Canada Tag Archive

Music Video

Nu Sensae: I'm a Body

Dogs, faces and food form an effective trio in Cody Fennell’s promo for Nu Sensae track I’m a Body.

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Animation

Aesop: Kingdom of Frogs

Based on Aesop’s fable the Frog’s that Desired a King, Jesse Ewles has combined his unique stop motion style with the Dean Tzenos’ music for

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Music Video

Kathryn Calder: Who Are You?

In their promo for Kathryn Calder’s Who Are You?, directors Jesse Ewles and Cameron Tomsett bring together evolving shapes and pattern projections for a

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Documentary

4,748 Self-Portraits and Counting

When I initially hit play on Jeff Harris’ 4,748 Self-Portraits and Counting, I have to admit that a hint of cynicism did flicker across my mind. Why did

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Animation

The Joy of Books

Husband and wife Sean Ohlenkamp and Lisa Blonder Ohlenkamp, a team of volunteers and 50 hours of book animation has resulted in a massively impressive ode to

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Asides, Music Video

Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

You can always trust Arcade Fire to provide some music video goodness – this time with the help of director Vincent Morisset.

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Art & Fashion

The Canadian Affair

Shot on the Red MX and polished off with some fine post-production work, The Canadian Affair is an experimental short from the multidisciplinary Canadian

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Live Action

Small Town Murder Songs

Since making the transition from his homeland Sweden, Peter Stormare has found himself restricted to supporting roles as various foreign oddballs in some of

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Animation

Seedling

Animator Lee Tao reminds us just how beautifully traditional techniques can look in his short Seedling.

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN211: Ten for Grandpa – Doug Karr

How interesting is your grandfather? I’m willing to bet that no matter what he did in his younger years, it pales into insignificance when stacked up

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Music Video

Broken Social Scene: Sweetest Kill

Feeling like a scarier, more disturbing version of the Where the Wild Roses Grow promo, ex-wardrobe stylist Claire Edmondson doesn’t pull any punches in

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Film Festival, Live Action

EIFF2011: Mourning for Anna

Perhaps more than any other film I saw at the festival, the title of Catherine Martin’s Mourning for Anna serves as an effective summary for the film

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