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    Magical Thinking

    • 2005
    • 00h 04m 30s
    • Michael Stecky
    • Rent $200
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    Synopsis

    Magical Thinking uses the format of an intermittently distorted and disorienting multi-screen television newscast as a setting to tell a perfomative story of alchemy, ritual, and transformation.

    Categories

    • Experimental,
    • Absurdity,
    • Performance,
    • Short

    Shooting Format

    • Unknown

    Languages

    • English

    Additional Details

    • Dialogue,
    • Music,
    • Colour,
    • Sound

    Available Subtitle

    • None

    Region

    • Manitoba

    Screening Formats

    • DVD,
    • H.264

    Credits

    • Artist: Michael Stecky

    Provided By

    • Video Pool Media Arts Centre

    Festivals

    • Queer City Cinema
    • Reel Pride
    • Inside Out Film Festival - Toronto

    More By Michael Stecky

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    • 2012
    • Michael Stecky

    The story of a man lost in the Arctic during a blizzard and his mysterious rescuer

    A Stranger On The Land - A Ghost Story Nunamuliaqtalisaq Inuk

    Golden Room

    • 2008
    • Michael Stecky

    Golden Room is the third in a series of animated videos that use found materials to construct hallucinatory landscapes that are both visceral and uncanny.

    Golden Room

    Bubble Canopy

    • 2002
    • Michael Stecky

    'Bubble Canopy' is an atmospheric video shot entirely with a web cam using kitchen utensils, toys, other household objects. It shows a glimpse of a fantastical world seen through twin portals using imagery relating to the sea, and the mechanisms of travel. The music was also composed by Michael based on samples from easy listening orchestral records.

    Bubble Canopy

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