Artist on Fire: The Work of Joyce Wieland
Kay Armatage, 1987, English, 54 min, colour
A
pioneer of feminist avant-garde cinema, Joyce Wieland explored the crux
of nationalism, feminine sexuality, and ecology for more than thirty years
in films such as her influential Rat Life and Diet in North America
and Reason over Passion. This richly suggestive portrait surveys
Wieland’s involvement in structural filmmaking with Michael Snow and
Hollis Frampton in the 1960s and her reinvention of women’s crafts
in her artwork.
Reviews
"An astoundingly dynamic piece of filmmaking-an intense marriage
between Armatage and Wieland’s art."
— Carole Corbeil,
Globe and Mail.
Awards
Toronto Festival of Festivals,
Award of Excellence San Francisco Film Festival,
Honorable Mention Edinburgh Film Festival
Screening event
Showing with The Far Shore. Kay Armatage will be in attendance to introduce this double bill.
Screening
Sunday, February 20, 7:30pm
Part of a double bill "Celebrating the artist Joyce Wieland".
Showing with
The Far Shore
Introduced by Kay Armatage
Total screening time: 2hrs, with a 15min intermisssion.
About the Director
Kay Armatage
Kay Armatage will be a special guest of the Heritage Film Festival, giving the Opening Night Gala address and introducing this double bill. More about Kay Armitage.
FILMOGRAPHY
Artist On Fire: The Work of Joyce Wieland (1987)
Storytelling (1983)
Striptease (1980)
Speak Body (1979)
Bed and Sofa (1979)
Gertrude & Alice In Passing (1978)
Jill Johnston (1977)
Cast and Crew
Producer
Barbara Tranter
Cinematographers
Babette Mangolte, Peter Mettler
Editor
Petra Valier
Principal Cast
Joyce Wieland
Links
Links to view some of Wieland’s paintings.
