“Swing” was rotoscoped from a 16mm print of the filmmaker’s son on a swing. The drawings were then scanned and assembled digitally.
Filter Films
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The death of her friend Corin spurs Liselda, a trans MTF, to recall her existence in Mexico. Her quest is to gain legal refugee status in order to obtain a sex change operation, acceptance and happiness in her adopted home of Toronto. In Spanish and English with English subtitles. Selected screenings: Inside Out Lesbian & Gay Film & Video Festival, Toronto, 2005; AluCine Latino Film & Video Festival, Toronto, 2005
Liselda’s Birthday
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A sampler of Codco theatre performances. “It isn’t half the film that ‘Dolly Cake’ is, but it’s about four times as entertaining…. It stuns you to think that this crowd of maniac Newfoundlanders was putting this stuff on stage across the country and getting away with it. The prints are very rough, and the film is, as the title says, a sampler which is why Codco fans enjoy it the most.” – George Grotz
Codpieces: A Codco Sampler
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Made in Japan (2.5 min.,1985): North American portrayals of Japan perpetuate the myths of Americanized culture, distorting and misrepresenting traditional values. Part of the triptych “Three Short Films.”
Made in Japan
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“Still to Go” depicts an existential roadblock. An animated character finds himself in an immobile walk cycle while attempting to cross the street. The ‘don’t walk’ signal is relentless and takes on a life of its own. The character seems fated to an unmoving walk cycle when his environment revolves to reveal the layers of his movements. Jack is exposed as a series of images at different stages in time. Still to go deals with cycles, layers transformation and rebirth. Selected screenings: Montreal World Film Festival 2005; Vancouver International Film Festival 2005; Los Angeles International Short Film Festival 2005.
Still to Go
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Inspired by the elements of nature on a journey through light and sound. Painted directly onto the film and accompanied by scratched optical sounds. A stream-of-consciousness motion painting. “A work of pure delight. A master of scratch animation, Reeves extends the tradition of visual music first explored in Canada by Norman McLaren. This is sublime work of cinematic dexterity.” – Philip Hoffman (Fabulous Festival of Fringe Film, 2005)
Element of Light
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Traces of birds become calligraphy. Handmade filmmaking creates impressions of flying. York University Award for Best Student Film, Images Festival, Toronto, 2005
Fly
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A document in the form of a portrait. Shot in June 2000 at Philip Hoffman’s Independent Imaging Retreat in Mount Forest, Ontario, this films stays close to the participants and the film medium itself as they work on their projects. With Becka Barker, Helen Hill, Deirdre Logue, Kelly Krotine, Alexis Rubenstein (1975-2002) and Karyn Sandlos. Thanks to Phil Hoffman, Sabastjan Henrickson of Niagara Custom Lab in Toronto, and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto. “Process must not be viewed as a goal or an end in itself, nor must it be confused with an infinite perpetuation of itself.” – Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, “The Anti-Oedipus
Working Portraits
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Olmo is a blue Italian ladies’ bike. After spending years abandoned in a dusty garage, Olmo finally sees the road again after escaping from a yard sale. What follows is an epic ride all over Toronto during which Olmo discovers the truth about being a bicycle in a vast urban metropolis. Part adventure-comedy, part environmental fable, “La Fuga di Olmo” is a light-hearted cautionary tale about what could happen if you don’t ride your bike.
Fuga di Olmo, La (Olmo’s Escape)
