Dana Claxton & Paul Wong Screen at VQFF 2011
Two Winsor Gallery artists, Dana Claxton and Paul Wong, will be screening short films at the 2011 Vancouver Queer Film Festival, running August 11 - 21.
The artists' films will be shown as a part of a program of shorts entitled "Vancouver Visionaries", which is scheduled to play Tuesday, August 15 at 9:30pm at Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas (previously Tinseltown).
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"60 Unit: Bruise" by Paul Wong (screenshot)
Paul Wong's controversial (and possibly downright shocking) 1976 film, "60 Unit: Bruise", will open the program - warning: this one's not for the faint of heart. The film documents Wong accepting a needle into his arm full of his friend's blood, and the subsequent bruise-like marking that results. Almost innocently produced, the work takes on profound implications when viewed in this era when needle sharing is known to be extremely dangerous and still remains a complicated issue in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
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"The Hill" by Dana Claxton (screenshot)
Produced in 2004, "The Hill" by Dana Claxton takes on the form of a music video; however, there's more to this music video than just a catchy tune and a pretty face. Claxton intermixes images of Canada's House of Parliament in Ottawa, and shots of a young First Nations woman wandering around Parliament Hill, unsuccessfully attempting to gain access to the building. The film is a cutting political and social critique.
For showtime and ticket information follow this link: http://www.queerfilmfestival.ca/viewshowtime.php?stid=519
The artists' films will be shown as a part of a program of shorts entitled "Vancouver Visionaries", which is scheduled to play Tuesday, August 15 at 9:30pm at Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas (previously Tinseltown).
"60 Unit: Bruise" by Paul Wong (screenshot)
Paul Wong's controversial (and possibly downright shocking) 1976 film, "60 Unit: Bruise", will open the program - warning: this one's not for the faint of heart. The film documents Wong accepting a needle into his arm full of his friend's blood, and the subsequent bruise-like marking that results. Almost innocently produced, the work takes on profound implications when viewed in this era when needle sharing is known to be extremely dangerous and still remains a complicated issue in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
"The Hill" by Dana Claxton (screenshot)
Produced in 2004, "The Hill" by Dana Claxton takes on the form of a music video; however, there's more to this music video than just a catchy tune and a pretty face. Claxton intermixes images of Canada's House of Parliament in Ottawa, and shots of a young First Nations woman wandering around Parliament Hill, unsuccessfully attempting to gain access to the building. The film is a cutting political and social critique.
For showtime and ticket information follow this link: http://www.queerfilmfestival.ca/viewshowtime.php?stid=519
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