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Night Vision

35mm, 24.24 minutes, colour, dolby SRD 5.1, 1:1.85
Written and Directed by Phillip Barker


CAST AND CREW

Woman Severn Thompson
Man David Fox
Girl Adelaide Page
Boy Dexter Barker-Glenn
Underwater Woman Miruna Rox
Falling Woman Rebecca Mendoza
Concertina Player Jamie Snider
Produced by Simone Urdl and Sonia Hosko
Director of Photography   Luc Montpellier
Music Composer Tom Third
Editor Roland Schlimme
Production Designers Martha Sparrow and Paul Vernon
Visual Effects Wendy Whaley
Body Lights Jim Ruxton
Photo Cards Curtis Wehrfritz
Hair and Make Up Andrea Heldman
Props Hartley Schaub


Set Dressers Phylis Vernon,
Faith Sayavong,
Tom Sparrow,
Annie Orvis,
Elisha Roberton
Scenic Painters Lana Tetlock,
Andrew Lang
Sound Recordist Graham Rogers
1st Assistant
Camera
Devon Burns,
Ben Lichty
2nd Camera
Assistant
Dave Wood
Gaffer Brian Stewart
Electric Iris Ng
Carpenter Andrew Cullen
Catering Irene Gauthier,
Rancho Relaxo



 
Assistant Editor Avril Jacobson
Compositor Peter George
Title Design Timothy Peel
Sound F/X Editor David Caporale
Dialogue Editor/ADR Editor Jean Bot
Foley Artist Virginia Storie
Re-Recording Mixer Kirk Lynds
DI Project Supervisor Patrick Duchesne
Digital Film Supervisor Eric Myles
DI Colourist Mark Kueper
DI On-Line Editor Rob Gyorgy
    

"When I am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament)" by Henry Purcell

Produced with the assistance of:


The National Film Board of Canada-FAP
The Ontario Arts Council
The Canada Council-Media Arts
Actra

With the support of:

Technicolor and Grace Carnale-Davis, Sim Video, Tattersall Sound and Picture, Unionville Insurance, Chris Stone Audio Productions Ltd.


SCREENINGS

The Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, Lab Competition 2008
International Contemporary Culture Centre of San Sebastian, Spain 2008



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Soul Cages

35mm, 23 minutes, colour, dolby SRD 1:1.85
Written and Directed by Phillip Barker


CAST AND CREW

Photographer Susanna Hood 
Processor Srinivas Krishna
Waiter Andrew Scorer
Family in Boat  Karina, Sonja and Mike Barker, Emily Roy
Crane Operator   Bruce Blacktop
Producer  Simone Urdl
Co-Producer Jennifer Weiss
Cinematographer Luc Montpellier
Editor   Jeff Bessener
Music and Sound Design Tom Third
Production Designer Kathleen Climie
Costume Designer   Heather MacCrimmon
Assistant Directors  Meghan J. Bower, David Bradshaw


2nd Assistant
Directors
Kristen Van Alphen,
Lee Pantos
1st Camera
Assistants 
Erik Jacobsen,
Andy Jekabsons
Blaine Thrush
2nd Camera
Assistant 
Manix Kennedy
Props and Stills Chris Walsh
Art Department Dorothy Piniarski, John Thompson
Set Construction  Handmade Productions
Camp Councilor  Douglas Cornwall
Truck Op  Brett Faubert
Digital Design James Cooper
Digital assistant Marc Anthony Barrette
Sound Recordist Amy Fritz
Sound Mixer Todd B. Warren
Consulting Mixer Daniel Pellerin



 
Theater Operator Mike Irvine
Foley Artist John F. Thompson
Foley Recordist Steve Pollett
Cello Anne Bourne
Voice Christy Garland
Neg Cutter Barb Swift
Timer Leslie D Brass
Schedule Greg Bolton
On Set Supervisor  Caroline Klein
Set Decorator  Mario Moreira
Swing Chris Currie
Rigger Derek Bruce
Gaffer   Nick Greenland
Grips Greg Murray,
Jack Studzienny
Produced with the assistance of:

The Canada Council-Media Arts
The Ontario Arts Council
The Toronto Arts Council
The National Film Board of Canada-FaP

With the support of:

Deluxe Canada, Mad Dog Digital, Soho Digital Film, Exclusive Film,
Film Opticals Of Canada, Trackworks, Complete Rentals, Eyes Post, Kodak, Lightsource, By Davids, Shoots Catering



