Against the Grain is on its way to Somerville Massachusetts
Against the Grain will screen on May 2nd 2013 at 8pm at the Somerville Open Cinema in Somerville, Massachusetts USA.
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Against the Grain Goes to England!
My film Against the Grain will screen on Friday April 26th at MIST in England, Isle Of Wight, United Kingdom. www.facebook.com/mistmovingimage
Collaboration with John Londono
Back in February I was asked to collaborate with Montreal Artist John Londono to create a film for the CREA awards in Montreal. I helped with the manipulation of the 16mm film image and processed some of the colour film stock. It was a pleasure to work with John and hope to have the opportunity again in the future. Please check out the the following link. Enjoy! http://vimeo.com/62346780
Against the Grain Premieres at the 2013 Dawson City Film Festival
Synopsis: Against the Grain takes a look at the creative process, focusing in on “when things don’t work out as planned”. As an experimental filmmaker I am constantly exploring the filmmaking process and trying new techniques. With this type of approach you are bound to make mistakes and are constantly returning to the drawing board, but as it says in the film “that’s the nature of the process”.
The Windows Collective at the 2013 Lumiére Festival
The members of the Windows Collective have once again been invited to be part of Ottawa's 2013 Lumiére Festival. The screening will take place in August, 2013. Please check back for more information.
The Lumière Festival, presented each year by the CCCC , is a month of festivities leading towards the magical Evening of Light Celebration held every year within the month of August!
Through lantern-making and performance workshops, and community outreach initiatives Lumière encourages people to come together and share their own creations and view the creations of others in a celebration of light and community.
The Lumière Evening of Light Celebration will enthrall you whether on your own, with friends or with family; a teen or a senior. From the lanterns on display, to the labyrinth, to the performers and music-all illuminated by only lantern and lamplight, Lumière will hold you in its spell. Come re-discover the night and the magic of light!
The Lumière Festival, presented each year by the CCCC , is a month of festivities leading towards the magical Evening of Light Celebration held every year within the month of August!
Through lantern-making and performance workshops, and community outreach initiatives Lumière encourages people to come together and share their own creations and view the creations of others in a celebration of light and community.
The Lumière Evening of Light Celebration will enthrall you whether on your own, with friends or with family; a teen or a senior. From the lanterns on display, to the labyrinth, to the performers and music-all illuminated by only lantern and lamplight, Lumière will hold you in its spell. Come re-discover the night and the magic of light!
Collaboration with Montreal Artist John Londono - February/March 2013
I have been invited to collaborate with Montreal Artist John Londono in the creation of a film for Quebec's Créa Awards, these awards highlight excellence in advertising creation in Quebec. John has been commissioned by Infopresse to make a series of 10 portraits of the jury members for this year’s edition of the Créa Awards, along with a 1-minute film. John has asked me to assist in the experimental process of creating his film, 16mm hand-processing, optical printing and image manipulation. I am honored and excited to be part of this project and look forward to working with John and seeing the final film that he creates.
Crichton Cultural Community Centre Film Screening of Against the Grain
My film Against the Grain will be screened at the Crichton Cultural Community Centre's Friday night film night on January 25 2013. The centre is holding an evening of films created through The Independent Filmmakers Co-operative of Ottawa. The screening will take place at Memorial Hall at 39 Dufferin Rd. Ottawa ON. Doors open at 6:30pm and screening starts at 7pm, tickets are $5.00. Filmmakers will be in attendance to participate in a Q&A following the screening.
Program:
It's a Living by Sara Tedford: 16mm colour film, projection format 16mm
Against the Grain by Roger D. Wilson: 16mm b&w film, projection format 16mm
Eye Witness War by Dave Johnson: Super 8mm colour film, projection format video
Turn Off by Bridget Farr: 35mm Colour film, projection format video
Ba-bye Mammy Ba-bye by Patrice James: Super 8mm colour film, projection format video
Octaves by Mark Seniuk: 35mm colour/b&w film, projection format video
Program:
It's a Living by Sara Tedford: 16mm colour film, projection format 16mm
Against the Grain by Roger D. Wilson: 16mm b&w film, projection format 16mm
Eye Witness War by Dave Johnson: Super 8mm colour film, projection format video
Turn Off by Bridget Farr: 35mm Colour film, projection format video
Ba-bye Mammy Ba-bye by Patrice James: Super 8mm colour film, projection format video
Octaves by Mark Seniuk: 35mm colour/b&w film, projection format video
The Films of Roger D. Wilson
dir. Roger D. Wilson
Canada
120 minutes
Café Ex: 2012-2013
Club SAW
Thursday, December 6, 2012, 7:00 pm
"For over a decade, Ottawa filmmaker Roger Wilson has been producing some of the most daring and inventive experimental films in Canada. Exploring the physical properties of celluloid – through optical printing, hand processing, allowing celluloid to decay/develop while buried underground – and incorporating those explorations in the films themselves, Wilson, like all true avant-garde artists, pushes the boundaries of image construction and investigates how moving images make meaning. With its perceptive approaches to ideas of landscape, sound and silence, memory, and identity, Wilson’s is a fascinating and compelling body of work." Canadian Film Institute Executive Director, Tom McSorley
Doors open at 7pm. Admission is pay-what-you-can.
