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Mike Hoolboom (born in Toronto in 1959) is a prolific and multifaceted critic and curator of Dutch and Indonesian descent. By the mid-1980s, he emerged as one of the most spontaneous and energetic personalities in Canadian experimental cinema.
In his early films, shot with his father's Super 8 camera, he sought to dismantle the mechanisms of cinematic editing to question language and narrative. This structural ambition later took on a more narrative tone, in the style of an essay or diary. He drew inspiration from autobiographical images and memories to support his study, using unused and recycled footage from his other films to create new ones. This act of actualization echoes themes of death, childhood, the body, and memory.
In 1989, he learned he was HIV-positive, which subsequently gave his films a more political dimension. In "House of Pain" (1995), he provoked his audience with increasingly explicit images of sexual transgression. In the late 1990s, his work addressed issues of perception in a mass culture saturated with images. Films such as "Dear Madonna" (1996), "In The Future" (1998), and "In My Car" (1998) compiled images from music videos, Hollywood blockbusters, European art cinema, and commercial television. By recontextualizing them, Hoolboom changed their meaning and invited his audience to reflect on what constitutes individual and collective consciousness. The short film anthology "Panic Bodies" (1998) is the cinematic expression of a direct and passionate confrontation with AIDS, receiving excellent critical acclaim at several international film festivals. In 2002, he completed a controversial biographical feature film about New York underground filmmaker and videographer, Tom Chomont ("Tom").
His work has been recognized with numerous awards, including Best Canadian Short Film at the Toronto International Film Festival for "Frank’s Cock" (1993) and "Letters From Home" (1996). As a critic, he has authored books and over a hundred articles on experimental film. He is also the co-founder of "Pleasure Dome," a collective of filmmakers dedicated to the dissemination of experimental cinema.
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RAIN
2024 / Video / color / sound / single screen / 5' 23 / 39 € distribution: Digital file on server |
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WIND
2023 / HD / color / sound / single screen / 8' 15 / 40 € distribution: Digital file on server |
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THE GUY ON THE BED
2021 / 8mm / b&w / sound / single screen / 3' 50 / 30 € distribution: Digital file on server |
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SCRAPBOOK
2015 / 16mm / b&w / sound / single screen / 18' 00 / 61 € distribution: Digital file on server or Digital file on USB stick |
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BUFFALO DEATH MASK
2013 / color-b&w / sound / single screen / 23' 00 / 76 € distribution: Digital file on USB stick |
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IMITATIONS OF LIFE
2003 / color-b&w / sound / single screen / 75' 00 / 200 € distribution: Digital file on server |
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TOM
2002 / Betacam SP / color / sound / single screen / 75' 00 / 200 € distribution: Digital file on USB stick |
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HEY MADONNA
1999 / 16mm / color / sound / single screen / 9' 00 / 30 € distribution: 16mm |
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IN THE FUTURE
1998 / 16mm / b&w / sound / single screen / 3' 00 / 21 € distribution: 16mm |
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PANIC BODIES
1998 / 16mm / color / sound / single screen / 70' 00 / 186 € distribution: 16mm |
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PASSING ON
1997 / color / sound / single screen / 20' 00 / 67 € distribution: 16mm |
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SORROW
1997 / b&w / sound / single screen / 7' 00 / 25 € distribution: 16mm |
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CARNIVAL 3
1996 / 16mm / color / silent / single screen / 4' 00 / 22 € distribution: 16mm |
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DEAR MADONNA
1996 / color / sound / single screen / 5' 00 / 23 € distribution: 16mm |
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LETTERS FROM HOME
1996 / color / sound / single screen / 15' 00 / 50 € distribution: 16mm |
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MOUCLE'S ISLAND
1995 / color-b&w / sound / single screen / 12' 00 / 41 € distribution: 16mm |
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PRECIOUS
1995 / b&w / sound / single screen / 12' 00 / 41 € distribution: 16mm |
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SHOOTING BLANKS
1995 / 16mm / color / sound / single screen / 8' 00 / 27 € distribution: 16mm |
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1 + 1
1993 / color / sound / single screen / 3' 00 / 21 € distribution: 16mm |
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FRANK'S COCK
1993 / 16mm / color / sound / single screen / 8' 00 / 27 € distribution: 16mm |
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CAREFUL BREAKING
1992 / color / sound / single screen / 7' 00 / 25 € distribution: 16mm |
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MODERN TIMES
1991 / color / sound / single screen / 4' 00 / 22 € distribution: 16mm |
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RED SHIFT
1991 / color / sound / single screen / 2' 00 / 19 € distribution: 16mm |
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BOMEN
1990 / color / silent / single screen / 4' 00 / 22 € distribution: 16mm |
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TOWARDS
1990 / 16mm / color / silent / single screen / 4' 00 / 22 € distribution: 16mm |
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TWO
1990 / b&w / sound / single screen / 8' 00 / 27 € distribution: 16mm |
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BRAND
1989 / b&w / silent / single screen / 6' 00 / 24 € distribution: 16mm |
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GRID
1988 / color / silent / single screen / 1' 30 / 18 € distribution: 16mm |
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SCALING
1988 / b&w / sound / single screen / 5' 00 / 23 € distribution: 16mm |
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BOOK OF LIES
1985 / color / sound / single screen / 7' 00 / 25 € distribution: 16mm |
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THE BIG SHOW
1984 / 16mm / b&w / silent / single screen / 7' 00 / 25 € distribution: 16mm |
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NOW,YOURS
1981 / color / sound / single screen / 10' 00 / 35 € distribution: 16mm |
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SELF PORTRAIT WITH PIPE AND BANDAGED EAR
1981 / b&w / sound / single screen / 1' 30 / 18 € distribution: 16mm |
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IN MY CAR
1998 / 16mm / color / sound / single screen / 5' 00 / 23 € distribution: 16mm |
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HOUSE OF PAIN
1995 / 16mm / color / sound / single screen / 50' 00 / 168 € distribution: 16mm |