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Camera and Christopher Merk

The Camera and Christopher Merk

Brandon Cronenberg, Toronto, Canada

  • Country: Canada
  • Year: 2010
  • Language: English
  • Producer: Jonathan M. Hodgson, Josh Clavir
  • Executive Producer: Niv Fichman
  • Screenplay: Brandon Cronenberg
  • Runtime: 15
  • Programmes:

Quiet Christopher Merk just found a new apartment. Getting to know his neighbours doesn’t require borrowing a cup of sugar; it means picking up the remote.

Alienation,  Urban Life,  Short Film,  Drama

Films in Short Cuts Canada: Programme 2

File Under Miscellaneous

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Camera and Christopher Merk

Brandon Cronenberg

Quiet Christopher Merk just found a new apartment. Getting to know his neighbours doesn’t require borrowing a cup of sugar; it means picking up the remote.

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Anne Émond delivers a stripped-down study of a young woman participating in a patient interview during her doctor’s appointment.

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Deconstructing a visionary in experimental film, this animated documentary presents the incredible creativity and emotional tumult that defined filmmaker Arthur Lipsett’s life.

Poudre

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Two young men, who have recently returned from military missions, struggle to reintegrate with civilian life while coping with the impact of their respective experiences.

screening times

    • Friday September 10
    • 6:00:00 PM
    • JACKMAN HALL - AGO
    • Sunday September 12
    • 12:00:00 PM
    • JACKMAN HALL - AGO

Note: indicates Premium Screening.

official description

Quiet Christopher Merk just found a new residence: Apartment/Channel 36. Getting to know your neighbours in this building doesn’t require borrowing a cup of sugar; it means picking up the remote. Merk settles in, but his own image doesn’t seem right. If Videodrome heralded a broadcast future, this richly visualized examination of modern technological voyeurism and exhibitionism depicts a disturbingly possible present. AR

director bio

Brandon Cronenberg was born in Toronto, where he attended Ryerson University’s Image Arts Film programme. His student film, Broken Tulips (08), played as part of the Festival’s Student Film Showcase. The Camera and Christopher Merk (10) is his latest short film.

full credits

Principal Cast: Philip Riccio, Kyra Harper, Daniel Matmor, Haley Shannon, Greg Thomas
Producer: Jonathan M. Hodgson, Josh Clavir
Executive Producer: Niv Fichman
Cinematographer: Charles Angus Taylor
Editor: Andrew Cividino
Sound: Derek Oxley
Music: Chris Thornborrow
Production Designer: Jessica Ennis
     
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