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April 27 - May 4,2003 |
A festival of independence
In its 16th year Images Film and Video has grown in scope
By Angela Baldassarre
Originally Published: 2003-04-13
Lovers of independent and non-conventional cinema have found a veritable paradise in the city of Toronto during the months of April and May. It's during these months, in fact, that the burgeoning metropolis becomes home to a slew of specialized and critically acclaimed film festivals, one of which is Images Festival of Independent Film and Video.
Now in its 16th year, the festival which dedicates itself exclusively to independent and experimental video, film and new media has expanded to two theatres and 11 gallery and performance venues in downtown Toronto. The impressive line-up includes 170 films and videos, 17 new media art installations, four off-screen live events and an international symposium on urban space, technology and media.
Among the features screening at this year's festival is the Japanese film Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space by trees of Life directive. The anime picture details the heroics of a kitty who defies the evil powers of a corporation.
From France come three movies, Catherine Breillat's Brief Crossing, about the romance that transpires between two passengers on a ferry ride between England and France; Philippe Vartan Khazarian's I Love the Sound of the Kalachnikov, a documentary about dislocated Armenians following the 1915 genocide; and Chantal Akerman's From the Other Side, about Mexicans attempting to cross the U.S. border illegally.
Also screening is Bill Morrison's Decasia, a U.S. production that encompasses fragments from the early years of cinema; as well as Elija-Liisa Ahtila's Love is A Treasure, a Finnish picture focusing on a woman's psychological crisis.
This year Images includes a retrospective of Harun Farocki's work, including three feature-length non-fiction films by the Berlin-based filmmaker, as well as video installations.
Other programmes in this year's festival include Do the Wrong Thing, works by installation artist and curator Paulette Phillips; SOURCE: New Media Installations featuring 17 artists; and Images Live, featuring "expanded cinema" events where music and film are "manipulated" together. u
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