117, Boulevard Dollard
177, Boulevard Dollard Directed by Stéphane Oystryk 2 mins, 2011 A film about my grandparents’ old house in St. Boniface PLAYS WITH: Grey Gardens
Grey Gardens
Grey Gardens Directed by David and Albert Maysles, Elen Hovde, Muffie Meyer 95 mins, 1975, 35 mm, Colour INTRODUCED BY ALBERT MAYSLES Grey Gardens is the unbelievable but true story of Mrs. Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edie, the aunt and first cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Mother and …
Québec Masters: Cinéma Direct
Québec Masters: Cinéma Direct Curated by Kristin Tresoor In the late fifties and early sixties, smaller film cameras and portable recording devices revolutionized filmmaking. Technological Advancement led to creative exploration and filmmakers broke from structured, scene-based documentary and brought cameras into real life. The NFB’s Montréal-based French Unit was home …
Salesman
Salesman Directed by Albert Maysles, David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin 90 mins, 1969, 16 mm, B&W INTRODUCED BY ALBERT MAYSLES Salesman follows four door-to-door Bible salesmen as they walk the line between hype and despair. Paul “The Badger” Brennan, Charles “The Gipper” McDevitt, James “The Rabbit” Baker, and Raymond “The …
Honky Tonk Ben
Honky Tonk Ben Directed by Ryan McKenna 14 mins, 2011 Honky Tonk Ben was a yodeling cowboy with a talent for creating extravagant pianos PLAYS WITH: Salesman
The Upsetter: The Life & Music of Lee Scratch Perry
The Upsetter: The Life & Music of Lee Scratch Perry Directed by Ethan Higbee and Adam Bhala-Lough 95 mins, 2011, video INTRODUCED BY ADAM BHALA-LOUGH The Upsetter is the fascinating story of Lee “Scratch” Perry, a visionary musician and artist from poor rural Jamaica who journeyed to the big city …
The Magus
The Magus Directed by Jaimz Asmundson 12 mins, 2011 The Magus is a multi-format, process-based experimental documentary that explores the root of artistic creation. This film documents visual artist C. Graham Asmundson’s body of work over a rigorous six-month period PLAYS WITH: The Upsetter
Nostalgia for the Light
An engrossing exploration of the connections between pasts human, political and celestial, the new documentary by Patricio Guzmán (The Battle of Chile, Salvador Allende) places his ongoing quest to expose the brutal truths about the Pinochet dictatorship within a truly cosmic dimension.
Maiden Indian
Maiden Indian Directed by the Ephemerals 3 mins, 2011 Curious about the recent popularity of mukluks and feathered headbands, three friends begin sifting through racks of new trends, collecting fashionable signifiers of Indigenous identity. Their window shopping is contrasted by a museum visit full of artifacts and ethnographic dioramas meant …
