Weds./ Dec. 10/ 9:00 PM
NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND: THE 46th ANN ARBOR FILM FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL TOUR 2008
Introduced By Deco Dawson
 
Ann Arbor is one of the most well respected programs of daring and experimental film work in North America, having screened work by filmmakers such as Kenneth Anger, Andy Warhol, Gus Van Sant, Yoko Ono, Crispin Glover, Agnes Varda and George Lucas. This program showcases the best of Ann Arbor’s 2008 Festival.

Deco Dawson: Background:

Selected by the Cannes Film Festival 2002 Residency Programme as one of the top 12 young filmmakers in the world, one the top 25 young independent filmmakers in North America by New York’s Filmmaker Magazine, and one of the top 10 Canadian Industry Trailblazers by The Reel World Film Festival, Winnipeg's Deco Dawson has been achieving international acclaim for his body of short film work for a number of years. 

Having directed and produced five short films, including FILM (dzama) the winner of the Toronto International Film Festival’s 2001 BEST SHORT FILM AWARD, and The Ann Arbor Film Festival’s 2002 BEST TECHNICAL INNOVATION AWARD, Dawson has screened his films in festivals across the globe.