Directed by Matthew Rankin

Logline: A perfervid "docu-fantasia" about a historical incident in the life of Winnipeg Cinémathèque Programmer, Dave Barber.

Synopsis: Winnipeg Film Group. Deep in the winter of 1986. Guy Maddin is in the process of filming Tales from the Gimli Hospital and needs to rub a dead seagull on somebody's chest. Immediately, Dave Barber agrees, submitting his bare flesh to Maddin's road kill and to film history.

(This film was commissioned by the Winnipeg Film Group's Cinematheque for its 25th anniversary, Silverscope)

Distribution Contact: WFG

More Details

RUNTIME: 2 Minutes
GENRE: Narrative, Fiction, Comedy
PRODUCTION FORMAT: Super 8mm
LANGUAGE: English
LOCATION: Manitoba
TECHNIQUES: Hand Process (b&w)
KEYWORDS: Storytelling, Guy Maddin, Process, Absurdity, Surreal, Appropriation, Recreation