Canadian Artist Spotlight: James MacSwain
April 1, 2011, 9 PM
Workman Arts, St. Anne’s Parish Hall (651 Dufferin Street at Dundas)
PWYC
Atlantic native James MacSwain has made more than 20 films over the last 30 years, and it is with pleasure that Images presents a survey screening of his work for the 24th edition of the festival. His voice has become a pervasive and sophisticated contribution to the experimental film community in this country, often literally as his extensive use of voiceover–and his clever scripts–evince a considerable talent as a writer. MacSwain’s particular use of 16mm collage and animation appear deceptively simple, but his films have a lingering depth and poignancy that resists easy categorization. Images is excited to celebrate the classic work of a senior Canadian artist, but also to situate MacSwain’s practice among the work of so many young filmmakers who operate in a liberated world he helped to create.
Programme:
Amherst, 1983, super8 (on video), 9 min
Flower, 1986, 16mm, 8 min
Nova Scotia Tourist Industries, 1998, 16mm, 12 min
Alpha Expedition, 2000, 16mm, 17 min
Starboy, 2006, 16mm, 4 min
Fountain of Youth, 2010, 16mm, 10 min
For more info, visit www.imagesfestival.com