October 30, Innis College, room 222, 8PM
Eric Leiser is an American, filmmaker, animator and holographer. Born in California, Leiser earned a bachelor’s degree in animation at the California Institute of the Arts while developing the stop-motion series Twilight Park. During its conception, Leiser worked props on SpongeBob SquarePants. Leiser’s holograms have been shown at a number of galleries. He has made numerous short films, eight of which appear in the DVD release Eclectic Shorts by Eric Leiser, and four features: Faustbook, Imagination, Glitch in the Grid, and Apocalypsis.
Guy Maddin is a Canadian filmmaker from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Since completing his first film in 1985, Maddin has become one of Canada’s most well-known and celebrated filmmakers.
Program:
HASTINGS CONQUEROR (2010, 6 minutes) DIR ERIC LEISER
THE EYE LIKE A STRANGE BALLOON MOUNTS TOWARD INFINITY (1995, 5 minutes) DIR GUY MADDIN
NORSK FOLKESANG (2011, 3 minutes) DIR ERIC LEISER
ZOOKEEPER NOTEBOOK (1997, 3 minutes) DIR GUY MADDIN
FOREST (2008, 2 minutes) DIR ERIC LEISER
THE HEART OF THE WORLD (2000, 6 minutes) DIR GUY MADDIN
DWELL WITH ME (2018, 4 minutes) DIR ERIC LEISER
SPARKLEHORSE – IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (2002, 3 minutes) DIR GUY MADDIN
LANDVÆTTIR (ICELAND) (2004, 13 mins) DIR ERIC LEISER
SPANKY – TO THE PIER AND BACK (2007, 3 minutes) DIR GUY MADDIN
PRELUDE (2001, 8 mins) DIR ERIC LEISER
SEND ME TO THE ‘LECTRIC CHAIR (2008, 7 mins) DIR GUY MADDIN
SCHISM (2003, 1 min) DIR ERIC LEISER
GHOST TOWN (2023, 3 mins) DIR ERIC LEISER
PINNACLES (2022, 2 mins) DIR ERIC LEISER
Tír na nÓg (2008, 6 mns) DIR ERIC LEISER
AD HOC aims to rethink what an experience of cinema can be. We seek to reposition historical landmarks and buried treasures within the on-going tradition of experimental and other non- commercial modes of filmmaking, drawing on work from Toronto, throughout Canada, and internationally. Within these parameters, we aspire to diversity in programming, as well as to multimedia and interdisciplinary screening events that bring together varied communities.
AD HOC = Stephen Broomer, Madi Piller, Jim Shedden, Bart Testa.
Thanks to Innis College and the Cinema Studies Institute for their support. Special thanks to Alberto Zambenedetti, Charlie Keil, Karen Reid, Eyan Logan, Sean Rogers, Robert Trevisan, Denise Ing, and the audio-visual staff of Innis College.