DOORS 6PM / FILMS 6:30PM
TMFF's Archival Department is proud to present our first ever 'TMFF Retrospective'! Featuring student work from the 1970s-Present, this eight-film curation shows the visions of Toronto's youth across generations.
Snow What (1975) - dir. William Reeve
16mm Print!
A portrait of a ski hill being replenished with snow. A beautiful, wordless ballet of weather, machines, and workers against a psych-rock score.
Eddy (1977) - dir. Andrew Bialowas
16mm Print!
A documentary about a mute garbage man named Eddy. In a largely verité approach, Bialowas observes Eddy’s working life.
X-Walk (1985) - dir. Terry O’Brien
16mm Print!
A mockumentary about the struggles between the Canadian Union of Traffic Employees (C.U.T.E.) and the Canadian government during a strike of crossing guards in Toronto.
All Flesh is Grass (1989) - dir. Susan Oxtoby
16mm Print!
An associative collage of images from Susan Oxtoby’s journeys through Toronto and upstate New York.
Colourbars (2005) - dir. Timothy Moore - 2m
The Colourbars prepare for a take in this animation-live action hybrid.
Captain Coulier: Space Explorer (2009) - dir. Lyndon Casey - 12m46s
Captain Anthony Coulier casually leads his Canadian alien and robot crew through interstellar space.
Firecrackers (2013) - dir. Jasmin Mozaffari
Two friends yearn to leave their small Ontarian town to make something of themselves.
Paradise Falls (2013) - dir. Graham Foy
Two kids squat in an abandoned, magical mansion with a mysterious history, until they realize they are not alone.
We are proud to present this event in a hybrid 16mm-Digital screening thanks to the hard work of the Film + Photography Preservation and Collections Management program.
TMFF would like to thank MUBI for sponsoring this event.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.