Genres: experimental

  • Boy, Untitled

    A young black male’s ambitions and existential decisions are informed by the historical triumphs and tragedies of blacks and latinos.

  • The Pond

    A pond in a New York suburb holds a space for contemplation and voyeurism.

  • Like A Canon

    Li’l bunny moves past her fear of losing her home and into action and recruitment. A commissioned work for the ECHO PARK FILM CENTER in celebration of their 14th year of operation. Created and presented in part with hand-processed Black & White super 8 film.

  • summer femme winter butch

    a dyke rationalizes her dressing style

  • Tidal Phenomena

    Moon & sun. Ebb & flood. Wild & calm. Created conceptually as a full wall installation, but can be screened as a film as well.

  • disconnected

    Experimental rumination on depression. Inspired by Lost Connections by Johann Hari and Moving Through Depression by Laurel Swenson

  • Private View

    A view out my window and worries in my head. — A PRIVATE VIEW is a site-specific collective screening series curated by John Woods and created as a part of Iris Film Collective’s IN HOUSE series. What is private space and what is public? In the subdivided landscape of Vancouver privacy can be evasive, but each of us views our home as our castle and our homes’ windows give us a unique vantage point that is ours and ours alone. Iris member John Woods gave a roll of expired colour film stock to each of the members of the collective…

  • GIRLBAND

    Life on the road. It’s not easy. 50 hours of cub tour footage (1994 & 1996) boiled down to this. Thanks to Canada Council for the Arts, Vtape, Trinity Square Video and FAG for support.

  • 581 Bloor Street West

    A chunk of Toronto’s real estate, a historical landmark in fact, as it sits, in a state of sad transition.

  • 86 SE Marine

    A chunk of Vancouver Real Estate as it sits, stuck in the no-zone. —– In 2016, Iris Film Collective presented the first Vancouver Edition of One Take Super 8. 26 artists (IFC members and invited artists) were given one role of either Black and White Kodak Tri-X 200D or Colour Reversal Agfa 200D cartridges. All editing was done “in camera” as it was shot, and the film presented just as it was filmed. No peeking before the night of the screening, it’s straight from the Lab to the Screen. Artists chose to play their film silent or provide sound for…