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Judy Versus Capitalism
''Judy Versus Capitalism'' is a 2020 Canadian documentary film, directed by Mike Hoolboom.Matthew Hays"Judy! Judy! Judy!: Two Canadian institutions collide in Mike Hoolboom’s heartfelt Judy Rebick doc ‘Judy Versus Capitalism’" ''Point of View (magazine), Point of View'', May 30, 2020. The film is an experimentally structured documentary portrait of the life of influential Canadian activist Judy Rebick, based in part on her memoir ''Heroes in My Head''. The film premiered in January 2020 at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, and had its Canadian premiere in May 2020 at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. It was screened at Montreal's Festival du nouveau cinéma in October, winning the Grand Prix. In December, it was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2020.Victoria Ahearn"Toronto International Film Festival releases Top Ten lists for 2020". ''Squamish Chief'', December 9, 2020. References Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Hoolboom
Michael Hoolboom (born 1 January 1959) is a Canadian independent, experimental filmmaker. Having begun filmmaking at an early age, Hoolboom released his first major work, a "film that's not quite a film" entitled ''White Museum'', in 1986. Although he continued to produce films, his rate of production improved drastically after he was diagnosed with HIV in 1988 or 1989; this gave a "new urgency" to his works. Since then he has made dozens of films, two of which have won Best Short Film at the Toronto International Film Festival. His films have also featured in more than 200 film festivals worldwide. Early life and career Hoolboom was born in Toronto, Ontario, to a Dutch father and Dutch-Indonesian mother on 1 January 1959. He took up filmmaking at an early age, using the family's Super 8 camera, and did his high school education in Burlington, Ontario. In 1980 Hoolboom enrolled at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario. During his three years there he became known for his wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |