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i see me watching film image, director Sidney Gordon

i see me watching

Through formal experimentation based on the artist’s personal struggle with gender identity, a singular self has been split into two.

 

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Director
Cast

Taliesin Mason-McCrea

Credits
Country of Origin

Canada

Year

2022

Language

English

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Flashing/Strobing Lights

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8 min

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Fear, doubt, and loneliness give way to pleasure, empowerment, and reclamation—or, is it the other way around?

 

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Credits

Producer

Sidney Gordon

Screenwriter

Sidney Gordon

Cinematography

Emil Vargas

Original Music

Aysha Dulong

Director

Sidney Gordon headshot, i see me watching director

Sidney Gordon

Sidney Gordon is a queer multimedia emulsion-based artist, born and raised on Treaty 4 territory. They hold a Bachelor of Media Arts in Film + Screen Arts from Emily Carr University of Art + Design in so-called “Vancouver,” where they currently reside. In 2022, they won the Chancellor’s Award, Best Experimental Film, and the VIVO Distribution Award, and were longlisted for The Polygon Gallery’s Lind Prize in 2021. Their film and cameraless-photo works have been shown both locally and internationally.