Film Format: Super 8

  • Game On

    “Game On” examines the glory of competition, the tension between opponents, the strategies of the game, the sweat of the players, the taste of victory. Shot on Super 8 with music by Kids on TV.

  • Cracker Barrel My Ass

    One mistificata version, but divertentissima – and one scratching taken in turn – of the history (true) of one chain American of restaurants that has decided to fire all the dependent gay or such suspiciones.

  • we two boys together clinging

    “we two boys together clinging” juxtaposes Elsie Wayne’s tirade in Parliament against gay marriage, with her repetitious, assumptive use of “we,” to Walt Whitman’s poem in which the personal is the political: “no law less than ourselves owning”, to question the interface of the law, personal freedom and moral judgement.

  • Boy in the Plastic Bubble, The

    “The Boy in the Plastic Bubble” is a remake of a 1977 TV movie-of-the-week starring John Travolta. Shot on super8 with Ken and Barbie dolls, this animated film explores the themes of adolescent love, isolation, plastic bubbles, beach parties and the boy next door.

  • Firefly

    A performance with projector which creates a dance of light.

  • Making Pictures

    “Making Pictures” is an experimental film that follows a fine art photographer being photographed by a documentary crew as he travels through China “making pictures” of massive industrial projects. The film contrasts the photographer and the laborers ‘at work’ and brings up complex questions about making art in that context. The film was photographed as a home movie on black and white super-8, hand-processed and blown up to 35mm for release. All of the lab work was done by the filmmaker including the optical printing and print processing. The texture of the film is as impressionist as the photographers’ work…

  • Stars Are Ruined, The

    “‘The Stars Are Ruined’ features 22 local Toronto glitterarti filmed in glorious Super 8. A moment in time. A performance. A filmed document made with love. Dedicated to the stars of the past, present and future.” (KC)

  • Pura Sangre

    Torn from the pages of a South American travelogue, “Pura Sangre” explores society’s obsession with sociological and biological bloodlines. Spanish-language version also available.

  • Everything

    A woman rants about god, bad haircuts, fame and money, while surreal images of her suburban life unfold beside her. Based on a poem by Janette Platana.

  • Toraanisqatsi

    Leif Harmsen’s remake of Godrey Reggio’s classic independent film “Koyaanisqatsi” was shot on Super 8 film entirely on location in Toronto by invitation to the Splice This! 2005 Super 8 Film Festival. Bob Wiseman wrote and performed the evocative instrumental soundtrack. “Toraanisqatsi” is an environmental thriller set in the Toronto of the 21st century, a city taken over by cars, fast food, electronic billboards, jetliners, industry and pollution. It is seen through the terrified eyes of a living breathing human. All transportation for this film was done by bicycle or foot.