part of a collective recreation of Carolee Schneemann’s ‘Interior Scroll.’
This animated short, inspired by the Mi'kmaq legend "The Stone Canoe" explores Indigenous humour. We follow Little Thunder as he reluctantly leaves his family and sets out on a cross-country canoe trip to become a man.
A short film by Jacqueline Hynes made through Nifco's First Time Filmmaker Program.
The word JIB was originally coined by snowboarders to describe a certain style of riding. Rail grinding, sessioning half pipes, and boosting huge tricks off of jumps were all considered JIBBING. Through time, JIBBING came to be known as trick oriented riding in man made environments. And while trials riders, North Shore riders, and a handful of urban mountain bikers have been JIBBING for years, only recently has this discipline of riding gained enough momentum to finally be given its own name. JIB, the new video from Thor Wixom, is the first video of its kind...and the only video dedicated entirely to capturing the essence of the JIB movement. Riders: Aaron Edwards Brian Malkemes Chris Stewart Dan Cowan Danny Swan Jesse Walz Julien Meunier Mikey Martinson Shaun Miller Tyler "Super T" Klassen Vittorio Brummotti Von "V Dub" Williams
Toronto’s Clubland has become the most congested entertainment districts in North America. Yet many are not thrilled with the idea of cramming 50,000 fun-seekers into an area 1.5 sq. kilometres in size. Politicians, police, and condo dwellers prepare themselves each weekend for the inevitable onslaught of partiers. Developers have hundreds of millions invested into the area, clubowners millions, and the new residents...their life savings. The city’s old “Garment District” has gone from sweatshops to sweat boxes in a generation and now repeatedly makes the headlines asking the same question: what’s to be done? For the clubbers, their only question is “Where’s the party tonight?” This is Clubland.
This cameraless animation is about the 1:1 relationship between sound & picture: the 1:1 concept became the structure for the entire piece and spawns further thought about relationships between elements in cinema (artist to medium, viewer to screen, projector to film).
Television spare parts follow each other and grow in number on an electronic soundtrack. From an installation made of materials found in the street, this film emphasises the end of an era, that of analogue and passivity, and the beginning of another, that of IT and interactive systems. Like Hal in 2001 A Space Odyssey,television bids farewell.
A short film about bicycles, knitting, and love.
Without speech, life is movement, music, light, and colors. Babies discover and analyze the visual and auditory textures around them to learn to manipulate shapes and, later, language.
A short film that touches on sexual orientation, homophobia and acceptance. An animated figure swings at the viewer while a robotic voice whispers so that no one around him can hear. Slowly descending into self-doubt, he questions his choices and what he has become.
Three short stories cover ground ranging from heartbreaking family drama to pitch-black comedy.
An intimate and unflinching look at life in Iran, seen through the lens of those living at its fringes, 'Be Like Others' is a provocative look at a generation of young Iranians choosing to undergo gender reassignment surgery.
A poetic, performative documentary based on the improvised monologue of veteran actor Shahram Golchin.
Right from his adolescence, William Commanda started making canoes. His masterpieces have been shown all over the world. At 90 years young, he will once again build a birch bark canoe to teach his technique to Todd Labrador, a Mi'kımaq Indian from Nova Scotia. All while being a renowned artisan, he is today a loved canadian elder of the Algonquin nation, spiritual leader known for his inexhaustible drive to sustain indigenous nations all over the world, and his work toward global interracial peace and the protection of Mother Earth. During the 10 days of the canoe's construction, while sharing his daily life, we get to know William, his sense of humour, his personality, and his teachings. All with the simplicity and humility of an ordinary man, he's nevertheless quite extraordinary. Born on the eve of the First World War, he sees the end of his life approaching but nonetheless doesn't low his pace to improve the world in which he was brought to life.
Skywoman in Skyworld is asked by her husband to bring him a cup of water from the tree of life, as he lies on his deathbed. As she goes toward the tree, she falls through a hole in the ground. She falls to earth.
"Rockatiers" documents two friends, Glen McConnell and Stephen Goulet, who share a passion for creating the mind-boggling rock sculptures the seem to defy gravity.
Video I of Cartmell's unfinished series Shipwreck Theory. Part of Shipwreck Theory II (The Writing)
A compilation of various tests, techniques and experiments compiled from the 1940s - 1950s. Silent film.
The second thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.
The combination of constantly moving abstract imagery and a familiar-yet-cryptic soundtrack in HERE reflects the struggle of being aware and present in life’s moment(s).
Images of a car crash are digitally interpreted using a Nintendo Gameboy Camera. This video is an attempt to demonstrate the inherently dehumanized nature of digital images.
Les Panthères Roses (The Pink Panthers) confront Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.