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VICtOR JARA: tHE RIGHt tO LIVE In PEACE
CHASING ICE
DIR. JEFF ORLOWsKI 2012 | UsA | 76 MIn
FRI MAY 3 & SAT MAY 4 - 7:00 PM
SUN MAY 12 - 2:00 PM
Join us for a panel discussion on May 12 with Curt Hull (Project Manager of the Climate Change Connection) and others, on the issues confronting global climate change
In the spring of 2005, national Geographic photographer James Balog headed to the Arctic on a tricky assignment: to capture images to help tell the story of the Earth's changing climate. Even with a scientific upbringing, Balog had been a skeptic about climate change and a cynic about the nature of academic research. But that first trip north opened his eyes to the biggest story in human history and sparked a challenge within him that would put his career and his very well-being at risk. Chasing Ice is the story of one man's mission to change the tide of history by gathering undeniable evidence of our changing planet. His hauntingly beautiful videos compress years into seconds and capture ancient mountains of ice in motion as they disappear at a breathtaking rate. Chasing Ice depicts a photographer trying to deliver evidence and hope to our carbon-powered planet.
A co-presentation with the Climate Change Connection
STORIES WE TELL
DIR. sARAH POLLEY 2012 | CAnADA | 108 MIn
WED MAY 1 & THU MAY 2 - 7:00 PM
SAT MAY 4 - 9:00 PM
Award winner for Best Documentary at the 2013 Canadian screen Awards Stories We Tell, Polley’s maiden voyage into the world of documentary, is at heart a personal essay on the intractable subjects of truth and memory. Using a combination of archival footage, still photos and testimonials in a captivating visual assemblage, Polley examines the disagreements and varying narratives of a single family as they look back on decades old events. the responses from the storytellers chosen to share their version of things are heartfelt, revealing and even charmingly funny. – tIFF
“A remarkable movie …Must be seen to be believed.”
– NEW YORK TIMES
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2013 marks the 30th Anniversary of the Winnipeg Film Group’s Cinematheque.
the theatre began programming independent, classic and Canadian cinema on weekends at the nFB theatre Cinema Main in January of 1983. A move into Artspace in 1986 soon led to the addition of 35mm projectors, digital projection and new seats, which allowed us to expand our programming. the theatre is now recognized for its
outstanding commitment in supporting the work of Winnipeg and Canadian filmmakers and a diversity of programming choices. It is as necessary now as it was then. throughout the year we will host a series of special programming events to recognize our achievements. Join us in the celebration. thank you for supporting us for 30 years!
1 MAY / JUnE 2013
ALONE UP THERE
DIR. sEAn sHAUL 2012 | CAnADA | 85 MIn
SUN MAY 12 - 7:00 PM
THU MAY 16 - 9:00 PM
May 12 screening introduced by comedy writer Al Rae
Alone Up There explores the contemporary culture of stand-up comedy with a focus on the performer. Using interviews with several professional comedians and experts including Mike MacDonald, Marc Maroon, Ron James, Jeremy Hotz, Mark Breslin, Moshe Kasher, Eddie Pepitone and Rick Overton, Alone Up There asks the questions: "What kind of person can do stand up? And what kind of person would want to?"
"Solid, fun and entertaining."
– FLARE MAGAZINE
BEWARE OF MR. BAKER
DIR. JAY BULGER 2012 | UsA | 90 MIn
FRI MAY 17 & SAT MAY 18 - 7:00 PM
SUN MAY 19 - 2:00 PM
WED MAY 22 - 7:00 PM
Very few films can say their opening scene involves the main character breaking the director’s nose, but as this film’s title suggests Ginger Baker is a man to approach with caution. A madman and a genius best known for his work with Cream and Blind Faith, Baker is often lauded as the inventor of rock ’n’ roll drumming. the film now finds him living in his fortified compound in south Africa, with his 29-year-old internet bride and 39 polo ponies. Featuring interviews with his ex-wives, living musicians who know him (Eric Clapton, steve Winwood, Charlie Watts) this is a look back at a tumultuous career through explosive interviews with one of rock’s greatest characters. He returns to the stage in a 30 day sold out American tour caught on film. – Hot Docs
"A fantastically entertaining biography of the inventor of the drum solo."
