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This project is a poetic documentary and essay film about displacement and loneliness in the modern world and the seemingly impossible fantasy of a better reality. This work relies on appropriation in both image and sound in order to create something that is at once familiar but unknown. Security camera footage of empty spaces andContinue reading “how to get from here to there”

Pathways (working title) by Warren Chan Digital; ~6-9 minutes. Logline: A sparse experimental documentary that uses Downtown Toronto’s labyrinthine PATH system as a backdrop to explore feelings of alienation in sterile, consumerism-driven liminal spaces. Synopsis: Since the era of vaporwave, millennial artists and videographers have demonstrated a fascination with dead malls, a symbol of consumerContinue reading “Final Project Proposal”

I want to explore the idea of “Living Here” through the lens of hyperreal spaces. What is the city of Toronto? Is the city defined by the lived experience of being in the space, or is it defined by mediated images? Do mediated images precede the reality of the space? Or are they the realityContinue reading “Living Here”

I am interested in creating an experimental poetic documentary that explores liminal spaces in the city (bus stops, train stations, waiting rooms, gas stations, etc), and the associated themes of uncanniness and alienation. I will shoot on a variety of obsolete digital cameras and camera phones to highlight artifacts of the digital image in orderContinue reading “Documentary Proposal”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”