DAVID ANDERSON spotlight at the 8 fest !!
The Art of Simply Seeing: Spotlight on the Films of David Anderso
Curated by Milada Kovacova
Co-sponsored by LIFT
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Programming small-gauge film is like going on an archeological dig. Sometimes, movies are uncovered that fortunately havent been lost or dumped. David Anderson was active for two decades; starting off as a visual artist, he began making movies then ceased once he returned to painting and drawing. As David puts it, Before beginning to record I had no idea of the succession of events or how the film would conclude, my only plan being to respond to what was happening around me. His meditations on the everyday reflect back to the audience as fresh perspectives of the familiar. There is an intent to record and reveal from this context of the everyday with the draughtsman's eye for gesture, contrast and composition. Through a play with rhythm, repetition and highlighting, aspects of that reality are intensified. Definitely, this is a must see as one of Torontos hidden treasures reflecting back on the citys architecture, urban history and planning.
TEPERMAN 1974 8mm silent 7 minutes
TERMINAL 1974 Super 8 silent 3 minutes
MR. SIGNMAN, MAKE ME A SIGN 1977-78 Super 8 silent 22 minutes still above
BERLIN 1983 Super 8 silent 3 minutes
KINGSTON BY BUS 1975 8mm silent 7 minutes
PARKDALE 1983 Super 8 silent 3 minutes
LIBERTY STREET 1979-2015... Super 8 sound 20 minutes
David Anderson is a visual artist living in Toronto who has worked in various media including painting, drawing, photocopy and film. He has produced one-of-a-kind books and in 1977 won a Juno Award for best album cover design. He was a member of the Funnel Film Collective and exhibited work with the ChromaZone Collective, and at YYZ Artists Outlet and Edward Day Gallery, among others. Currently, Dave plays shinny, paints houses and practices life drawing.
Saturday 31 January, 7 PM
SPK Polish Combatants Hall 206 Beverley at Cecil
5$ admission / 25$ festival pass cash only
LICENSED VENUE!
Sponsored by Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto LIFT
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