Presenting Partner
Signature Partners
World Premiere
Seances
Storyscapes
| Canada | 20 MINUTES | English
Seances, co-created with the National Film Board of Canada, presents a wholly new way of experiencing film narrative. By dynamically generating a series of film sequences in unique configurations, potentially hundreds of thousands of new stories are conjured by code. Each will exist only in the moment—no pausing, scrubbing, or sharing—offering the audience one chance to see the generated film. This project, co-created by the ever imaginative Guy Maddin, is a visual discourse on the impact of loss within film. All the sequences pay homage to lost silent films from the early day of cinema. Seances is nostalgic but it is also frequently hilarious. Part of the joy and sadness of Seances is that many possible narratives are created but they can be only viewed once before they disappear forever.
Cast & Credits
Directed by
Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson
Winnipeg–based Evan Johnson and Guy Maddin are the filmmakers behind Forbidden Room(2015), and composer-designer Galen Johnson, the film’s production designer. It was Evan’s first feature film. Galen was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award in Production Design. Madden also works as an installation & internet artist, lecturer at Harvard, and writer.
Co-Creators
Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson, and the National Film Board of Canada
Producers
Alicia Smith, Dana Dansereau
Executie Producers
David Christensen, Loc Dao
Project Manager
Laura Mitchell
Operations and Production Manager
Janine Steele
Key Collaborators/Graphic Designers
Aubyn Freybe-Smith, Nickel Media
Contacts
Project Contact
Laura Mitchell
National Film Board of Canada
Vancouver, BC V6B 0G6
Phone: 604 666 9739
l.mitchell@nfb.ca
National Film Board of Canada
Vancouver, BC V6B 0G6
Phone: 604 666 9739
l.mitchell@nfb.ca
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The Rush system functions as a standby line that will form at the venue approximately one hour prior to scheduled start time. Admittance is based on availability and will begin roughly 10 minutes prior to program start time. Rush Tickets are the same price as advance tickets and are payable upon entry.
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