Movies by Guy Maddin
Rumours
En route to the annual G7 summit, the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest liberal democracies get lost in the woods and face increasing peril while attempting to draft a provisional statement regarding a global crisis.
Sissy-Boy Slap-Party
Sailors in repose on an island paradise seemingly have no worries of war or danger — until a playful gesture is interpreted as an act of wilful aggression. Soon, the innocent act of slight slapping becomes a relentless and unforgiving orgy of open-palmed face-smacking.
Footsteps
Short documentary revealing how the sound effects were created for Maddin's film "Brand Upon the Brain".
The Green Fog
A tribute to a fascinating film shot by Alfred Hitchcock in 1958, starring James Stewart and Kim Novak, and to the city of San Francisco, California, where the magic was created; but also a challenge: how to pay homage to a masterpiece without using its footage; how to do it simply by gathering images from various sources, all of them haunted by the curse of a mysterious green fog that seems to cause irrepressible vertigo…
Stump the Guesser
After a bad day at work, a fairground performer sets out to disprove the theory of heredity so that he can marry his sister.
It's a Wonderful Life
Film created for inclusion on "Sonic Cinema: Sparklehorse", a collection of short films built around the music of indie rock band Sparklehorse.