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It’s My Mother’s Birthday Today

Genre

Experimental

Directed By

Guy Maddin

Date: Jan 2008
Length: 00:05:30
Process: B&W
Shooting Format: Super 8mm
Sound Format: Music

Synopsis

This short biographical sketch of Dov Houle, the castrato know as the "Manitoba Meadowlark" who performed on tour with Brand Upon the Brain, follows a man and his eggs, a birdcage, chirping birds, and dust-covered, chirping children, all shot in Houle's home during the 2008 NFL Super Bowl.

Tags

bird, body, eggs, poetic, surreal

Credits

Director
Guy Maddin
Cast
Dov Houle
Writer
George Toles
Editor
John Gurdebeke
Producer
Lindsay Hamel

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