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DOGS BY ACCIDENT
The lives and
imagined future of Herb Williams and the Superdogs
With wit, ingenuity and style, this feature documentary
tells the story of how Herb Williams, his partner, 150
trainers and 300 plus canines produced the greatest dog
show on earth. This film is a humorous and poignant look
at ageing, showmanship, the pressures of success and the
mysterious relationship between man and animals.
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DARK PINES
A documentary investigation into the death of Tom Thomson
David Vaisbord - Director and Co-Writer.
Ric Beairsto -
Producer and Writer
Produced by Laughing Mountain Communications
Broadcasters: BRAVO!
When Tom
Thomson drowned in an Ontario lake in 1917, he was not the
renowned icon of Canadian art he has since become. But as
decades passed, rumours swirled about the last days and
hours of Thomson’s life.
Was it an accident? Suicide? Foul play? Dark Pines, is a
groundbreaking reconsideration of the events surrounding
the death of renowned Canadian painter.
2005 / 48 minutes |
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DRAWING OUT THE DEMONS
Art. Drugs.
Madness. Drawing Out The Demons unflinchingly follows the notorious and
gifted bad-boy of the art world, Attila Richard Lukacs, on a journey to
hell and back.
2004 /
78 minutes
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BRITANNIA
BEACH
A tragicomedy of geological
proportions about corporate greed, ecological disaster, hairbrained government,
and the survival of a community.
David Vaisbord
embarks on a journey to
Britannia Beach
seeking to uncover what lies beneath the surface of a forgotten and
derelict mining town. The resulting film reveals a hidden community
surviving under the shadow of North America’s worst source of heavy
metals pollution. Writer/director/narrator David Vaisbord takes us on a
personal journey from first impressions to a compassionate understanding
of the people, their dreams and fears for the future.
2001 / 57 minutes
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BRITANNIA : A COMPANY TOWN
This cut down and re-edited 45 minute version was conceived for education
use in North American Classrooms. Distributed by the National Film
Board of Canada.
2000 / 45 minutes
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MISCHA
Who
was Mischa Weisbord and why did he die in such obscurity? Director
David Vaisbord, Mischa's nephew, takes us on a personal journey from
Russia, through Europe and Israel, to New York City. Through conversations
with friends, family and admirers, the mystery of his uncle Mischa
is unraveled over time and distance.
1996 / 44 minutes
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JUICY DANGER MEETS BURNING MAN
A fascinating look at the lives of two of Canada's most brilliant and
dangerous performers, Tom Comet and Christine Taylor, who
take their act of "extreme hazard", replete with chainsaws and
flame throwers to Burning Man,
the neo-pagan, techno, pyro-rite held each Labour Day weekend on a
400-square mile slab of desert in Nevada...
1997 /
54 minutes
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