– NEW YORK POST
SURVIVAL LESSONS: THE GREG KLYMKIW STORY
DIR. RYAn MCKEnnA 2012 | CAnADA | 56 MIn
WED MAY 15 - 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM
Introduction by Ryan McKenna and Greg Klymkiw. Featuring rare out takes from the film! Reception to follow.
First Winter director Ryan McKenna has created a terrifically entertaining portrait of former Winnipeg producer, writer and actor Greg Klymkiw. the 80s saw the birth of prairie post-modern cinema, a Winnipeg art movement that gained major international acclaim. At the centre of the movement, was the subversive punk renegade Greg Klymkiw, who produced, acted, and distributed all of the major works of Guy Maddin and John Paizs. Survival Lessons features candid interviews with Klymkiw and Maddin, who give intimate accounts of their friendship, the rise of Guy Maddin and the Winnipeg Film Group, the unique DIY style of prairie filmmaking as well as Klymkiw’s role on those early prairie post-modern film classics.
survival Lessons was produced for MTS Stories From Home
BEwArE OF Mr. BAkEr
IN YOUR DREAMS
DIRs. stEVIE nICKs & DAVE stEWARt 2013 | UsA | 100 MIn
THU MAY 2 & FRI MAY 3 - 9:00 PM
SUN MAY 5 - 2:00 PM
Tribute performer Julie C. Myers (aka Nearly Nicks) will perform a Stevie Nicks song prior to the screenings on May 2 and 3.
Fleetwood Mac singer and solo artist stevie nicks has entranced millions of fans worldwide with her poetic lyrics, sultry singing and her feather and lace style. now she and former Eurythmics singer Dave stewart have created an intimate portrait film about the writing and recording of nick's acclaimed album “In Your Dreams”. With cameras in tow, documentarian stewart and diva nicks set up shop in her home studio and reveal their collaborative creative process.
"A pretty fascinating journey with moments of insight... a must see for Nicks fans."
– LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR
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OCCUPY LOVE
DIR. VELCROW RIPPER 2012 | UsA | 77 MIn
SAT JUN 1 - 9:00 PM
SUN JUN 2 - 7:00 PM
WED JUN 5 & THU JUN 6 - 7:00 PM
Occupy Love explores the growing realization that the dominant system of power is failing to provide us with health, happiness or meaning. the film connects the dots in this era of rapidly evolving social change, featuring captivating insider scenes from the Egyptian Revolution, the Indignado uprising in spain, Occupy Wall street in new York, Indigenous activists at the Alberta tar sands, the climate justice movement, and beyond. Woven throughout the action oriented backbone of the film is a deep exploration of public love, and compelling stories of an emerging new paradigm. It features some of the world’s key visionaries on alternative systems of economics, sustainability, and empathy, including naomi Klein, Bill McKibben, Jeremy Rifkin, bell hooks and Charles Eisenstein.
ROOM 237
DIR. RODnEY AsCHER 2012 | IRELAnD | 102 MIn
WED JUNE 26 TO SUN JUN 30 - 7:00 PM
Wed June 28 & Thu June 29 screenings followed by a 9 PM screening of the shining
You will never watch stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror classic The Shining the same way again after watching this fanatical and hilarious documentary which explores numerous theories about The Shining and its hidden meanings. this guided tour through the most compelling attempts to decode this endlessly fascinating film will draw the audience into a new maze, one with endless detours and dead ends, many ways in, but no way out. Discover why many have been trapped in the Overlook for 30 years. Featuring clips from Kubrick, Mario Bava, Alfred Hitchcock and Disney cartoons.
