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"A 5 -minute black and white film by Marilynn Kansky. A study in isolation and personality, it is not unlike the films once turned out by American avante gardist Maya Deren." [Michael Walsh, "Student film mood: Calmness supplants revolution," ca. 1973 article]; "The film is based on the following thoughts by the filmmaker: … ‘Each person is a thousand selves. Blending and fading from one to the other. For life is an ongoing process.’ M.K." [Spring Arts Festival, March 11-April 8, S.F.U. Film Workshop Productions 1973, program]

Three Three Six/"336"

"A person parks his very disreputable looking car in underground parking and gives it a swift farewell kick. He returns to the spot only to find that the car has disappeared. The car comes up behind him and takes its revenge." [Handwritten notes (author unknown), 21 May 1975, in arrangement & description section of F-232 collection file]. Part 2 of Concrete Mountain Chronicles (see "Exit").

The Thread

"Narrative storytelling takes over in [this film], an 11-minute exercise in visual moodbuilding, shot in color by George[s] Payrastre. In it a young woman visits the rural home of a recently buried old seamstress and tries to gain some empathic feelings of the previous owner from her surroundings." [Michael Walsh, "Student film mood: Calmness supplants revolution," ca. 1973 article]; "(Filmmaker’s first 16mm film, shot in Eastman Colour Negative 7254.) A film based on a true story of the death of an old seamstress. We discover the legacy left to the young woman who purchased the contents of the estate." [Spring Arts Festival, March 11-April 8, S.F.U. Film Workshop Productions 1973, program]. Film won award for best cinematography at the Montreal Student Film Festival.
Payrastre (director) has done work for the NFB and CBC (documentaries) and continues to work in the film industry: http://francoculture.ca/cine/payrastre/index.htm.

The Tales of Rabbi Nachman

"An ancient Jewish tale of a prince and a rooster." [Program for 1978/79 SFU Student Workshop Films showing, 15 June 1979]. No answer print for this film as per late July 1979 documentation in general correspondence section of F-232 collection file.

The Royal Omission on the Status of Women

"A collage of clips from TV commercials. Why are women so tired and what can you do about ... " [SFU Film Workshop Retrospective list]; "A collage of dips [sic] from T.V. commercials; Why are women so tired and what you can do about it. Exceptional technique, not your everyday 'Putney Swope' or 'Groove Tube.'" [1974 SFU press release]; "Clips of ads with narration overtop." [Films by the S.F.U. Film Workshop, Wednesday, March 29, 1972, program annotation]

The Jones Farm

"The Jones Farm is a commune on Quadra Island, B.C. Goudie and cameramn Ron Orieux filmed the commune and the medieval fair in Mission for a CBC Weekend presentation." [1970/71 film workshop description]; Early listing in arrangement & description section of F-232 collection file, notes CBC, 12 Dec. 1971. Also held by SFU library's Media Resource Centre in 16mm format [http://troy.lib.sfu.ca/record=b2983369~S5a].

The Dragon

Won in the "Experimental, ex aequo" category and "Best Soundtrack" (by Stefan Pleszczynski and Simon Purcell) at the 15th Canadian Student Film Festival in Montreal in March, 1984.

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