Program List

ABYSS

Commissioned by Animator film festival, Poland.

1000 PLATEAUS

A musical celebration of travel, jazz and road maps, this abstract film was created entirely in the front seat of a car with ink, paint and other simple tools

THE BABBLE ON PALMS

Individuality and common experiences in the modern world

BRU HA HA!

Bru Ha Ha! is a short handmade 35 mm film that uses paint, emulsion scratches, and dry transfer lettering to represent voices and instrumentation. “Unplanned” as a spontaneous study of inhuman relationships of abstract characters.

CASINO

A film for my Father, who gambled with love.

CHANGING EVAN

I think my daughter is a puzzle. Just when I thought everything was O.K. the chicken pox struck...

PLAYTIME

Jock MacDonald painted in both worlds: figurative and the abstract. Playtime pays homage to his dedication, spirit and wonderful subject matter – both real and imaginary

FIESTA BRAVA

The bull fights are over. Now, the bulls invite you to the world’s biggest party.

MINUET

An essay in color harmonics and visual overtones. Commissioned by the 2003 Images Film and Video Festival, Toronto.

SNIP

Shards of film fly from the screen with the frenetic sounds of Fats Waller on the piano. In Cinemascope

THE CURSE OF THE VOODOO CHILD

The cycle of sex, birth, fire and childhood. Will my child repeat this cycle, or invent a new one? In Cinemascope!

ORGANIC

Joy, vitality and a steampunk organ. A perfect recipe for direct cinema. "Organic" was created with an ancient mariner's technique called "scrimshaw". This film was originally commissioned for the closing ceremonies of the 2019 Annecy International Animation Festival.

WHEN THE SUN TURNS INTO JUICE

This film, taken from my 4 year-old daughter’s metaphor for a sunset, was originally created as an art gallery installation housing a 200-foot long acrylic filmstrip painting next to a black box screening room for the film.

SHIMMER BOX DRIVE

Thoughts, visions and reflections from the driver’s seat.

TWO EASTERN HAIR LINES

An Exploration of communication and isolation/east and west.

DIDRE NOVO

Juju African Sacred music provides the trip through the handmade graphic jungle of hand

OPTICAL ITZAK

My son, Itzak, looks at a lot of things. Maybe, this is what he sees.

PERF DANCE

A visual reinterpretation of dance and animated found footage

CROSSING VICTORIA

Ten years ago, I made a treacherous, late night winter journey across an old, Montréal historical landmark. Through the freezing rain, wind and snow, these were the ironclad hallucinations that I encountered on my path

CAMERAS TAKE FIVE

The enduring romance of the lines. A visual exploration of Dave Brubeck’s Jazz Classic, “Take Five”. In Cinemascope!