"Mesmerizing... unique and unforgettable"
– ROLLING STONE
FIGHT LIKE SOLDIERS, DIE LIKE CHILDREN
DIR. PAtRICK REED 2013 | CAnADA | 83 MIn
FRI JUN 7 TO SUN JUN 9 - 7:00 PM
WED JUN 12 - 7:00 PM
Based on his 2010 book, Fight Like soldiers, this deeply moving story follows the journey of Romeo Dallaire through Congo, Rwanda and south sudan, in his battle to end the use of child soldiers. When you’ve been to hell and back, how do you shake the memories? this question has haunted General Roméo Dallaire since 1994, when he was the Un Force Commander during the Rwandan genocide. In 2006 he founded the Roméo Dallaire Child soldiers Initiative, an organization committed to ending the use of child soldiers worldwide, based at Dalhousie University. Will Dallaire succeed where others have failed? Or will he once again be forced to look on as the world turns away? shot in DR Congo, Rwanda, south sudan and north America, this film engages youth and adults alike, attracted by Dallaire’s magnetic personality.
GOING: REMEMBERING WINNIPEG MOVIE THEATRES
DIR. K. GEORGE GODWIn | 2012 | CAnADA | 83 MIn
SAT JUNE 1 - 7:00 PM & SUN JUN 2 - 2:00 PM
Panel discussion on Sunday on film exhibition and Winnipeg movie theatres featuring filmmaker K. George Godwin, film professors Howard Curle, Brenda Austin Smith and a live skype chat with Leonard Stone one of the founders of the PACE Cinema.
It is the 51st Anniversary since PACE Cinema opened in Polo Park in June 1962. the PACE Cinema was a pioneering theatre in the presentation of foreign and artistic films in Winnipeg. At one time there were 50 theaters operating in the city - from large single screen theatres to more modest neighborhood theatres. In conjunction with this historic date Cinematheque will present Winnipeg director K. George Godwin’s new documentary. In the film, Winnipeggers reminisce about the experience of attending these theatres from people whose families owned theatres to people who worked in them and those just entranced by the movie going experience.
PLAYS WITH
Night Mayor, dir. Guy Maddin, 2009, Canada, 13 min
this inventive Guy Maddin film tells the story of inventor nihad Ademi, who harnesses the power of the aurora borealis in 1939 Winnipeg. Ademi uses the power to broadcast images of Canada to its own citizens from coast to coast, but in the process angers the government.
IN MEMORIAM: JONAH NEPON
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of a member of the WFG family. Jonah nepon passed away on sunday, March 3, 2013 at the age of 29. Jonah worked at Cinematheque for three years and
was always a cheerful and positive presence to have around. Jonah’s passion was independent music and film and he spent countless hours promoting the Canadian independent music scene and through his promotional company, Ghost town Manitoba, he put on and promoted hundreds of shows across Winnipeg and Canada. Because Jonah was proud to have worked on Guy Maddin's Night Mayor we present this short as a special tribute. Jonah, you will be missed! We are comforted in the fact that we got to know you during your time here.
3 MAY / JUnE 2013
WAKE IN FRIGHT
DIR. tED KOtCHEFF 1971 | AUstRALIA | 109 MIn
(German w/English subtitles)
FRI MAY 17 & SAT MAY 18 - 9:00 PM
SUN MAY 19 - 7:00 PM
Alongside Mad Max and Walkabout, Wake in Fright is widely acknowledged as one of the seminal films in the development of modern Australian cinema. Wake in Fright tells the nightmarish story of a schoolteacher’s descent into personal demoralization at the hands of drunken, deranged derelicts while stranded in a small town in outback Australia. Believed to be lost for decades and virtually unseen until now, Wake in Fright returns fully-restored in stunning HD in what the new York Observer says “may be the greatest Australian film ever made.”
"A deeply – and I mean deeply – unsettling and disturbing movie. I saw it when it premiered at Cannes in 1971, and it left me speechless. It's beautifully calibrated. “
– MARTIN SCORSESE
I DECLARE WAR
DIRs. JAsOn LAPEYRE & ROBERt WILsOn 2012 | CAnADA | 94 MIn
FRI MAY 24 & SAT MAY 25 - 9:00 PM
SUN MAY 26 - 7:00 PM
WED MAY 29 - 7:00 PM
Skype Q&A with co-directors Jason Lapeyre and Rob Wilson on May 24
One of the smartest films at tIFF was this unique, exciting look at a gang of kids playing war games in the woods. Former Winnipeg writer and director Jason Lapeyre has created a tense story of several 12-year-old kids out for a fun time only to see events escalate in a chilling manner where power, jealousy and authority rise to the fore like the British classic Lord of The Flies or The Hunger Games.
