Genres: experimental

  • Coil

    A fisherman sits in his boat in the middle of a northern Quebec lake. What he draws from the lake is a synthesis of two worlds.

  • Xerces Blue

    A young woman arrives at a rural Ontario farmhouse looking for her genetics professor. There she encounters not the professor, but his two daughters. She begins to suspect that the children are the results of the professors research into cloning. The Xerces Blue was the first North American species of butterfly to become extinct because of human activity.

  • All the Right Moves

    Fagz vs. straights. Who are really the better dancers?

  • Past Perfect

    “Past Perfect” is a spirited meditation on the elusiveness and inaccessibility of (Jewish) history as conveyed through sightseeing tours of “Jewish” Poland, a grandmother’s recollection of life in America during War II, and memoir-like “last moments” of a great aunt believed to have died in Treblinka. Shot almost entirely in contemporary Poland, “Past Perfect” lyrically portrays the relentless yet ultimately futile attempt to resuscitate a history literally gone up in smoke. “It is not entirely out of line to call ‘Past Perfect’- filmmaker Cynthia Madansky’s meditation on Jewish history, notably the Shoah – spirited and darkly amusing. After all, Madansky’s…

  • Saskatchewan Part 2 (That’s My Wonderful Town)

    Brian Stockton’s series of eccentric autobiographical short films continues with “That’s My Wonderful Town,” an ode to Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada – past, present and future. The Supers return for part 2 with another stunning musical score, and the filmmaker’s son, Keaton L. Stockton, appears as “Kindergarten Brian.” “Saskatchewan Part 2” also features special appearances by Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, and David Letterman’s gas pump jockey, Dick Assman. Filmed in glorious 35mm Panavision®, this is Saskatchewan like it has never been seen before.

  • her carnal longings

    “her carnal longings” is a beautiful meditation on the human body and the film medium at a time when the futures of both are in question. Using the “emulsion lift” technique on 16mm film, sections of emulsion were lifted off, torn up or smudged, and then re-adhered. In combination with digital video technology, the filmmaker creates an intricate analogue/digital weave which explores both the body’s and the film’s surface. The film emulsion wrinkles, rips and dissolves – reminding us that it, like human flesh, is fragile and perishable.

  • Thorn Picker, The

    A camera-less, hand-painted animation inspired by the Roman sculpture La Spinozza, which depicts a young woman removing a thorn from the sole of her foot.

  • Mütter, Die (The Mothers)

    The Grimm Brothers recount their post-apocalyptic vision of a mother forced to give up her youngest child. Adapted from the German fairy tale “Godfather Death.”

  • Buoyant

    “Buoyant” is a charming experimental documentary which interweaves the stories of the Padded Lilies – a troupe of fat synchronized swimmers – and Archimedes – the Greek mathematician obsessed with floating bodies and inventor of the “Drystroke Swimulator.” It leaves us with the exuberant possibility of a fat body that literally and culturally rises, like cream, to the top. Please note: “Buoyant” can also be presented with live musical accompaniment. Contact the CFMDC for more information.

  • John Porter Sampler

    John Porter uses film as visual art, much like painting or sculpture,. Most of his 300 films are silent, very short and made in series, such aas landscapes, cityscapes, popular rituals, crowd documentaries, local histories, toy stories and “Camera Dances” in which he performs for the camera. Unlike most filmmakers, John shows his original films (no copies) and incorporates performance into the exhibition by miming in front of the screen, moving a hand-held projector around the room, and talking with the audience during the his films. He has been invited to many university film production classes to demonstrate a different…