Philip Hoffman
Spotlight Series: Philip Hoffman
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Add rightsFormat DVD Interzone
Original format 16mm
Year 1984-1988
Language(s) English
Artist(s) Philip Hoffman
Running time 72 min
Films
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN JALOSTOTITLAN AND ENCARNACION (1984) 6'
?O,ZOO! (THE MAKING OF A FICTION FILM) (1986) 23'
PASSING THROUGH/TORN FORMATIONS (1988) 43'
Description
Described as Canada's "foremost diarist filmmaker," Philip Hoffman has been creating work since the late 1970s. Pushing the boundaries of personal documentary, his films explore themes of family, memory, and loss, while questioning the cinematic medium and the authenticity of the photographic image.
"Philip Hoffman is a precious resource, one of the few contemporary filmmakers whose work connects with the classical themes of death, diaspora, memory, and, ultimately, transcendence."
— Martha Rosler