“Armed with an arsenal of extremely talented child actors and combining shades of Full Metal Jacket and Lord of the Flies, Jason Lapeyre and Robert Wilson have created a one-of-a-kind action film.”
– TIM LEAGUE, DRAFTHOUSE FILMS
*Audience Award Winner, Fantastic Film Festival, Austin
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FEATUrE FIlMs
LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE
DIR. ABBAs KIAROstAMI 2012 | JAPAn & FRAnCE | 109 MIn
(Japanese w/English subtitles)
FRI MAY 24 & SAT MAY 25 - 7:00 PM
SUN MAY 26 - 2:00 PM
THU MAY 30 - 9:00 PM
Master filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami travels further afield from his native Iran for this mysteriously beautiful romantic drama filmed entirely in Japan. Like Someone in Love revolves around the brief encounter between an elderly professor and a sociology student who moonlights as a high end escort.
"Gorgeous, deeply mysterious and unsettling. Kiarostami's mastery is on immediate display. A bewitching and intriguingly ambiguous exploration of the roles we play with one another, and how nothing is quite what it appears to be....resonates with one long after the film is over."
– CHRISTOPHER BOURNE
lIkE sOMEONE IN lOVE
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GRAVITY AND GRACE
DIR. sOLOMOn nAGLER 2012 | CAnADA | 90 MIn
FRI JUN 7 & SAT JUN 8 - 9:00 PM
FRI JUN 14 - 7:00 PM
Introduced by Solomon Nagler
Hannah is about to have her third miscarriage. Working as a social worker at the Mission to seafarers, she discovers a stowaway drifting aimlessly in the harbour, and decides to give the young man shelter in a decommissioned, cold war era nuclear fallout bunker that is being redesigned by her partner to serve as an archive dedicated to hagiographic graphology (the study of the saints through their handwriting). Hannah then retreats to a secluded cottage deep in the woods to confront pain and illumination alone.
".... a haunting world of photographic landscapes. The impressionistic aspect of this luminous series of compositions is worthy of greats such as Bela Tarr and Andrei Tarkovsky. Winnipeg-Montréal-Halifax filmmaker Solomon Nagler brings an intuitive elegance to a modern-day tale of characters adrift.”
– FESTIVAL DU NOUVEAU CINEMA
THE SHINING
DIR. stAnLEY KUBRICK 1980 | UsA | 146 MIn
FRI JUN 28 & SAT JUN 29 - 9:00 PM
Based on stephen King's classic novel, stanley Kubrick's spellbinding foray into the realm of the horror film, is at its most gloriously diabolical as Jack and Wendy torrance take the grand tour…through the Overlook, the cavernous, isolated hotel where they and their young son Danny will be spending the winter as caretakers. In the hotel, the torrances find dozens of empty rooms, ominously huge windows, knives all over the kitchen and a maze on the front lawn...
"This is the story of a man gradually driven to destroy his wife and child, and it stops just short of pinpointing his rage...hair-raising...meticulously detailed and never less than fascinating."
– NEW YORK TIMES
BEYOND THE HILLS
DIR. CRIstIAn MUnGIU 2012 | ROMAnIA, FRAnCE | 150 MIn
(French w/English subtitles)
FRI JUN 14 - 9:30 PM
SAT JUN 15 & SUN JUN 16 - 7:00 PM
SUN JUN 23 - 7:00 PM
this harrowing visually stunning new film from director Cristian Mungiu, inspired by the non-fiction novels of tatiana niculescu Bran, unfolds in and around a remote monastery where pious young women toil dutifully under the ever watchful eye of an austere priest. Alina gets back from Germany to bring Voichita – the only person she loves and was loved by in this world – back to her. But Voichita found God – and God is the most difficult lover one can be jealous of.
