Mom and Dad and God
Friday, June 6 | 10:00 PM
new work by Zachary George, Jonathan Seungjoon Lee, Kalil Haddad, and Renèe Helèna Browne.
"Create significant distance between you and the source"
A feral prayer for those who’ve wounded us the most. God works in mysterious ways. A collection of four films, each unearthing the enduring wounds of family and faith. From the haunted recesses of the psyche to the tracks of amateur rally races, a play for vigilante justice, and a psychedelic trip to the dentist, this program cuts deep and runs the gamut from the sacred to the profane—amen.
*This program is rated 18A, viewer discretion is advised. Total runtime 57.5 minutes
I TOOK ACID AT THE DENTIST AND EVERY CAVITY
WAS A GOD SHAPED HOLE, dir. Zachary George
2024 | Canada | 11.5 | video | Manitoban premiere
EVERY CAVITY IS A GOD-SHAPED HOLE EVERY CAVITY IS A
GOD-SHAPED HOLE EVERY CAVITY IS A GOD-SHAPED HOLE EVERY CAVITY IS A GOD-SHAPED HOLE EVERY CAVITY IS A
GOD-SHAPED HOLE EVERY CAVITY IS A GOD-SHAPED HOLE EVERY CAVITY IS A GOD-SHAPED HOLE EVERY CAVITY IS A
GOD-SHAPED HOLE EVERY CAVITY IS A GOD-SHAPED HOLE
Dreams of My Father, dir. Jonathan Seungjoon Lee
2024 | South Korea | 15 | 16mm & video on video | Canadian premiere
Entering from the intimate and often complicated relationships between fathers and sons, Dreams of My Father explores memories and visions from God, gods, and ghosts and their reverberations in family lives.
The Boy Was Found Unharmed, dir. Kalil Haddad
2024 | Canada | 2.5 | video | Manitoban premiere
Jody remembers being eleven.
Sanctus!, dir. Renèe Helèna Browne
2024 | Ireland | 28.5 | video | Canadian premiere
Sanctus! examines devotion through portraiture, faith, and belonging. Set against the backdrop of Donegal’s rally car culture, Browne crafts a fragmented portrait of their mother, Helen, and her late brother John, a former rally driver. The film journeys through moments of ceremony and spectacle—from opening celebrations and pre-race rituals to race day and amateur drifting competitions. Interwoven with these events are intimate exchanges between mother and child, as they reflect on Helen’s relationship with faith, loss, and the afterlife.