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  • Backstory

  • Mark Lewis

Country: Germany/United Kingdom/France/Canada
Year:
2009
Language:
English
Runtime:
39 minutes

This film plays in the Backstory/Cinema Museum Programme with the following films:

Cinema Museum - Mark Lewis
PUBLIC SCREENINGS
Thursday September 1005:00PM VARSITY 2 Buy Now
Friday September 1107:45PM VARSITY 2 Buy Now

Description

In conjunction with Mark Lewis: In a City, special screenings of Lewis’s Backstory (2009) and Cinema Museum (2008) will take place during the Festival. These two documentaries explore the history and culture of cinema, fusing Lewis’s curiosity about historical filmmaking techniques with a carefully aestheticized approach to cinema as both a fan-based and industrialized cultural phenomenon. Backstory (2009) explores the personalities and artistry behind rear projection technology in Hollywood and Cinema Museum (2008) visits a unique collection of memorabilia in a private collection in London. The screenings will take place on Thursday, September 10 and Friday, September 11 at the Cineplex Odeon Varsity Cinemas, 55 Bloor Street West, 2nd floor. There will also be two collateral events related to Mark Lewis and his work. The Art Gallery of Ontario will feature three recently acquired works by Lewis from September 9 to January 3, 2021 (paid admission). During TIFF Cinematheque’s upcoming Fall season, Lewis will present five examples of masterful rear projection filmmaking along with a limited run of Backstory in October, 2009. Details will be available as of September 22 at tiff.net/cinematheque.

Cadillac People's Choice Award