"A brilliant, scary portrayal of irrationality and fear in Europe's dark heart. In the final act the film seems to bear a weird resemblance to Lars von Trier...enthralling, mysterious and intimately upsetting."
– THE GUARDIAN
ThE shINING
5 MAY / JUnE 2013
shOrTs & ArTIsT TAlks
Stories from Cambodia, dir. Cindy Chan, 2013, Canada, 11 min
Interviews with the filmmaker’s parents reveals stories from their past as survivors of the Cambodian genocide called the Khmer Rouge Regime (1975-1979).
A Frozen Moment, dir. Jorge Requena, 2013, Canada, 21 min
Coming from a war torn Bosnia, nihad Ademi arrived in Winnipeg with nothing 20 years ago. “Photography saved my life” says nihad. “It became the only thing I saw as reality, if I could take a picture of it, it was real, I was not living a dream.” His photographic search for the beauty of everyday things continues today. this is an inspirational story about the healing power of art.
Arrival, dir. Kirby Hammond, 2012, Canada, 22 min
A strictly observational film that chronicles the first week of orientation for two refugee families from Bhutan. the film starts from the moment they arrive in Canada. With ages spanning from 3 to 70, each family member has different questions and needs that must be met.
House of Justice, dir. Gertrude Hambira, 2009, Zimbabwe, 26 min
this film is about the "land reform" violence in Zimbabwe between 2000 and 2009. Although many farms were affected, the film focuses on three farms namely, Usasa seedlings, stockdale Farm, and Mt. Carmel Farm. It also discusses the attempt of the farmers to use the sADC tribunal to get justice. Upon the release of this film, Gertrude Hambira’s life was threatened by government officials and she fled to Canada.
STORIES FROM NEW CANADIANS THU MAY 16 – 7:00 PM
A sold out show at the Gimme some truth Documentary Festival, Stories from New Canadians offer unique perspectives coming from different corners of the world, from Bosnia, Bhutan, Cambodia and Zimbabwe. the stories range from the experiences of new refugees in Canada to those who have made a life here and why their experience back home had driven them away.
A Q&A with the filmmakers will follow the screening led by Carlos Vialard of the Manitoba Immigrant & Refugee Settlement Sector Association
Co-presented by the Manitoba Immigrant & Refugee Settlement Sector Association
MAY / JUnE 20136
REGULAR $55, UNTIl JUNE 30Th $45
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P, dir. Yuri A, 1999, Canada, 6 min
P explores a single theme: excrements. Babies, worms and flies, guide us through a compilation of facts and theories, approaching a theme often regarded as disgusting in a meaningful and humorous way.
DOIN’ GOOD: NEW CONTEMPORARY ASIAN SHORTS
THU MAY 30 - 7:00 PM
Curated by Leslie Supnet with introduction via Skype
Doin’ Good celebrates the creative depth and diversity from some of Canada’s contemporary Asian film and video artists. Focusing on insightful works that touch upon a range of subjects such as identity, intergenerational conflict and spirituality; this cinema from the Asian disapora pays tribute to the eclecticism of our community. From the hilarious performance video exploring childhood goals (Do Good) to a glorious 16mm film shot at 75 frames per second showcasing running subjects not to mention a 3D animated tribute to Guns n’ Roses...this cinema allows for joyful, lighthearted reflection.
– LESLIE SUPNET
Do Good, dir. Alison Kobayashi, 2009, Canada, 10 min
I catalogued my family’s home video collection. Animation and personal testimony weave together to craft an intimate and profound portrait of one person’s experience of police brutality.
Ladder Climb dir. Jon saski, 2006, Canada, 2 min
the artist’s fairly unsuccessful attempts at climbing an unsupported ladder. Exhibited as a single channel endless loop, the piece suggests both the desire for self improvement and the futility of the task.
The Others, dir. Aram Collier, 2008, Canada, 9 min
Features found footage of numerous ethnic characters and places them in a dialog with each other, literally by employing classic Hollywood editing style and storytelling tropes.
