Daïchi Saïto

Originally from Japan, Daïchi Saïto is a filmmaker working principally on Super-8, 16mm and 35mm formats. After studying philosophy in the US and Hindi and Sanskrit in India, he turned to filmmaking in Montreal, where he currently resides. He is co-founder of the Double Negative Collective, a Montreal-based artist filmmaking group dedicated to the exhibition and production of experimental cinema. Saïto’s work explores the relation between the corporeal phenomena of vision and the material nature of the medium, fusing a formal investigation of frame and juxtaposition with sensual and poetic expressions. His films have been exhibited in various venues both in Canada and abroad, including: The New York Film Festival; The International Film Festival Rotterdam; The Images Festival; The Toronto International Film Festival; The London Film Festival; The Hong Kong International Film Festival; Cinematheque Ontario; Anthology Film Archives, among others.