THU, OCT 15 / 7:30 pm
Curated by Heidi Phillips
FREE ADMISSION
Panel discussion to follow with Heidi Phillips and Amanda Dawn Christie
The climate of contemporary film has grown comfortable in its absence of religious themes. However, when a film appears that asks any sort of question about God or even alludes to the possibility of a great power, it stands out. Dealing with these concepts of religion and spirituality in an artistic manner becomes daring in its infrequency. The films in the program were selected both from their use of content and their form. Not only is their thematic content important but also how they were made. They would all be described as experimental as the artist pays particular attention to how he/she uses their medium of choice, balancing both form and concept. – Heidi Phillips
• untitled 2 (the last jew of edenbridge), by Sol Nagler (2003, 4.5 min)
• Breath/Light/Birth, by Bruce Elder (1975, 6 min)
• We are experiencing…, by John Kneller (1996, 16 min)
• Path, by Elvira Finnigan (2007, 3 min)
• Quiero Ver, by Adele Horne (2008, 6 min)
• The Architect, by Rick Fisher and Don Rice (2004, 4 min)
• Fair Trade, by Leslie Supnet (2009, 4.5 min)
• King of the Jews, by Jay Rosenblatt (2000, 18 min)
• Playing Jacob, by Amanda Dawn Christie (2005, 3 min)
About Heidi Phillips – Heidi Phillips is an experimental filmmaker based in Winnipeg. Phillips constantly sifts and searches through old films, lifting imagery and sound to recycle into her own layered and loosely structured narrative works.
