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    • Odin's Shield Maiden

    Odin's Shield Maiden

    • 2007
    • 00h 04m 30s
    • Guy Maddin
    • Rent $200
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    Synopsis

    The shield maiden of Gimli yearns for the drowned fisherman Mundi while her acolytes in mourning aid her in this fact-based account of a tragic accident.

    Official Website

    • http://guy-maddin.com

    Categories

    • Experimental,
    • Oral Histories,
    • Psychology,
    • Body,
    • Environment + Nature,
    • Love + Hate,
    • Performance,
    • Short

    Shooting Format

    • Super 8mm

    Languages

    • None

    Additional Details

    • Music,
    • Black & White

    Available Subtitle

    • None

    Region

    • Manitoba,
    • Central Canada,
    • Prairies

    Screening Formats

    • DVD,
    • AppleProRes,
    • BluRay,
    • H.264

    Credits

    • Director: Guy Maddin

    Provided By

    • Winnipeg Film Group logo

    Festivals

    • Calgary International Film Festival
    • Gimli Film Festival - Manitoba
    • Atlantic Film Festival
    • EMAF (European Media Art Festival)
    • International Film Festival Rotterdam

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    Guided by the spirit of Evan Johnson's Cuadecec Manifesto (which calls for makings-of en masse), "Bring Me the Head of Tim Horton" is a strange, stirring and anarchic behind-the-scenes look at Paul Gross's new feature, "Hyena Road".

    Bring Me the Head of Tim Horton

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    • 2008
    • Guy Maddin

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    • 2005
    • Guy Maddin

    In a stunning collaboration with avant-garde filmmaker Guy Maddin, Isabella Rossellini celebrates the life and work of her father, director Roberto Rossellini, on the 100th anniversary of his birth.

    My Dad is 100 Years Old

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