Cock Mountain, dir. Vinh truong, 2005 Canada, 5 min
An epic tribute to Guns n’ Roses.
A Bad Hair Day, dir. Meesoo Lee, 2010, Canada, 7 min
I was born and raised in Canada, but a few years ago my parents sold the house and moved back to Korea, I went to visit them there and recorded our difference of opinion about my haircut.
A+, dir. nobu Adilman, 2012, Canada, 6 min
Cinema finds its accounts in an uncommon ledger whose lines and tabulations conceal the greatest love of all.
Semi Auto Colours, dir. Isiah Medina, 2011, Canada, 6 min
Kids in the West End of Winnipeg learn to count to one.
Look At Them Run, Why Are They Running?dir. Brian Lye, 2008, Canada, 5 min
Brian Lye's gloriously shot thesis film at sydney Film school, with 10 minutes of film stock shot at 75fps.
Prayer Beads, dir. Han Han Li, 2012, Canada, 8 min
Chaos and peace, darkness and light, life and death among the dualites cycling through the dynamic animation of 108 prayer beads.
Doin’ Good has been generously sponsored by the Film Worlds Research Cluster, University of Manitoba and the Asian Heritage Society.
sPECIAl EVENTs
DECO DAWSON: FANTASTIC WORLDSFRI MAY 31 - 7:00 PM
Introduced by Deco Dawson
A retrospective look at Winnipeg filmmaker Deco Dawson’s career in conjunction with his recent award, the Manitoba Film Hothouse Award for Creative Development, generously sponsored by the Province of Manitoba. the Winnipeg Film Group honours Deco with a special program of some his work including a re-mastered Dumb Angel and a new trailer for his upcoming feature length documentary on Manitoba Hydro Place.
named one of the top 25 young independent filmmakers in north America by new York’s Filmmaker Magazine in 2002, Deco Dawson has been achieving international acclaim for many years. In addition to screening at major festivals worldwide, Dawson has been host to solo retrospectives of his work in France, spain, UsA and Canada. He has twice won Best Canadian short Film at the prestigious toronto International Film Festival - in 2001 for Film Dzama and last year for Keep a Modest Head. His films blur the lines between dramatic, documentary, animation and experimental film often creating fantastical worlds with miniatures, archival footage, meticulous set design and in camera effects. A technical innovator and brilliant editor he has set a high standard for works of imagination.
VICTOR JARA: THE RIGHT TO LIVE IN PEACE
DIR. CARMEn LUZ PAROt | 1999 | CHILE | 100 MIn
(Spanish w/English subtitles)
SUN MAY 5 - 7:00 PM
september 11, 2013 is the 40th Anniversary of Chile’s coup d’etat. the coup and its aftermath saw countless human rights violations, and many people were tortured and disappeared. As a result of this, Canada and Manitoba opened up its doors to receive many refugees from this community who were in perilous situations at the time. nearly 40 years later, the Winnipeg Chilean community has come together to reflect upon this history through a series of public programs. this screening of Victor Jara: The Right to Live in Peace is the inaugural event by the Chile 40 Winnipeg coalition, in partnership with the Mayworks Festival of Labour and the Arts and Winnipeg Cinematheque.
Victor Jara: The Right to Live in Peace focuses on the life and art of Victor Jara, who was revered within Chile for his work as a singer-songwriter, theatre director, folklorist and political activist. With historical footage and interviews, the film describes the dramatic story of how Jara, the son of an illiterate peasant, rose to international prominence as a Chilean folk singer. He eventually became one of the main proponents of Chilean “nueva canción” (new song) movement, which struggled through music and the arts to re-establish democracy in Chile. But his very prominence led to his ultimate detention, torture, and assassination days after the coup, chillingly recounted in the film. this documentary is a moving tribute and testimony to an artist of great vision and leadership, whose work helped unite a movement under a central goal: the right to live in peace.
Advance tickets are available online at www.winnipegcinematheque.com or at the Cinematheque office, 018 – 100 Arthur Street.
Emend, dir. Deco Dawson, 1998, 5 min
A young woman escapes her habitual tasks through an undesirable alliance with fate.
