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    • Against the Grain

    Against the Grain

    • 2012
    • 00h 06m 22s
    • Cooper (Roger D. Wilson)
    • Rent $100
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    Synopsis

    As an experimental look at the creative process, this film explores why artists take chances and push their art form beyond its possibilities.

    Categories

    • Experimental,
    • Animation,
    • Art + Artists,
    • Environment + Nature

    Original or Alternative Title

    • Against the Grain

    Shooting Format

    • 16 mm

    Languages

    • English

    Additional Details

    • Music,
    • Voice-Over,
    • Black & White,
    • Hand Processed

    Available Subtitle

    • None

    Region

    • Ontario,
    • Central Canada

    Screening Formats

    • 16 mm,
    • DVCam,
    • MiniDV,
    • H.264

    Credits

    • Director: Cooper (Roger D. Wilson)

    Provided By

    • Winnipeg Film Group logo

    Festivals

    • Dawson City International Short Film Festival

    More By Cooper (Roger D. Wilson)

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    • 2018
    • Cooper (Roger D. Wilson)

    41 years have passed and memories of childhood abuse still haunt his subliminal mind.

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    Baked Goods For Norman

    • 2015
    • Cooper (Roger D. Wilson)

    "To mark the 100th anniversary of Norman McLaren’s birth I baked this film for him." - RDW

    Baked Goods For Norman

    Brain Static: a self-portrait

    • 2009
    • Cooper (Roger D. Wilson)

    "Brain Static" takes the viewer into the mind of the filmmaker and his fear that one day he may face the same illness as his own mother.

    Brain Static; a self-portrait

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