Screen/Society--Man on a Ledge – Filmmaking above the Cinematic Abyss | Public Talk by Guy Maddin

Director Guy Maddin presents a talk on the topic of centennials.

Guy Maddin has directed thirteen feature-length movies, most recently RUMOURS (2024), starring Cate Blanchett and Alicia Vikander; as well as THE FORBIDDEN ROOM(2015), MY WINNIPEG (2007), and THE SADDEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD (2003). He has also mounted over seventy performances of his films around the world featuring live elements - orchestra, sound effects, singing and narration - most recently, THE GREEN FOG (2017), which was accompanied live by the Kronos Quartet. His screenplay collaborators include Nobel Laureate Kazuo Ishiguro and poet John Ashbery. His movies ARCHANGEL (1990) & THE HEART OF THE WORLD (2000) both won National Society of Film Critics Awards for Best Experimental Film.

A screening of Guy Maddin's RUMOURS (2024) (link opens in a new window/tab) will take place in the Rubenstein Film Theater the following day (Nov 8th) at 7PM.