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CFMDC NEWS
Edinburgh International Film Festival: Deputy Director Genne Speers presented a special focus on Joyce Wieland on June 28 in the Black Box program. Pictured here at the Q & A with programmer Kim Knowles.
COME DOWN Screening: We had a great screening June 28 at TMAC. Here Member Services and Program Outreach Coordinator Morgan Sears-Williams introduces the screening. Thanks to everyone who came out and to Mikiki for putting together such a thoughtful and engaging program!
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REMEMBERING JOSEPHINE MASSARELLA
We are deeply saddened to announce the peaceful passing of filmmaker and long-time CFMDC member Josephine Massarella on June 22, 2018, surrounded by family and friends. Josie was an active member of the filmmaking community in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario, particularly at Factory Media Centre and LIFT. In addition to making work, she shared her passion for film by programming screenings and teaching courses in filmmaking and cinema studies.
Josie’s films include 165708 (2017), Night Stream (1996), and No. 5 Reversal (1989). They have screened at festivals worldwide and won numerous awards, most notably Best Experimental Film at the 2018 Ann Arbor Film Festival for 165708. Working primarily in 16mm, Josie loved the materiality of analogue film and experimented with single-frame cinematography and chemical processes. Her beautiful films offer a sensitive and thoughtful approach to the world, exploring themes of vision, light, nature, and time. Apart from her work, Josie will be remembered for her kindness, generosity, and enthusiastic support for her fellow artists.
There will be a retrospective screening of Josephine's work on Friday, August 10, 7pm at Factory Media Centre, 228 James St N, Hamilton.
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New Titles & Members
Welcome to new members (indicated in bold)
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3 Siblings by Sheena Rossiter, Sandro Silva & Nadia Sussman (Brazil/Canada, 2018, 22:21). Three siblings with different gender identities and sexual orientations bring us into their world during São Paulo's LGBT Pride Month.
America by Mehmoosh Fetrat (Iran/USA, 2018, 19:08). An Iranian journalist couple wants to move to America to escape the difficulties of their country.
Bobbi and Sheelagh by Barb Taylor (Canada, 2018, 12:00). Bobbi meets a mythological creature whose ancient battle for acceptance helps Bobbi overcome her own fears of being herself - a young lesbian.
Bubba by Daniel Hackborn (Canada, 2018, 2:58). Bubba is a portrait of the filmmaker's grandfather which becomes increasingly abstracted. The film asks: “How will the memory of our loved ones persist with us through time? How will they change?”
Flash Flood by Alli Mackay (Canada, 2017, 6:00). Deep within a dream, a cataclysmic flood washes over the planet, and reveals three unique perspectives on gender and identity.
HOME MADE by Diana Khong (Canada, 2017, 10:00). Home Made is an intimate, contemplative portrait of two queer tattoo artists navigating an industry traditionally dominated by white, straight, cisgender males.
My Fuzzy Valentine by Ben Edelberg (Canada, 2018, 5:03). A pulsating world of bug-eyed lesbian sasquatches and vaginal caves created from reclaimed textiles.
View by Freddie Lau & Rui Wang (Canada, 2018, 18:33). Nameer must take action, as he is being watched as a 'thief' by numerous viewers.
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- Images Contre Nature | Marseille, France | July 3-7 -- With 165708 by Josephine Massarella & Farewell Transmission by Mike Rollo. p-silo.org/Festival18/
- Early Monthly Segments = Karel Doing | Toronto Media Arts Centre | Toronto, ON | July 11 | www.facebook.com/events
- Exis Festival | Seoul, Korea | July 13-10 -- With Palmerston Blvd. by Dan Browne (EX-Now 3). exis.squarespace.com
- Tate Liverpool Biennal | Liverpool, UK | July 14 - Oct 18 -- Works by Joyce Wieland. www.biennial.com/2018/
- Christie Pits Film Festival: In the Mood for Love | Toronto, ON | July 15 -- With: Queen's Quay by Stephen Broomer; Numbers by Dan Browne; This Town Called Toronto by Izabella Pruska-Oldenhof. www.christiepitsff.com/in-the-mood-for-love
- Fabulous Festival of Fringe Film | Durham, ON | July 20-29 -- With: All Fall Down by Philip Hoffman; Cave Small Cave Big by Joële Walinga & Tracking Sasquatch (field report #1) by Christina Battle in This Is (Not) a True Story. www.fabfilmfest.ca
- Film Projector Restoration Day | Pix Film Gallery | Toronto, ON | July 29 | www.facebook.com/events
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IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE
Sunday, July 15 at Christie Pits Park, Toronto
With Queen's Quay by Stephen Broomer, Numbers by Dan Browne,
and This Town of Toronto by Izabella Pruska-Oldenhof.
Eats & Treats 6pm. Films at sundown. Free/PWYC.
Co-presented by CFMDC.
www.christiepitsff.com/in-the-mood-for-love
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Experimental and Expanded Animation
Nicky Hamlyn & Vicky Smith, eds.
This new book discusses developments and continuities in experimental animation that has proliferated in the context of expanded cinema, performance and live ‘making,’ and is today exhibited in galleries, public sites, and online.
www.palgrave.com/gb/book
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Janie Geiser's Stereoscopic Artifacts
By José Sarmiento Hinojosa, Desist Film, June 19, 2018
"Stereoscopic is an easy (sort of easy) way to describe the transmutation of the multiple overlayed images that recreate this sense of stereo-visual game, a game that is expanded in Geiser’s multiple work as an installation artist, visual artist and performer."
desistfilm.com/janie-geiser
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Pride in the City: Interview with Lisa Rideout and Corinne Dunphy
Toronto Outdoor Picture Show discusses the energy of Toronto, captivating documentaries, and larger than life characters with filmmakers Lisa Rideout & Corinne Dunphy.
www.topictureshow.com/rideout-dunphy
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Rose Lowder Interview in Desist FIlm
By Mónica Delgado, June 15, 2018
"I started to investigate, on how [film] was made, out of pure liking, with no other purpose than knowing and discovering. A different way of seeing, I was curious to know how the visual system works."
desistfilm.com/rose-lowder
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