Breath/Light/Birth: Spirituality In Experimental Cinema
Thursday, October 14, 2010, 19:30h, Free entrance
Winnipeg Cinematheque
100 Arthur Street, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1H3, Canada

Curated by Heidi Phillips. Followed by a panel discussion to follow with Heidi Phillips and Amanda Dawn Christie.

The climate of contemporary film has grown comfortable in its absence of religious themes. However, when a film appears that asks any sort of question about God or even alludes to the possibility of a great power, it stands out. Dealing with these concepts of religion and spirituality in an artistic manner becomes daring in its infrequency. The films in the program were selected both from their use of content and their form. Not only is their thematic content important but also how they were made. They would all be described as experimental as the artist pays particular attention to how he/she uses their medium of choice, balancing both form and concept.

- untitled 2 (the last jew of edenbridge) by Sol Nagler
- Breath/Light/Birth by Bruce Elder
- We are experiencing… by John Kneller
- Path by Elvira Finnigan
- Quiero Ver by Adele Horne
- The Architect by Rick Fisher and Don Rice
- Fair Trade by Leslie Supnet
- King of the Jews by Jay Rosenblatt
- Playing Jacob by Amanda Dawn Christie