30 x 30: One Night of Super 8 Films for Thirty Years of LIFT

Earlier this year my new film The Grand Design was screened at AGO Jackman Hall with other works commissioned by the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT). The program 30 x 30 will be screening at the Theatre and Centre Gallery at Museum London, Ontario, on October 18th, 2012.

“In celebration of three decades of filmmaking, the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) has commissioned thirty Canadian film veterans and emerging voices to make new works originating on or in the spirit of Super 8mm film. Without thematic guidance other than the small-format film gauge, these artists have produced everything from lively animations to sparse landscape studies and diaristic narratives. With this project, we not only celebrate LIFT, but film itself: since the end of film has been pronounced in favour of digital technology, there is beauty in the slow materiality of thousands of tiny pictures etched in silver.

The materials may have changed in thirty years, but the clarity of vision and expressive desire has remained. Some of the commissioned artists include Bruce Elder, Nobu Adilman, Mike Hoolboom, Midi Onodera, John Porter and Susan Oxtoby. Filmmakers will be present, as will LIFT executive director Ben Donoghue. LIFT is Canada’s foremost artist-run production and education organization dedicated to celebrating excellence in the moving image.” – LIFT

Full program details can be found on Museum London’s website.