The Films of David Rimmer: Vol. 1-3 DVD

David Rimmer is one of Canada's best-known and influential experimental filmmakers. This 3-volume set brings together Rimmer’s seminal early works, made between 1968 and 1986. Born in Vancouver, BC, Rimmer has been a key figure in that city's avant garde and in New York City. Rimmer’s films are known for their formal experimentation with looping, superimposition and optical printing. But they also go beyond structuralist strictures to operate on a poetic and metaphoric level.

Complement the set with Reading David Rimmer, an e-book edited by Mike Hoolboom (link opens as PDF).

Volume One
Square Inch Field - Canada / 13:00 / 1968 / sound / colour
Migration - Canada / 11:00 / 1969 / sound / colour
Landscape - Canada / 8:00 / 1969 / silent / colour
Blue Movie - Canada / 6:00 / 1970 / silent / colour
Treefall - Canada / 5:00 / 1970 / silent / b/w
The Dance - Canada / 5:00 / 1970 / sound / b/w
Surfacing on the Thames - Canada / 5:00 / 1970 / silent / colour

Volume Two
VARIATIONS ON A CELLOPHANE WRAPPER - Canada / 8:30 / 1970 / sound / colour
Seashore - Canada / 11:00 / 1971 / silent / b/w
Real Italian Pizza - Canada / 13:00 / 1971 / sound / colour
Watching for the Queen - Canada / 11:00 / 1973 / silent / b/w
Fracture - Canada / 10:00 / 1973 / silent / colour

Volume Three
Canadian Pacific - Canada / 9:00 / 1974 / silent / colour
Canadian Pacific ll - Canada / 9:00 / 1975 / silent / colour
Narrows Inlet - Canada / 10:00 / 1980 / silent / colour
Bricolage - Canada / 11:00 / 1984 / sound / colour
As Seen on TV - Canada / 15:00 / 1986 / sound / colour