BROADCAST

Canal +, France
SBS, Australia
CBC 'Reflections' Canada
ZDF / ARTE, Germany
           


SCREENINGS 1999 - PRESENT

Toronto International Film Festival, Canada (North American Premiere)
The Hamptons International Film Festival, New York, USA            
Cinematheque Ontario, A.G.O. (Retrospective), Toronto, Canada
NFB / ONF ‘Best of ONF’ Mediatheque, Toronto, Canada
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, France (European Premiere)
Local Heroes Canadian Film Festival, Winnipeg, Canada
Oberhausen Short Film Festival, Germany
Vila Do Conde Film Festival, Portugal
Vancouver International Film Festival, Vancouver, Canada
European Short Film Meet, Metz, France
Atlantic Film Festival, Halifax, Canada
Valladolid Film Festival, Spain
London Film Festival, Great Britain
Cork Film Festival, Ireland
Upsalla Film Festival, Sweden
Metz International Film Festival, France
Bristol Short Film Festival, Great Britain  
Interfilm Kurzfilm Festival, Berlin, Germany
Anthology Film Archives, New York City, USA                                                Cinémayence, Mainz, Germany
Droits de Regards, Mediatheque, Orleans, France
Durham Art Gallery –Drive-In Show, Durham, Canada
Museo Nacional Centro De’Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain
La Enana Marron Theatre, Madrid, Spain
Festival Chileno-Internacional del Cortometraje/Santiago, Chile
Videoex (2003) International Experimental Film & Video, Zurich, Switzerland
Institut Francais, 03, Turin, Italy
Mexico City International Film Festival (2004), Mexico



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A Temporary Arrangement

35mm, 12 minutes, Black & White, Optical Sound 1:1.33
Written and Directed by Phillip Barker


CAST AND CREW

With Severn Thompson, Ken McDougall, and Kathleen Barker
Floaters Chris Yarwood, Ken Ramsden, Michael Golloher, Karina Barker, Ed Barker, and Sonja Barker
Cinematography René Sauvé
Sound Design & Music Tom Third
Editor Jeff Bessner
Special Camera Rig Eric Neighbour


SCREENINGS 1996 - PRESENT


Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, Germany
Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada
Atlantic International Film Festival, Halifax, Canada
Sao Paulo Film Festival, Brazil
Montreal International Short Film Festival
Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden
Albany Film Festival, New York
Images Film Festival, Toronto, Canada                                                           
Ste-Therese Film Festival, Quebec
Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada: Live score by 40 Fingers Saxophone Quartet
The Helsinki Film Coop, Sweden
Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival, Delaware
Main Film, Montreal, Canada
Struts Gallery, New Brunswick, Canada
Metro Cinema, Edmonton, Canada
Independent Film & Video Alliance Showcase, Ottawa
Institut Theatre, Frankfurt, Germany
Neutral Ground Gallery /  Sheridan College, Canada
Freunde Der Deutschen Kinemathek E.V., Germany
Padua Arci Nuova Associazione, Italy
El Fenakisticopio Itinerante, Spain
Cinemayence, Kunst & Film-Tag 03, Mainz, Germany
Kommunales Kino Aktionstag 03, Leverkusen, Germany

BROADCAST

1997 SBS, Australia
2004 TVO, Canada.

 

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I Am Always Connected
16mm, 3.45 minutes, Black & White, Silent
Written and Directed by Phillip Barker


CAST AND CREW

Performer: Marianna Ebbers
Camera:           Ton Thoonsen
Assistants: Trix Engelen, Peter Kregting


SCREENINGS 1998 - PRESENT

La Cinematheque de la Danse, Cinematheque Francaise, Paris.
Moving Pictures, Festival of Dance on Film, Toronto, and
tour: Canadian Film Institute, Ottawa, Pacific Cinematheque,                           Vancouver, Winnipeg Film Group, Winnipeg.           
The Images Festival, Toronto
Ann Arbor Film Festival 2000, Michigan
Lumen Travo, Amsterdam, Holland –as an installation.

 

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Regarding
16mm, 3.45 minutes, Black & White, Silent
Written and Directed by Phillip Barker


CAST AND CREW

Daughter Severn Thompson
Father            David Fox

Cinematography Luc Montpellier
Editor Jeff Bessner
Music  Tom Third
Costume Heather MacCrimmon
Production Design Kathleen Climie
Set Decorator Sandra Aitikin
Hair/Make-up  David Hawe
Executive Producer Gregory Nixon
Producer Keith Cole
Associate Producer Keith McCully


SCREENINGS 2002 - PRESENT

Goethe-Institut, 03 Tallinn, Germany.
Cinemayence, 04 Mainz, Germany.
Montreal Festival New Cinema New Media
Arts Festival Friesland, The Netherlands.
Vila Do Conde Film Festival, Portugal.
Oberhausen Short Film Festival 2003, Germany.
Directors Guild of Canada, Toronto, Canada.
Toronto Arts Awards, Canada.

 

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