Luster, dir. Deco Dawson, 1999, 7 min
With the use of rapid cutting and lyrical movement, FILM (luster) concentrates on a young man who is foiled into choosing his fate by force of habitual nature.
Knout, dir. Deco Dawson, 1999, 10 min
A woman discovers a long rope strewn about and sets down to the task of complicating its simplicity with knots, eventually encountering a sinister and unrelentless incarnation of herself on the other end.
Dumb Angel, dir. Deco Dawson, 2005, 9 min
Equal parts improvisational performance, experimental film, behind the scenes documentary, music video and audio composition, Dumb Angel features sensational 17-year old rock drummer Anders Erickson in a strange, acute, hyper-reality where the unfaltering magic of cinema happens right before the camera’s eye.
Sluice Box and a Rocker, dir. Deco Dawson, 2009, 7:30 min
Pairing together archival audio of firsthand accounts of Dawson City’s founders and its fortunes, Deco Dawson photographs the contemporary ruins of Dawson City with such aching preciousness one cannot help but view the film as a visual requiem of a town that breathes the air of its deceased.
Sins of the Father, dir. Deco Dawson, 2011, 4:20 min
A collage film using children’s models and miniatures, in camera tricks and 16mm footage of abandoned farm houses that wholly captures the eerie doom of the original, in an uncompromising, re-imagined, retelling of Charles Laughton’s classic Night of the Hunter.
Keep a Modest Head (Ne Crâne Pas Sois Modeste), dir. Deco Dawson, 2011, 4:20 min
A dazzling and arousing portrait of an inimitable artist. Filmmaker Deco Dawson gives Jean Benoît the surreal treatment in Keep a Modest Head, a film as mischievous and fearless as the last surrealist himself.
Wondershows
Work in progress, a 16mm hand-processed, anamorphic, experimental film exploring the visual delights of the touring carnival.
Double Façade trailer
the film chronicles the history of modern architecture and rising emergence of the sustainable design movement in both Europe and north America. the movement finds itself reaching its pinnacle achievement for office towers in downtown Winnipeg of all places, a city known more for its distressed downtown and poor urban planning, then world class, international award winning architecture.
Deco Dawson: Fantastic Worlds has been generously funded by the Province of Manitoba
MAY / JUnE 20138
DILLER SCOFIDIO + RENFRO: REIMAGINING LINCOLN CENTRE AND THE HIGH LINE DIRs. MUFFIE DUnn & tOM PIPER 2012 | UsA | 54 MIn
WED MAY 8 - 7:00 PM
the brilliant new York design firm Diller scofidio + Renfro has long been at the forefront of design. Founded in 1979, the firm first stirred interest with its provocative exhibitions that blurred the boundaries between art and architecture. Includes commentary from the architects complemented by remarkable cinematography as well as interviews with a wide range of critics with insights into their projects and their unique process of reimagining the public identities of two major new York urban spaces.
CONTEMPORARY DAYS: THE DESIGNS OF LUCIENNE AND ROBIN DAY DIR. MURRAY GRIGOR 2010 | UsA | 77 MIn
WED MAY 8 - 8:30 PM
Robin and Lucienne Day transformed British design after World War II with striking furniture and textiles that signaled a new era of modernist sensibilities for everyday living. Robin’s revolutionary furniture designs introduced materials such as plastic, steel and plywood to homes, offices and schools.
the film traces the Days’ personal and professional progression over the course of their careers, spanning more than 70 years.
LIFE ARCHITECTURALLY, THE CHANGING FACE OF ARCHITECTURE, INNOVATION + DESIGN DIR. BRItt ARtHUR 2011 | AUstRALIA | 78 MIn
THU MAY 9 - 7:00 PM
Life Architecturally follows internationally acclaimed husband and wife team - architect Robert McBride and interior designer Debbie Ryan to discover what inspires their groundbreaking concepts, designs and architecture. this dynamic, down-to-earth, married-with-kids couple are leading lights in the modern architectural movement. Many consider their buildings works of art. And as with most art, it's often controversial.
