Mike ROLLO


Nationality: Canadian

Mike Rollo's photochemical practice explores alternative approaches to non-fiction cinema. His films are place-based, focusing on landscapes, rural industries, and communication cultures, incorporating ecological thinking and mindfulness regarding shifts, conflicts, and negotiations related to themes of obsolescence, age, and decay. He is a founding member of Montreal's experimental film collective, Double Negative, as well as Independent Visions and Lanterna in Regina, SK. He has also curated film programs for national and international festivals. His works have screened at the Ann Arbor Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, Cucalorus Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao, International Film Festival Oberhausen, Los Angeles Film Forum, San Francisco Cinematheque, and Rotterdam International Film Festival. Mike teaches film production at the University of Regina.

7 MOVIES IN DISTRIBUTION

P L U M E
2022 / 16mm / color / sound / single screen / 7' 20 / 41 €
distribution: 16mm or Digital file on server
EIDOLON
2020 / 16mm / b&w / sound / single screen / 3' 35 / 29 €
distribution: 16mm or Digital file on server
  FAREWELL TRANSMISSION
2015-2017 / 16mm / b&w / sound / single screen / 14' 05 / 34 €
distribution: Digital file on server
AU BORD DE LA RIVIÈRE
2014 / 16mm / color / sound / single screen / 3' 07 / 23 €
distribution: Digital file on server
  THE BROKEN ALTAR
2013 / 16mm / color / sound / single screen / 19' 30 / 56 €
distribution: Digital file on USB stick
GHOSTS AND GRAVEL ROADS
2008 / 16mm / color / sound / single screen / 15' 45 / 50 €
distribution: Digital file on server
LOLA
2008 / 16mm / b&w / sound / single screen / 2' 45 / 21 €
distribution: Digital file on server