Dear all
I’m very happy to say that I’m a subject of Mike Hoolboom’s new book “Practical Dreamers: Conversations With Movie Artists” (Coach House Books).
The book launch is this Tuesday at the Gladstone. It’s free. There will be talking and movies.
Daniel
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May 13th—An Evening with the ‘Practical Dreamers’
This Is Not A Reading Series launches a new book on Canada’s most exciting fringe filmmakers
‘The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.’ – Man Ray
What if movies were made the same way as suits: custom fitted, each one tailored for one person? On May 13th, join some of the brightest stars from Toronto’s fringe film and video scene as we showcase their dazzling and intriguing short films at the Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen St. W., Toronto). The launch of Practical Dreamers: Conversations with Movie Artists, presented in part by Pages’ This Is Not A Reading Series and the Images Festival, will also feature some of the artists in conversation with Practical Dreamers editor Mike Hoolboom. Screenings include works by Mini Onodera (Ville Quelle Ville?), Jubal Brown (TBD), Su Rynard (8 Men Called Eugene) and Richard Fung (Islands).
An Evening of Practical Dreaming with Mike Hoolboom
presented by Pages’ This Is Not A Reading Series, Coach House Books, the Images Festival, and Eye Weekly
featuring Mike Hoolboom and the films of Midi Onodera, Jubal Brown, Su Rynard and Richard Fung
The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W., Toronto
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Doors at 8:00 p.m., Screenings at 8:30 p.m.
Free
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About Practical Dreamers:
Welcome to the world of fringe movies, where artists have been busy putting queer shoulders to the wheels, or bending light to talk about First Nations rights (and making it funny, to boot), or demonstrating how a personality can be taken apart and put together, all during a ten-minute movie which might take ten years to make.
In Practical Dreamers, twenty-seven artists dish about how they get it done and why it matters. The conversations are personal, up-close and jargon-free, smart without smarting. The stellar cast includes visionary Peter Mettler; Middle East specialist Jayce Salloum; queer Asian avatars Richard Fung, Midi Onodera, Ho Tam and Wayne Yung; footage recyclers Aleesa Cohene and Jubal Brown; overhead projector king Daniel Barrow; First Nations vets Kent Monkman and Shelley Niro; international art presence Paulette Phillips; documentarian Donigan Cumming; and smartbomb Steve Reinke.
Mike Hoolboom is a film and video artist. He is the author of two books: Plague Years and Inside the Pleasure Dome: Fringe Film in Canada. He is a founding member of the Pleasure Dome screening collective and has worked as the artistic director of the Images Festival and as the experimental film coordinator for the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre. The winner of more than thirty international prizes, he has exhibited his work at the Museum of Modern Art, the Centre Georges Pompidou and major world festivals.
Contributors: Daniel Barrow, Cooper Battersby and Emily Vey Duke, Christina Battle, Jubal Brown, Daniel Cockburn, Aleesa Cohene, Donigan Cumming, Jeff Erbach, Richard Fung, Nelson Henricks, Helen Lee, Deirdre Logue, Alex MacKenzie, Peter Mettler, Kent Monkman, Monique Moumblow, Shelley Niro, Midi Onodera, Paulette Phillips, John Price, Izabella Pruska-Oldenhof, Benny Nemerofsky Ramsay, Steve Reinke, Su Rynard, Jayce Salloum, Ho Tam and Wayne Yung.
For more information on the book or the event, please contact Christina Palassio at christina@chbooks.com or 416 979 2217.
Dear all
I’m very happy to say that I’m a subject of Mike Hoolboom’s new book “Practical Dreamers: Conversations With Movie Artists” (Coach House Books).
The book launch is this Tuesday at the Gladstone. It’s free. There will be talking and movies.
Daniel
—-
May 13th—An Evening with the ‘Practical Dreamers’
This Is Not A Reading Series launches a new book on Canada’s most exciting fringe filmmakers
‘The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.’ – Man Ray
What if movies were made the same way as suits: custom fitted, each one tailored for one person? On May 13th, join some of the brightest stars from Toronto’s fringe film and video scene as we showcase their dazzling and intriguing short films at the Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen St. W., Toronto). The launch of Practical Dreamers: Conversations with Movie Artists, presented in part by Pages’ This Is Not A Reading Series and the Images Festival, will also feature some of the artists in conversation with Practical Dreamers editor Mike Hoolboom. Screenings include works by Mini Onodera (Ville Quelle Ville?), Jubal Brown (TBD), Su Rynard (8 Men Called Eugene) and Richard Fung (Islands).
An Evening of Practical Dreaming with Mike Hoolboom
presented by Pages’ This Is Not A Reading Series, Coach House Books, the Images Festival, and Eye Weekly
featuring Mike Hoolboom and the films of Midi Onodera, Jubal Brown, Su Rynard and Richard Fung
The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W., Toronto
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Doors at 8:00 p.m., Screenings at 8:30 p.m.
Free
***
About Practical Dreamers:
Welcome to the world of fringe movies, where artists have been busy putting queer shoulders to the wheels, or bending light to talk about First Nations rights (and making it funny, to boot), or demonstrating how a personality can be taken apart and put together, all during a ten-minute movie which might take ten years to make.
In Practical Dreamers, twenty-seven artists dish about how they get it done and why it matters. The conversations are personal, up-close and jargon-free, smart without smarting. The stellar cast includes visionary Peter Mettler; Middle East specialist Jayce Salloum; queer Asian avatars Richard Fung, Midi Onodera, Ho Tam and Wayne Yung; footage recyclers Aleesa Cohene and Jubal Brown; overhead projector king Daniel Barrow; First Nations vets Kent Monkman and Shelley Niro; international art presence Paulette Phillips; documentarian Donigan Cumming; and smartbomb Steve Reinke.
Mike Hoolboom is a film and video artist. He is the author of two books: Plague Years and Inside the Pleasure Dome: Fringe Film in Canada. He is a founding member of the Pleasure Dome screening collective and has worked as the artistic director of the Images Festival and as the experimental film coordinator for the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre. The winner of more than thirty international prizes, he has exhibited his work at the Museum of Modern Art, the Centre Georges Pompidou and major world festivals.
Contributors: Daniel Barrow, Cooper Battersby and Emily Vey Duke, Christina Battle, Jubal Brown, Daniel Cockburn, Aleesa Cohene, Donigan Cumming, Jeff Erbach, Richard Fung, Nelson Henricks, Helen Lee, Deirdre Logue, Alex MacKenzie, Peter Mettler, Kent Monkman, Monique Moumblow, Shelley Niro, Midi Onodera, Paulette Phillips, John Price, Izabella Pruska-Oldenhof, Benny Nemerofsky Ramsay, Steve Reinke, Su Rynard, Jayce Salloum, Ho Tam and Wayne Yung.
For more information on the book or the event, please contact Christina Palassio at christina@chbooks.com or 416 979 2217.