“Through Your Eyes” tells the story of Maria, a young Latin-American woman whose parents disappeared under the Argentinian military dictatorship when she was a child. Risking it all to uncover the mystery of their disappearance, Maria delves into her memories and history – a history which struggles to stay alive in a society which attempts to silence it. In Spanish with English sub-titles.
Filter Films
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“Pepe” shows us the transformation of animal to food. But the animal resists! It does not submit to the power of the knife, the spice and the heat. Who walks out victorious, the cook or the cooked?
Pepe
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In the first kitchen-grease-powered road movie, five women tour America fueling up on the waste oil their fellow travelers have left behind. From New York to San Francisco, the women careen across the nation in their modified van, fueled only by leftover restaurant frying oil. Through interviews and chance encounters, the video sardonically critiques the stranglehold petroleum has on our economy, while investigating the possibility of bio-diesel as an alternative. Shot in an energetic style, consistent with the do-it-yourself impetus of the project, this documentary humourously engages ordinary people in a serious discussion about transportation fuel. Selected screenings: MACBA, Barcelona, Spain, 2001; Global Visions Festival, Edmonton, AB, 1999; Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia, 1996; Images Festival of Independent Film & Video, Toronto, ON, 1996 Awards: Bronze Apple Award, National Education Film & Video Festival, Oakland, CA, 1996
Fat of the Land
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“Animal Nightmares” is a conceptual music film which explores the spiritual connection between man and nature. The conflict between man and animal states, extinction and existence, conjures the sad truth that our survival in the modern world is not a given. Featuring music and animation by Paul Watson.
Animal Nightmares
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Finally, straight out of the archives, this rare historical footage has been recovered from the National Synchronized Swimming vault. Ballet arms, jazz hands and strangely perfect routines make up the performances of six talented women, the “Sassy Synchronized Swimmers.” This team virtually walks on water during the Golden Cap Championship in the Banff National Park.
Sink or Swim
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A taxidermist talks about his philosophies on life and his experiences during more than 25 years in a small but competitive business.
Meat
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“Cathode Ray Tube” explores society’s obsession with television. While indulging in his favourite past time, Raymond’s brain goes into overdrive.
Cathode Ray Tube
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A mock commercial which documents the growing problem of pollution on the beaches and deserts of Baja, Mexico. We truly are a “Pepsi generation.”
Come Alive
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Dylan Griffin ventures into a world of chaos and beauty when he takes a job on the production crew of the world’s only African-American circus. Armed with a Super 8 camera, he documents the last day of a cross-USA tour as ringmaster Casual Cal talks about life with the Soul Circus.
Soul Circus
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The artifacts of filmed footage, photographs and postcards are used to construct a personal travelogue that consciously misrepresents the empirical truth of their contents. All of the picture and sound elements contained in this work were collected on the filmmaker’s travels.
Travel Film
