Breaking Up

We've all done it. We all know what it is. And yet, while universal by nature, its expression is entirely personal. In 1993, the first of four Omnibus productions brought together seven of Vancouver's best young independent filmmakers to each give an individual 3-minute version/vions of (an) emotional breakup. Filmmakers were chosen for their flair for the original, as well as for their differing aesthetics and approach to the cinematic art. Some were strongly experimental in their chosen form, while others explored both experimental forms and the boundaries of narrative. Limited to 3 minutes, 3 picture cuts and a limited amount of film stock, the project was designed first and foremost as an experiment in artistic expression with self imposed limited means. The result is a package of seven distinct films woven together by a common thread of creativity.

Hunger

by Mina Shum

A tragicomic rumination on ending a relationship over lunch at Christmastime.

Watching You... On The late Show

by Alex Mackenzie

Meshes cinematic obsession à la David Holzman's Diary with the doomed romance of classic film noir.

Torturous Passion of Lustrous Abondonment

by Oliver Hockenhull

An elegant outrageous study of confession, love, lust, light and loss, naked on a dirty bathroom rug.

Meaning: Don't Ever Leave Me, Not Ever!

by Velcrow Ripper

A pixillated panaply of pathetic devotion, in the eccentric, energetic style of the director's I'm Happy, You're Happy, We're all Happy Happy Happy Happy.

Discrete Moments (and what is in between them)

by Mary Daniel

Explores arrivals and departures from the Airport of Emotion

Zoo

by Ileana Pietrobruno

Ponders captive animals and captive people.

Frank's Cock

by Mike Hoolboom

A split-screen assault on love and AIDS that juxtaposes hypnotic black and white shots with a stream of impressionistic colour images and with a tour-de-force performance by Vancouver actor Callum Rennie.