Images Festival:  Once a Prison, Now a Portal

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Images Festival 2023 Presents: Once a Prison, Now a Portal

36th Annual Images Festival

Once a Prison, Now a Portal | Adam Mbowe, Jasmine Callis, Madyha Leghari,María Silvia Esteve, Nadia Ghanem, TJ and Ruth CuthlandCurated by Jaclyn QuaresmaONLINE | Screening | A﻿pril 14, 12:00 pmT﻿his lunchtime program includes the following films:THE SPIRAL, María Silvia Esteve | TORONTO PREMIERE | ARGENTINA | 2022 | DIGITAL | 19 MINENGLISH, SWEDISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLESAudio begins, and with it, a downward spiral unfolds. The voice of a woman sinking into a health anxiety attack quickly entangles a complex labyrinth of fears and emotions.The Spiral is a dive into a lonely ride, a hypnotic escalation towards childhood, family, and the loneliness of “home.”The Love Machine, Jasmine Lynea | CANADIAN PREMIER | USA | 2022 | DCP | 10 MIN | ENGLISH WITH SUBTITLESAn ancestor dreams of present-day Philadelphia. NasirSmith, a teenage scientist has a desire to heal his family’s past and welcome back love and compassion into their household. With a device that is more than a time machine, Nasir sends his sister to the past site of trauma to reframe moments of their childhood.Choose Your Own Father, Madyha Jan Leghari | TORONTO PREMIERE | PAKISTAN | 2021 | DIGITAL VIDEO | 12 MIN | ENGLISHThis essay film delves into the British artist John Latham’s lineage and early history in Zambia found during extensive archival research that connects the artist with the filmmaker’s own father. Exploring paternalistic order, the fantasy of“The West,” and myths of origin, the filmmaker considers whether one can ever be free to choose their father.Three Disappearances and a Song ثلاثة إختفاءت وأغنیة, Nadia Ghanem | NORTH AMERICAN PREMIER | EGYPT | 2021 | DIGITAL VIDEO | 27 MIN | ARABIC WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLESIn Three Disappearances and a Song, Nadia revisits the family archive, picks up her camera and films three people struggling to find new ways to be: her mother, her father, and herself.Halves and Doubles, Adam Mbowe | CANADA | 2022 | DIGITAL VIDEO | 15 MIN | ENGLISH WITH SUBTITLESDespite the close bond between Adam and her sibling Khadija, there is trauma unspoken between them. In this short documentary, the two hold a conversation where they attempt to find mutual understanding through the winding road of expressing emotions.Neurotransmitting, TJ and Ruth Cuthland | CANADA | 2021 | DIGITAL VIDEO | 8 MIN | ENGLISH WITH SUBTITLESTJ Cuthand and his mother Ruth Cuthand have a candid conversation about TJ’s last hospitalization for bipolar disorder in 2007. While TJ only knew his manic episode from the inside, Ruth had to deal with caregiving decisions and trying to find help. While they reminisce, they also have to reckon with the feelings of animosity that arose between them during these events.The screening will be available on imagesfestival.com on the date and time of the screening. A link will also be shared with registered participants via email before the event.Image description: Choose Your Own Father, Madyha Leghari (2021). Video still.

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