GREGORY CREWDSON: BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: Toronto Premiere

Films We Like (http://filmswelike.com)in proud partnership with the Reel Artists Film Festival (http://www.canadianart.ca), invites you to view the new, visually arresting tribute to celebrated American photographer Gregory Crewdson.

A New York Times Critics’ Pick, Ben Shapiro’s GREGORY CREWDSON: BRIEF ENCOUNTERS will leave you in awe of this artist’s imagination and his ability to capture the underlying drama in everyday American life. The film opens at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema on December 21, 2012.

BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA:
506 Bloor St. W., Toronto

Purchase advance tix here: http://bloorcinema.com/movies/Gregory-Crewdson-Brief-Encounters/?is_archive=0#Cinemon_MovieDescription

SHOWTIMES
Friday December 21st at 9:30pm
Saturday December 22nd at 9:30pm
Sunday December 23rd at 9:30pm
Tuesday December 25th at 9:45pm
Wednesday December 26th at 9:30pm
Thursday December 27th at 1:00pm
Saturday December 29th at 9:30pm
Sunday December 30th at 3:30pm
Tuesday January 1st at 4:00pm
Thursday January 3rd at 9:30pm


An acclaimed photographer with the eye of a filmmaker, Gregory Crewdson has created some of the most gorgeously haunting pictures in the history of the medium. His meticulously composed, large-scale images are stunning narratives of small-town American life—moviescapes crystallized into a single frame.

While the photographs are staged with crews that rival many feature film productions, Crewdson takes inspiration as much from his own dreams and fantasies as the worlds of Alfred Hitchcock, David Lynch, Edward Hopper and Diane Arbus. Crewdson’s imagery has also infiltrated the pop culture landscape—including his inimitable Six Feet Under ads and Yo La Tengo album art.

Shot over a decade with unprecedented access, Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters beautifully bares the artist’s process—and it’s as mesmerizing and riveting as the images themselves.

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