Canadian Premiere
Treated and multilayered Super 8 images are juxtaposed, illuminating tensions that bridge protest and reclamation with the perils of nationalism.
USA
2025
No Dialogue
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Credits & Director
Producer
Jeremy Drummond
Screenwriter
Jeremy Drummond
Cinematography
Jeremy Drummond
Editor
Jeremy Drummond
Original Music
Robert Donne
Jeremy Drummond
Jeremy Drummond is an artist, filmmaker, and field recorder born in Edmonton and raised in Vancouver and Toronto. Working at the intersection of documentary and experimental media, his art is informed by interdisciplinary research and a commitment to sustained, first-person fieldwork that explores cultural, historical, and socio-political relationships between people and place. Drummond teaches experimental film and video at the University of Richmond where he also runs the annual Frames of Reference program. His works have been exhibited in festivals, galleries, and museums worldwide.
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