Brian Porter, surrealist, paints his dreams. The film is an incursion into his very private life, which consists of painting, and waiting to paint. Beautifully shot, with a sound track that shifts from the strident sounds of a synthesizer to the warmer cadences of a guitar, the film moves unhurriedly through changing moods and ethereal visions.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
313335
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art and motion pictures
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters - Canada
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Canadian
Crafts & Visual Arts → Surrealism
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)