''O, Brazen Age'' is a Canadian dramatic film, completed in 2015. The feature-length debut by writer/director Alexander Carson,"O, Brazen Age , Vancouver International Film Festival"
'' VIFF'', August 29, 2015. the film premiered at the

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in September 2015. The film weaves together a series of loosely connected stories and characters, chronicling the spiritual journey of a group of friends in West

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over the course of several months. Featuring an

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from different corners of the city's art-scene, ''O, Brazen Age'' creates a pageant of musings and monologues about

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, and

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. On the occasion of the film's premiere in

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, ''Pop Optiq'' called it "One of the best Canadian films of 2015". Following the film's presentation at the Reykjavik International Film Festival in 2015, ''O, Brazen Age'' was programmed for a short theatrical release in

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at Bíó Paradís in 2016. ''O, Brazen Age'' was selected for numerous festival screenings in 2016 across North America and Europe, including the

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and the

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. ''O, Brazen Age'' was produced by the

North Country Cinema North Country Cinema is a Canadian media arts collective based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The company was founded in 2005 by filmmakers Alexander Carson, Nicholas Martin, and Kyle Thomas, who met at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Conco ...

media arts collective and Walk On The Sunnyside with the support of

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and the

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. The film was released theatrically in March 2017, garnering positive reviews from

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and

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and earning praise from Canadian filmmakers

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and

Guy Maddin Guy Maddin (born February 28, 1956) is a Canadian screenwriter, director, author, cinematographer, and film editor of both features and short films, as well as an installation artist, from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Since completing his first film in ...

References

External links

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