2001 film
| FILM(dzama) |
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| Directed by | Deco Dawson |
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| Written by | Deco Dawson |
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| Starring | Maurice Dzama |
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| Cinematography | Myles Langlois |
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| Edited by | Deco Dawson |
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Release date |
- September 9, 2001 (2001-09-09) (TIFF)
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Running time | 23 minutes |
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| Country | Canada |
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| Language | English |
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FILM(dzama) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Deco Dawson and released in 2001.[1] The film is a fictionalized biography of artist Marcel Dzama, as played by Dzama's real-life father Maurice,[2] shot on Super 8 film in a surrealist manner influenced by the films of Salvador Dalí, Luis Buñuel, Man Ray and Guy Maddin.[3]
The film was the fifth and last in Dawson's FILM series of experimental short films, following FILM(luster), FILM(emend), FILM(knout) and FILM(lode).[2]
The film premiered at the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Short Film.[4]
References
- ^ Katherine Monk, "Movies: deco dawson". Vancouver Sun, June 6, 2002.
- ^ a b Robert Enright, "Art Deco: The Films of Deco Dawson". Border Crossings, August 2008.
- ^ Robert Enright, "Art's deco". The Globe and Mail, November 4, 2000.
- ^ "Films from Nunavut, Manitoba big winners at Toronto Film Festival". Sudbury Star, September 17, 2001.
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