Jeff Barnaby: File Under Miscellaneous introduced by Jeff Barnaby

Approx. Duration: 54 minutes

Jeff Barnaby: File Under Miscellaneous introduced by Jeff Barnaby

Approx. Duration: 54 minutes

Jeff Barnaby: File Under Miscellaneous introduced by Jeff Barnaby

Approx. Duration: 54 minutes

Jeff Barnaby: File Under Miscellaneous introduced by Jeff Barnaby

Approx. Duration: 54 minutes

Jeff Barnaby: File Under Miscellaneous introduced by Jeff Barnaby

Approx. Duration: 54 minutes

Jeff Barnaby: File Under Miscellaneous introduced by Jeff Barnaby

Approx. Duration: 54 minutes

TIFF Cinematheque - Retrospective

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This young Mi'gmaq filmmaker from Quebec has gained international attention for his darkly dystopic visions of the post-colonial present and future.

A Mi'gmaq filmmaker from Quebec, Jeff Barnaby is one of the most promising new voices in First Peoples cinema. Drawing on elements of science fiction and horror and such cinematic touchstones as David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch and Terry Gilliam's Brazil, Barnaby refracts some of the perennial themes of First Peoples cinema through a darkly distorting lens, creating intriguingly dystopic visions of the post-colonial present and future. As this multi-disciplinary artist prepares his first feature, we explore his unique vision in these five acclaimed short films.

Guest Biography

    • Jeff Barnaby is a Mi'gmaq filmmaker from Listuguj, Quebec. His short films have played in numerous festivals, including Sundance, Tribeca, Fantasia, Vancouver and the Toronto International Film Festival, and his film The Colony was selected by TIFF as one of Canada's Top Ten shorts of 2007.

Films in Jeff Barnaby: File Under Miscellaneous introduced by Jeff Barnaby

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    • Jeff Barnaby

    • In a futuristic urban hellscape, a Mi'gmaq man concedes his defeat to the ruling elite by going to a surgical clinic to have his red skin replaced.

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    • The Colony
    • Jeff Barnaby

    • A Mi'gmaq man struggling with life off the reservation descends into drug-addled madness when his girlfriend leaves him for his best friend, turning his rage and despair against the only visible enemy: the swarm of cockroaches that have invaded his trailer.

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    • From Cherry English
    • Jeff Barnaby

    • A mysterious woman leads a Mi'gmaq man on a hallucinogenic journey of self-discovery.

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    • Red Right Hand
    • Jeff Barnaby

    • "If you want to show skank, this is how you do it. A descent into the depths of degradation. A malicious work of cinematic beauty" (imagineNATIVE).

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    • Black Out
    • Jeff Barnaby

    • A young woman obsessed with her body goes to brutal lengths to fit into her favourite dress.

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