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    • It's My Mother's Birthday Today

    It's My Mother's Birthday Today

    • 2008
    • 00h 04m 00s
    • Guy Maddin
    • Rent $200
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    Synopsis

    This short biographical sketch of Dov Houle, the castrato know as the "Manitoba Meadowlark" who performed on tour with Brand Upon the Brain, follows a man and his eggs, a birdcage, chirping birds, and dust-covered, chirping children, all shot in Houle's home during the 2008 NFL Super Bowl.

    Official Website

    • http://guy-maddin.com

    Categories

    • Experimental,
    • Memory,
    • Time + Space,
    • Food,
    • Narrative,
    • Portraits,
    • Short,
    • Sound Art + Music

    Shooting Format

    • Super 8mm

    Languages

    • English

    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

    More By Guy Maddin

    Berlin

    • 2008
    • Guy Maddin

    Maddin's film incorporates found footage to provide a glimpse of wartime Berlin. Crowds of soldiers march in formation, play instruments and engage in training drills. Burning fires and a frantic pace contrast with the organized movements of the troops, perhaps foreshadowing the destructive events to come.

    Berlin

    My Dad is 100 Years Old

    • 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

    Sombra Dolorosa

    • 2004
    • Guy Maddin

    In this Maxi-Mexi-Melancolour short, the widow Paramo attempts to prevent further familial tragedy.

    Sombra Dolorosa

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