Life Architecturally is sponsored by 5468796 Architecture Inc.
REGULAR OR SUPER: VIEWS ON MIES VAN DER ROHE DIRs. PAtRICK DEMERs & JOsEPH HILLEL 2005 | UsA | 57 MIn
THU MAY 9 - 9:00 PM
In 1967, at the end of a career spanning more than six decades, which included the design of the seagram Building in new York, the Lake shore Drive Apartment Buildings in Chicago, and the neue nationalgalerie in Berlin, architect Mies van der Rohe designed a simple gas station near Montreal. Regular or Super which examines Mies' entire body of work (more than 70 buildings) and a sparse style that reflects his motto that "less is more."
UTOPIA LONDON DIR. tOM CORDELL 2010 | UK | 82 MIn
FRI MAY 10 - 7:00 PM
Panel discussion to follow
Utopia London is director tom Cordell’s journey in film through the city he grew up in, meeting the architects who designed it, and reuniting them with the buildings they created. these young idealists were once united around a vision of using science and art to create a city of equal citizens. the film observes the method and practise of the Modernist architects who rebuilt London after World War II.
Utopia London is sponsored by JRWagner Architect Inc.
BIRD'S NEST: HERZOG & DE MEURON IN CHINA DIRs. CHRIs sHAUB & MICHAEL sCHInDHELM 2008 | sWItZERLAnD | 88 MIn
SAT MAY 11 - 2:00 PM
Many events for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games took place in the brand new, 100,000-seat national stadium, which because of its curved steel-net walls was soon dubbed by locals as the "bird's nest." Bird’s Nest chronicles the five-year effort. Herzog and de Meuron, find themselves working with China's largest state construction company, Chinese artist and architect Ai Weiwei, lawyers, and countless government bureaucrats.
MISSION STATEMENTS DIR. JORD DEn HOLLAnDER 2011 | HOLLAnD | 77 MIns
(Dutch w/English subtitles)
SAT MAY 11 - 7:00 PM
In 1991 the netherlands Foreign Ministry decided to promote Dutch architecture abroad. All over the world prominent Dutch architects designed new embassies. Mission Statements tells a sometimes humorous story of four of the most striking embassies–suriname, Germany, Mozambique and Ethiopia–and presents a candid, behind-the-scenes view of daily embassy life as well as ironic insights into the gap between intent and execution in both diplomacy and architecture.
DAVID CHIPPERFIELD: FORM MATTERS DIR. MICHAEL BLACKWOOD 2011| UK | 59 MIn
SAT MAY 11 - 9:00 PM
David Chipperfield is of one of Britain’s leading architects. When the tuscan city of Pisa commissioned him to create a master plan that would bring new vitality to this historic place, an exhibition of a selection of his work from the last 25 years was also invited. Chipperfield leads the way through the models, drawings and photographs of his designs, which were realized all over Europe, China, Japan, UsA and Mexico.
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Steven Holl: The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Bloch Building dir. tom Piper, 2008, UsA, 31 min.
One of the most artistically-minded architects practicing today, steven Holl completed, in 2007, a museum considered the apex of his 33-year career: the Bloch Building for the nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City.
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LEVIATHAN DIRs. LUCIEn CAstAInG-tAYLOR & VÉRÉnA PARAVEL 2012 | FRAnCE, UK, UsA | 87 MIns
THU MAY 23 - 7:00 PM
Preceded by a program of shorts curated by Open City. Skype interview with the directors and followed by a reception in the Artspace lobby.
Ever wonder what a documentary about the commercial fishing industry would look like from the product’s point of view? Leviathan is that documentary, or the closest we’ll ever come to it – an immersive, almost assaultive piece of subjective cinema designed to literally plunge us into the deep, experiencing the catch of the day from inside the nets. In collaboration with Harvard’s sensory Ethnography Lab, directors Lucien Castaing-taylor and Véréna Paravel strapped HD cameras to fishermen on a series of voyages. they’ve assembled the footage into a narrative of sorts, recreating a single night’s fishing off the new Bedford coast, where some of the action of Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick took place.
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