Roger Wilson will attend the screening to introduce and discuss his films.
Canada
120 minutes
Café Ex: 2012-2013
Club SAW
Thursday, December 6, 2012, 7:00 pm
"For over a decade, Ottawa filmmaker Roger Wilson has been producing some of the most daring and inventive experimental films in Canada. Exploring the physical properties of celluloid – through optical printing, hand processing, allowing celluloid to decay/develop while buried underground – and incorporating those explorations in the films themselves, Wilson, like all true avant-garde artists, pushes the boundaries of image construction and investigates how moving images make meaning. With its perceptive approaches to ideas of landscape, sound and silence, memory, and identity, Wilson’s is a fascinating and compelling body of work." Canadian Film Institute Executive Director, Tom McSorley
Doors open at 7pm. Admission is pay-what-you-can.
Roger Wilson will attend the screening to introduce and discuss his films.
The Windows Collective Screening August 15th 2012
On August 15th, beginning at dusk, Ottawa audiences will have the opportunity to view six new experimental film loops at the Plaza Bridge Underpass, a pedestrian through-way that runs between the National Arts Centre and the Bytown Museum along the Rideau Canal Locks. The installation is the third public project of the Windows Collective, a group of six Ottawa artists who create independent films as part of their artistic practice. The vision of the Collective is to create original, unconventional and accessible art events using super 8, 16mm or 35mm film as the medium. The members of the Collective are Dave Johnson, Ainsley Walton, Bridget Farr, Roger D. Wilson, Paul Gordon and Pixie Cram. In 2011, the Windows Collective was awarded the Corel Endowment for the Arts Award presented by the Council for the Arts in Ottawa. The group immediately set to work creating new films for the Plaza Bridge installation. The screening formats for this summer's installation include 16mm loops, a 35mm slide show, and video projection. The installation will take place for one night only, on Wednesday August 15th, from 8PM until midnight. The event is free, family-friendly, and wheelchair accessible. You can also find the Windows Collective on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/289114481196536/
IFCO fundraising event August 11th 2012
The Independent Filmmakers Co-operative of Ottawa Inc. (IFCO) announces its first annual dance-era themed fundraiser, Groove Gala, taking place August 11th at the Arts Court Studio (2 Daly Avenue), downtown Ottawa. The theme is big band for 2012, with seven-piece horn driven band The Jivewires keeping the dance floor hot all night. CBC News Ottawa's Adrian Harewood hosts the evening, doubling as live-auctioneer for prize packages donated by local businesses eager to support the organization. Guests can wine, dine and dance the night away,with professional dancers on hand to show them how to jump and jive for a cause,courtesy of Ottawa's top swing dance school, Swing
Dynamite.
Tickets are now available at the Arts Court Box Office; call (613-564-7240) to purchase, or visit the Arts Court, located at 2 Daly Ave. in the heart of downtown Ottawa
Dynamite.
Tickets are now available at the Arts Court Box Office; call (613-564-7240) to purchase, or visit the Arts Court, located at 2 Daly Ave. in the heart of downtown Ottawa
March 01, 2012
Pre-production is completed on my first 35mm film My Last Words and production will begin at the end of March. My Last Words takes an experimental look at the process of writing a last will and testament. The film has received funding from City of Ottawa's Cultural Funding Program, Ontario Arts Council's Mid-Career and Established Artists Grant program and The Independent Filmmakers Co-operative of Ottawa's Frank Cole Documentary Fund Program. I plan to have My Last Words completed by fall of 2012.
February 20, 2012
Film Factory program at Main Film in Montreal: In April of 2011 I was accepted into the Film Factory Program at the artist run center Main Film. Through this program I have been focusing more time on my experimental process of manipulating unexposed film emulsion prior to photography. I have been working with 16mm black and white Kodak film stock 7222. I have been pre-treating the film stock to a variety of techniques, such as berg colour toner, photographic bleach and burying the film in soil. I am presently in post-production with this project and hope to be releasing the film in April of 2012. The title of the film will be Against the Grain.
