Film Format: Super 8

  • Snap

    A collection of pictures and old autograph-book rhymes capture a particular glance at a life.

  • Rock

    Rocker dude takes us on a tour of the prestigious sites of his past gigs, including the local post office, hair cutting salon, and grocery store.

  • Dinky Menace

    A spoof in which Super 8 filmmaker Irving Speck fights to retain his artistic integrity in the face of the big Hollywood machine.

  • my I’s

    “my I’s” is a visual journey through time, space, and memories of the filmmaker from her childhood to the present. Not parting with her Super 8 camera for four years, she accumulated a variety of images from different parts of the world and from different times of the year. She then combined these images with home movie footage of herself and her mother. Pruska-Oldenhof’s childhood memories of Sunday afternoon walks with her mother – to a park, a field or a castle – and seeing the world through her mother’s eyes has shaped her mind and even her filmic eye.…

  • My Life in Dance

    A romp across the filmmaker’s dance floor of life. A personal reflection on film, dance and living queer.

  • Mothercraft

    In part, a thank you to his mother, and in part a musing over how he became so “arty.” Filmmaker Roy Mitchell looks at his mother, her life, and the inspiration she gave him.

  • Letter to Margot

    “Letter to Margot” chronicles one woman’s experiences following the abrupt end of a long-term relationship with her lover and partner, Margot.

  • Lady Godiva

    Shannon fixes her cravings for Lady Godiva chocolate bars.

  • Land Slide

    “Land Slide” is a collage of Super 8 footage and found sounds merged through time and space in an exploration of colour and light, consciousness and imagination. An ambiguous trance rhythm moves sound and image freely across the screen, inviting viewer to play a part in the daydream.

  • Bye

    If you love something, set it free. If it comes back to you, you’re going to get what you deserve. Based on a time in the director’s past and his pet fish, this short piece looks at the point in his life when having the beautiful boyfriend just wasn’t enough.