Critical Writing Index

Practical Dreamers: Conversations with Movie Artists

by Mike Hoolboom

Toronto: Coach House Books, 2008

ISBN 9781552452004

In Practical Dreamers: Conversations with Movie Artists, Mike Hoolboom interviews 28 artists working with film and video. Hoolboom asks questions about the creation process, technical and thematic conventions, and audience reception. The conversations provide personal insights into the experimental practices employed by the featured artists.

Contents:

Smartbomb by Daniel Cockburn;

Priceless by Helen Lee;

Beyond the Usual Limits by Deirdre Logue;

Miss Chief by Kent Monkman;

Ironic Nostalgia by Nelson Henricks;

I Am a Conjuror by Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby;

The Singer by Benny Nemerofsky Ramsay;

The Red Army Is the Strongest by Shelley Niro;

Gambling, Gods and LSD by Peter Mettler;

Reality and Motive in the Documentary by Donigan Cumming;

Memos of Resistance by Izabella Pruska-Oldenhof;

Camera Obscura for Dreams by Midi Onodera;

Home is a Movie by John Price;

After Charlie Brown and Liberace by Daniel Barrow;

My Heart the Travel Agent by Wayne Yung;

From Lebanon to Kelowna by Jayce Salloum;

Soft Like Me by Jeff Erbach;

After Science by Su Rynard;

Doubling by Monique Moumblow;

My Rectum Is Not a Grave by Steve Reinke;

Twice-Told Tales by Aleesa Cohene;

Season of the Boys by Ho Tam;

Colour Processing by Christina Battle;

Blinding Light by Alex MacKenzie;

Life is Pornography by Jubal Brown;

Monster by Paulette Phillips;

Thinking Pictures by Richard Fung.

ITEM 2008.210 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

Stupid Coalescing BecomersDaniel Cockburn

MetronomeDaniel Cockburn

Sally's Beauty SpotHelen Lee

My NiagaraHelen Lee

PreyHelen Lee

Enlightened Nonsense: 10 short performance filmsDeirdre Logue

Why Always Instead of Just Sometimes: 12 Short Films and VideosDeirdre Logue

Group of Seven InchesKent Monkman

A Nation is ComingKent Monkman

SatelliteNelson Henricks

ComédieNelson Henricks

Conspiracy of LiesNelson Henricks

Being Fucked UpEmily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby

Curious About ExistenceEmily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby

Je Changerais d'AvisBenny Nemerofsky

I Am A BoybandBenny Nemerofsky

It Starts with a WhispherShelley Niro

TreeShelley Niro

Gambling Gods and LSDPeter Mettler

Picture of LightPeter Mettler

My Dinner with WeegeeDonigan Cumming

Voice: offDonigan Cumming

CultureDonigan Cumming

her carnal longingsIzabella Pruska-Oldenhof

Light MagicIzabella Pruska-Oldenhof

Ten Cents for a Dance (Parallax)Midi Onodera

The Displaced ViewMidi Onodera

Alpha GirlsMidi Onodera

Making PicturesJohn Price

The Camp SeriesJohn Price

Artist StatementDaniel Barrow

Winnipeg BabysitterDaniel Barrow

The Face of EverythingDaniel Barrow

The Queen's CantoneseWayne Hung

My German BoyfriendWayne Hung

Field Guide to Western WildflowersWayne Hung

Untitled seriesJayce Salloum

Once You've Shot the GunJayce Salloum

Gavin FrogboyJeff Erbach

The Nature of NicholasJeff Erbach

KardiaSu Rynard

Within Dialogue (Silence)Su Rynard

Eight Men Called EugeneSu Rynard

Winter FruitsMonique Moumblow

Three WaltzesMonique Moumblow

Having Coffee With No OneMonique Moumblow

The Hundred VideosSteve Reinke

Spirit Animal KingdomSteve Reinke

Ready to CopeAleesa Cohene

Supposed ToAleesa Cohene

All RightAleesa Cohene

Yellow PagesHo Tam

Book of JamesHo Tam

nostalgia (april 2001 to present)Christina Battle

hysteriaChristina Battle

fall stormChristina Battle

ParallaxAlex Mackenzie

NightskyAlex Mackenzie

I Am WatchedAlex Mackenzie

Life is PornographyJubal Brown

Find the PerformerPaulette Phillips

Sink or SwimPaulette Phillips

Under the InfluencePaulette Phillips

My Mother's PlaceRichard Fung

IslandsRichard Fung

Steam CleanRichard Fung

Uncomfortable: The Art of Christopher CozierRichard Fung

The ImposterDaniel Cockburn

SubrosaHelen Lee

Shooting GeronimoKent Monkman

Blood RiverKent Monkman

CrushNelson Henricks

ShimmerNelson Henricks

Map of the CityNelson Henricks

LyricBenny Nemerofsky

Overweight with Crooked TeethShelley Niro

Honey MoccasinShelley Niro

Sky Woman with UsShelley Niro

Suite: INDIANShelley Niro

After BrendaDonigan Cumming

WrapDonigan Cumming

Skin DeepMidi Onodera

The Basement GirlMidi Onodera

The View Never ChangesJohn Price

I've Never Felt Sexually Attracted to Anyone At AllDaniel Barrow

Davie Street BluesWayne Yung

Introduction to the End of an ArgumentJayce Salloum

Under Chad ValleyJeff Erbach

Soft Like MeJeff Erbach

SignalSu Rynard

Joan and StephenMonique Moumblow

The MendiSteve Reinke

The Chocolate FactorySteve Reinke

Season of the BoysHo Tam

Hair CutsHo Tam

buffalo liftsChristina Battle

WorkPaulette Phillips

Monster TreePaulette Phillips

Fighting ChanceRichard Fung

Chinese CharactersRichard Fung