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Image credit: The Invisible Hippo of Grief: An Adoption Story, by Donna Szoke (2026)
2021, 08:00 minutes, colour
tapecode 2179.01
By placing automation within this simulated i̶d̶l̶e̶ garden it arises the complexity of what being human is in this electronic age. Learning, leisure and work share the same interchangeable framework in this post-truth dynamic where operations are engineered in an ambiguous way to praise & glorify the… ⊕
a̶r̶t̶i̶f̶i̶c̶i̶a̶l̶ safe space, where collective practices are amplified through a̶n̶ ̶i̶n̶n̶e̶r̶ monologue invoking other bodies that explore diversity & non-normative s̶e̶x̶u̶a̶l̶ practices ironizing… ⊕
2024, 14:25 minutes, colour
tapecode 2189.00
The Unstoppable Man is a powerful short documentary that delves into themes of resilience, human potential, and the courage to challenge societal norms. Focusing on the world’s first HIV+ person to summit Everest Gopal Shrestha. The film highlights his journey of breaking barriers and overcoming personal and societal… ⊕
The filmmaker aka Tranie Tronic tells the tale of the incident that inspired their latest album Transgression and brings awareness to the potential dangers of dating men online. The film illustrates the therapeutic power of creating art from trauma.
Experimental and poetic, The Invisible Hippo of Grief: An Adoption Story investigates my experience of the Canadian Baby Adoption Mandate Era (1945-1985) when over 300,000 newborns were placed through forced adoption to new families. Most “birth mothers” were aged 15 to 19, and many lived in Canadian… ⊕