Film Format: 35mm

  • brouillard #1

    Thirty-two passages from a small path in the woods towards the edge of a lake are layered onto one another.

  • A mais forte (The Strongest)

    Will the apartment that put two sons together push two mothers apart?

  • Fiesta Brava

    A new cameraless animation from a master of the art. A fiesta for the senses!

  • Yarwood Trail, The

    Inspired by the artwork and sculptures of Walter Yarwood. This abstract film was created by carving stamps and applying the images directly onto the film using bleach. Frames were then hand painted and a soundtrack produced by drawing shapes along the optical sound area directly onto the film. Images represent the structure and design found in Walter Yarwood’s artworks, especially the colours of the acid washed bronze and patterns found in his paintings. Part of the TAIS Eleven in Motion program.

  • Canicule (Summer Day)

    A hot day in a working-class neighbourhood. There’s trouble in the air as young and old take to the streets. “Give me your tired, your poor Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free The wretched refuse of your teeming shore Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me I lift my lamp beside the golden door” – Emma Lazarus, The New Colossus, 1883 Selected Screenings: Les Rendez-Vous du Cinéma Québécois, 2011; L’Alternativa Festival de Cinema Independent de Barcelona, 2011

  • little prayer (H-E-L-P), a

    “Images of Houdini bound in chains flicker and spin amid laceration marks created through hand-processing.” – Vanessa O’Neill, San Francisco Int. Film Festival The images of Houdini chained and attempting to free himself: the stop-and-start (interruption-repetition) of his actions; the high-contrast of the images; the stroboscopic effect created by the rhythm of the shutter; the gashes in the emulsion from the hand-processing – combined with the layers of sound, all evoke the violence of a tortured soul in search of escape. NB: View in total darkness to appreciate full flicker effect. Image description: A grainy, sepia-tinted image of Houdini hanging…

  • Kardia

    “Kardia” tells the story of Hope, a pathologist who embarks on an unusual journey of reconciliation. Hope discovers that the experimental heart operation she underwent as a child has mysteriously linked her life with another. To unlock the secret of her past, Hope revisits the curious tale of her childhood, while at the same time, explores the landscape of love, loss and the human heart. “Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize”, Hamptons Film Festival (NY, USA) “Best Narrative Film” SCinema Festival (Sydney, Australia)

  • Traversée, La (The Crossing)

    Boy and Rabbit embark upon a voyage into the night. From a small paper boat, they watch the wooded shore and its special inhabitants… Selected screenings: Ottawa International Animation Festival, 2010; Les rendez-vous du cinéma québécoise, 2011; Melbourne International Animation Festival, 2011; London International Animation Festival, 2011

  • Zero Visibility

    An experimental film about the Victoria Bridge and the relative possibility of being seen under the conditions of distance, light, and atmosphere prevailing at a particular time.

  • Free Man

    When Michael’s partner of thirteen years, Charlie, dies unexpectedly, he is forced to work with his estranged mother-in-law, Celine, to plan his funeral. When they have a difference of opinion, Michael finds himself embroiled in a power struggle for the right to plan the memorial the way Charlie wanted. While Michael begins to dive deep into his psyche to keep the memory of Charlie alive, Celine turns to the legal system, stripping Michael of Charlie’s burial rights. Michael must use his music and the power of their union to confront his grief and mourn his dead lover.