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I had the pleasure of having filmmaker Bill Brown come to my school (Penn State) last night to screen 4 of his short films, "Confederation Park" being one of them. Each followed a common theme of, as he put it, "location, narration, history, and myself."
I strongly disagree with the previous (and only) comment on Confederation Park: 12 hours have passed since I have seen this short, and quite honestly, I can still feel it in my bones. The preceding comment on this film, calling Brown's input on the Québec Liberation Front "outdated," is truly missing the mark. After hearing him speak about his films, it is obvious that the intention of his work is to draw ties between current locale and its "historicized" past.
In Confederation Park, Brown unites a selection of Canadian cities (Montréal, St. John, Regina, and Vancouver) of which he spent nearly a year in (in total) through a series of truly breathtaking images interspersed with serene, subtle narration. After the course of the 20-or-so minute long short, I felt a stronger grasp on the confusion that is Canadian identity and pride. The funny thing is: Brown never includes a single Canadian speaking, nor is he Canadian (he's from Texas).
If you have the opportunity to see this or any of Bill Brown's films, do yourself a favor and see them.
I strongly disagree with the previous (and only) comment on Confederation Park: 12 hours have passed since I have seen this short, and quite honestly, I can still feel it in my bones. The preceding comment on this film, calling Brown's input on the Québec Liberation Front "outdated," is truly missing the mark. After hearing him speak about his films, it is obvious that the intention of his work is to draw ties between current locale and its "historicized" past.
In Confederation Park, Brown unites a selection of Canadian cities (Montréal, St. John, Regina, and Vancouver) of which he spent nearly a year in (in total) through a series of truly breathtaking images interspersed with serene, subtle narration. After the course of the 20-or-so minute long short, I felt a stronger grasp on the confusion that is Canadian identity and pride. The funny thing is: Brown never includes a single Canadian speaking, nor is he Canadian (he's from Texas).
If you have the opportunity to see this or any of Bill Brown's films, do yourself a favor and see them.
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- pizzacommander
- Nov 8, 2005
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