Winnipeg Babysitter
Daniel Barrow | Canada | 2005 | 87m
Daniel Barrow will be in attendance for live performance.
Presented in The Winnipeg Connection MNFF 2024 series.
When SHAW cable purchased Winnipeg’s VPW, rumours circulated that they had destroyed public access television archives and were dismantling services. In response, Daniel Barrow began archiving the history of independently produced television in Winnipeg, which experienced a “golden age” of public access in the late ’70s and ’80s, allowing anyone with a creative vision to have airtime and professional production support. One notable program was The Goofers (later The Glen Meadmore Show), featuring performance artist Glen Meadmore. Winnipeg Babysitter traces these unique moments in broadcasting history when cable companies were required to provide public access. With the archives destroyed, Barrow relied on VHS collections from original producers and enthusiasts, making the film an essential archival project that restores this lost history.
Winnipeg-born, Montreal-based artist Daniel Barrow works in video, film, print-making and drawing, but is best known for his use of antiquated technologies, his “registered projection” installations, and his narrative overhead projection performances. Barrow describes his performance method as a process of, “creating and adapting comic narratives to manual forms of animation by projecting, layering and manipulating drawings on overhead projectors”.
Presented with local short:
Cult Canada: Heritage Minute
Will Foran | Canada | 2023 | 7m
Cult Canada Heritage Minute, a collage film by local filmmaker Will Foran that pays tribute to the quirky, low-budget filmmaking of the 1980s through a best-of compilation from Emmeritus Productions, a key player in Canada’s shot-on-video scene.
Will Foran, a passionate collector of cult films and media, brings his expertise and love for movies to this curated selection. With a focus on providing thrilling cinematic experiences, Will has been hosting regular movie screenings in St. Catharines, Ontario since 2018.
Address: 354 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines, L2R 3N2, Canada
Phone: 905-641-0331
Website: https://nac.org
