28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
New York State of Mind
director: Mike Hoolboom
original title: New York State of Mind
country: Canada
year: 2022
running time: 13 min.
synopsis
In his essay on fossil capitalism and the high price of cheap energy, Mike Hoolboom revives New York from the beginning of the last century. The restored footage of busy urban traffic is accompanied by his divergent reflection on cities built primarily for cars, not people. Especially the less privileged.“Cars are like important men in conversation with other important men.”
biography
Mike Hoolboom (* 1959) is a leading figure in Canadian experimental film. His first breakthrough came with White Museum (1986) while his film Scrapbook (2015) is noted for winning the Best Short Film Award at Edinburgh Film Festival. He's a founding member of the Pleasure Dome collective, a former artistic director of the Images Festival, and author of many articles about the film avant-garde.more about film
| director: | Mike Hoolboom |
| producer: | Mike Hoolboom |
