Film Format: 16mm

  • Air Cries – Misery Loves Co.

    Cindy was asleep under a maple tree/ Rolled over and said to me/ I dreamt of Air Cries/ I turned over, we were lying on the the/ dry cracked mud of a river bed/ Empty Water/ Puppies, Air Cries Only/ They don’t make a sound/ My eyes on fire with nothing/ to quell them/ A piece of steel in the heart/ Misery loves company When you’re on the job or at home, from far and wide, technicalities shatter at certain frequencies. Sensitivity between -10 and +4db is selectable, but if you question them, they maintain a most majestic silence. The…

  • Book of All the Dead, The

    “I feel closer to this epic-maker Elder than to any other living film-maker: and yet I feel an aesthetic opposition of such intensity that I’m certain I’ll be the rest of my life working Uphill to off-set this grand haunt.” Stan Brakhage THE BOOK OF ALL THE DEAD (1975-1994) The Book of All the Dead is comprised of three sections: The System of Dante’s Hell, Consolations (Love Is an Art of Time) and Exultations (In Light of the Great Giving). The cycle is made up of all the films listed here and some others (both completed and uncompleted). I have…

  • veronika

    The biblical prohibition of images word for word. God’s life story in the form of a trailer: from zero B.C. to the Second Coming of Christ – coming soon. See the eternal mysteries – NEW! Experience the miracles and sensations – LIVE! Feel the pain of crucifixion – YOURSELF! Enjoy the everlasting life – NOW!

  • Got 2B There

    For those who haven’t yet been there, “Got 2B There” offers guest-list access into the world of gay circuit dance parties – the hedonistic social epicentre of North America’s “A” list gay men. Born out of the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s, the circuit scene has become something of a paradox. On one hand, the parties raise thousands of dollars for AIDS organizations. On the other, critics charge that the circuit itself contributes to the spread of the disease and encourages the widespread use of crystal meth and GHB. This provocative film gives ample time to both sides. Shot at…

  • Kokoro Is for Heart

    This film features a sound composition and performance by poet Gerry Shikatani, and explores the relationships surrounding language, image and sound, set to the backdrop of a gravel pit. “When I got the footage back from the lab, I was disappointed because of the periodic flipping of the image. After screening the footage several times I realised that the malfunctioning camera rendered the filmed-nature, unnatural… and this poses questions: What is nature? What is natural?” – Phil Hoffman

  • Struck While the Iron Was Hot

    This documentary film offers a glimpse into the life of an ordinary housewife, the filmmaker’s grandmother, Sally Strauss, who 40 years ago was suddenly catapulted into a media hero by tripping a runaway bank robber. The film laces elements of another era, the sights and sounds of a tight Jewish community and the naiveté of good intent. A woman who reacts instinctually to the “just” way ultimately discovers that her heroic act unexpectedly creates an overwhelming tension in the family.

  • Book of Knives

    “Book of Knives” is based on seven psychiatric case histories dating from 1905 up to the present. These stories are linked through the interrogation of a modern day woman, Iris, who has murdered her plastic surgeon. “Book of Knives” is a short history of women, technology & madness in the twentieth century, and calls into question both the ethics and methodologies of western scientific enquiry.

  • stage fright

    The curtains are drawn, a clown stands in the spotlight, the reception is dismal. Before s/he can even begin to perform, debilitating fear takes over. Both sad and humorous, this film explores how one can be manipulated by the depths of fear.

  • Out and About

    A Canadian road movie that gets stuck at the American border. Alerted by four men’s flamboyance, fashion sense and ethnicity, border guards interrogate the travelers. As the questioning develops, the setting becomes increasingly surreal. The room becomes a dungeon and the main characters transform themselves from simple, everyday faggots, to raging Drag Queens. The immigration officers take on the roles of Dominator and Dominatrix. In this fantastic state, the dominating duo begins to torture the foursome in order to extract “Queer Academy” confessions.

  • Switch

    Set in 1949 Toronto, this film tells the story of Isabelle, a telephone operator who is leading a double life. She is having a clandestine affair with another operator, Alice, while her boyfriend Ricky is secretly making plans to elope with her to Niagara Falls. “Switch” is a camp forties-style thriller in which the desires of a lusty femme fatale lead to double-crossing, broken hearts and murder.