How to Enjoy Experimental Film

• H2EEF EXTRA: "Imprints" and "Codes for North" with Stephen Broomer

  As well as being a teacher, publisher of great Canadian experimental films, producer of video essays and numerous other talents, Stephen Broomer is a prolific writer and editor. Here, we discuss two of his major book publications (one as author and one as co-editor) with a third due to be published soon. The first of these books is Imprints: The Films of Louise Bourque, which he co-edited with Clint Enns and which collates a host of essays and supplementary material about Bourque's films. Louise has appeared previously on this show and the book was an invaluable resource for this episode, as well as a great starting point for any viewers interested to learn about her work. Buy this title here: https://www.blackzero.ca/products/imprints-the-films-of-louise-bourque The other title authored by Broomer is Codes for North: Foundations of the Canadian Avant-Garde Film, which charts the development of Canada's distinctive experimental film cultures including the work of artists like Jack Chambers, Michael Snow and Joyce Wieland. Buy this title here: https://www.blackzero.ca/products/codes-for-north-foundations-of-the-canadian-avant-garde-film

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• H2EEF Spotlight: "Restless Reflection" Stephen Broomer Discusses Josephine Massarella

  In the final of our brief surveys of the work of three significant Canadian experimental filmmakers, Stephen Broomer (responsible for the publishing of works by the three artists discussed recently) returns to the show to discuss the work of Josephine Massarella (1957-2018). Massarella's career spans works involving various formally radical approaches to filmmaking. From durational works like One Woman Waiting and Interference to more restless works using flicker such as Light Study and No End, the central concerns of her work remain consistent, including feminist and ecological concerns as well as a strong sense of kinship and shared humanity. Broomer has published her entire filmography on a blu ray disc now available from Black Zero. In this episode, Stephen discusses Massarella's work, his friendship with the filmmaker and reflects on various personal responses to her work. Buy the blu ray here: https://www.blackzero.ca/products/green-dreams View Stephen's video essay on Massarella's work here: https://www.artandtrash.ca/episodes/one-woman-walking

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• H2EEF Spotlight: "Look, Make, Learn, Teach" with Richard Kerr

  Richard Kerr is a giant in Canadian experimental film. His works span from early personal projects such as On Land, Over Water: Six Stories to his fiercely urgent trilogy of films with a focus across the border to the United States: The Last Days of Contrition (1986), Cruel Rhythm (1991) and Field Trip (2021). His output also includes formally radical works of "accelerated cinema" featuring, as you'll hear, Richard's theory of "Total Movement" in films such as Plein Air and House Arrest. An all-round artist, Richard's work also includes photography, painting and "film weavings", many of which you can view online. This episode takes a broad look at Richard's career, with a particular focus on the "American" trilogy, which has been released on Blu-Ray along with a short film and a host of extra features by Stephen Broomer at Black Zero. View some of Richard's films online here: https://vimeo.com/richardkerr View Stephen Broomer's video essay on his American films here: https://vimeo.com/groups/essay/videos/706234266 Buy the Blu Ray here: https://www.blackzero.ca/products/field-trips

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• H2EEF Spotlight: Electric Poetry with R. Bruce Elder

  Please be advised that this episode contains discussion of subjects that some listeners may find troubling. R. Bruce Elder is one of the most prolific and acclaimed artist filmmakers currently working in Canada. In this episode we discuss Bruce's journey toward his personal filmmaking practice and focus particularly on the first two films in his epic "Book of Praise" cycle: A Man Whose Life Was Full of Woe Has Been Surprised by Joy and its emotionally devastating follow up Crack, Brutal Grief. Both of these films have been recently released on the Canadian home video label Black Zero by filmmaker, writer and historian Stephen Broomer. Both blu-ray editions are jam packed with special features to help you better get to know these complex and fascinating works. Learn more about Bruce's films at: https://rbruceelder.com Buy the Blu Rays here: https://www.blackzero.ca

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• H2EEF Special: "Cinéma Graphique" with Dominique Willoughby

  Filmmaker, video artist and current president of the Paris Films Co-Op Dominique Willoughby returns to the show to discuss his own film and video works. Fascinated by the hypnotic power of cinema, his films and videos are simultaneously mesmerising and energetic experiences. In this episode, Dominique discusses his career from his earliest experimental works, (inspired variously by CinéDoc founders Guy Fihman and Claudine Eizykman as well as international artists Len Lye and Michael Snow) as he forged his own path to create a unique body of work. Also fascinated by pre-cinema artefacts, particularly Phenakistiscope stroboscopic discs, Dominique's films explore the viewer's capacity for perception in a manner quite unlike any other filmmaker. This episode features music from Parazite Système Sonore: Spot Phelizon & Joëlle Colombeau as well as music by Kaumwald. Dominique's book Cinéma Graphique (in French) is available to buy from Amazon. View many of Dominique's films via his Vimeo page: https://vimeo.com/domwilloughby For more info about Cinédoc, visit cinedoc.org

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