Camera (2000 film)

Summary

Camera is a 2000 Canadian short film written and directed by David Cronenberg. The six-minute short was one of several made for the special Preludes program in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Toronto International Film Festival.[1] These films, all by Canadian directors, were commissioned as preludes for the festival in 2000.

Camera
Directed byDavid Cronenberg
Written byDavid Cronenberg
Produced byJody Shapiro
StarringLeslie Carlson
CinematographyAndré Pienaar
Edited byRonald Sanders
Music byHoward Shore
Running time
6 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 22nd Genie Awards in 2002.[2]

Synopsis edit

A seasoned actor (Leslie Carlson, in his fourth collaboration with Cronenberg) discusses the current state of film while a group of young children sneak in with production equipment to film him. The children are enamored with the camera, which the actor views as an infectious, malevolent presence.

Cast edit

  • Leslie Carlson as The Actor
  • Marc Donato as Lead
  • Harrison Kane as Lead
  • Kyle Kass as Lead (as Kyle Kassardjian)
  • Natasha La Force (as Natasha LaForce)
  • Katie Lai
  • Daniel Magder as Director
  • Chloe Randle-Reis (as Chloe Reis)
  • Stephanie Sams
  • Camille Shniffer as Lead

Home Video edit

Camera is available as a bonus feature on various DVD/Blu-Ray releases of Cronenberg's earlier film Videodrome.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Marc Glassman, "Preludes". Take One, Vol. 30 (Winter 2001). pp. 43-44.
  2. ^ Michael Posner, "Atanarjuat, War Bride lead Genie list". The Globe and Mail, December 13, 2001.
  3. ^ Videodrome Blu-ray (VHS retro packaging), archived from the original on 2023-07-12, retrieved 2023-07-12

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