Stephen Broomer

Stephen Broomer (born 1984) is a Canadian experimental filmmaker, film scholar and video essayist.[1][2] He is the founder of the home video label Black Zero, specializing in rare Canadian experimental films,[3] and is also the host of the acclaimed video essay series Art & Trash (alongside Northern Light[4] and Detours) since 2021.[5][6][7][8][9]

Bibliography

  • Hamilton Babylon: A History of the McMaster Film Board (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2016)
  • Codes for North: the foundations of the Canadian avant-garde film (Toronto: Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre, 2017)
  • Secret Museums: The Films of Arthur Lipsett (WLU Press, 2025)[10]

Selected filmography

  • Christ Church - Saint James (2011)
  • Conservatory (2013)
  • Pepper's Ghost (2013)
  • Potamkin (2017)
  • Tondal's Vision (2018)
  • Phantom Ride (2019)
  • Resurrection of the Body (2019)
  • Lulu Faustine (2020)
  • Fat Chance (2021)

Sources:[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][8][24]

References

  1. ^ "Light Cone - Stephen BROOMER". lightcone.org. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  2. ^ Blu-ray Review: The Cathedral of New Emotions โ€“ Inside Pulse
  3. ^ Preserving the history of Canadian experimental films, on Blu-ray - The Globe and Mail
  4. ^ NORTHERN LIGHT|Spectacular Optical
  5. ^ "The best video essays of 2022 | Sight and Sound". bfi.org.uk. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  6. ^ "The best video essays of 2021 | Sight and Sound". bfi.org.uk. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  7. ^ The best video essays of 2023|BFI
  8. ^ a b The best video essays of 2024|Sight & Sound
  9. ^ The best video essays of 2025|Sight and Sound
  10. ^ November Books|Current|The Criterion Collection
  11. ^ "Potamkin by Stephen Broomer | Arts + Literature Laboratory | Madison Contemporary Arts Center". artlitlab.org. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  12. ^ "Stephen Broomer - IFFR EN". iffr.com. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  13. ^ "'Wicked, Wicked,' Polyrhythmic Form, and the Vicious Split-Screen". Film School Rejects. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  14. ^ "Be It True, or Be It Fals: Stephen Broomer Discusses "Tondal's Vision" on Notebook". MUBI. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  15. ^ "An Experimental Decade, the Features: 30 Films of a Fortunate Man on Notebook". MUBI. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  16. ^ "INCITE ยป Rituals in Transfigured Space: Interview with Stephen Broomer, by Clint Enns". incite-online.net. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  17. ^ Figure and I|Lynne Sachs: experimental documentary filmmaker
  18. ^ PyRTV
  19. ^ The Carriage Set Upright: Stephen Broomer on Potamkin - Film International
  20. ^ Canyon Cinema : Now in Stock: Three New Blu-rays from Black Zero
  21. ^ Canyon Cinema : Canyon Cinema 50 โ€” February & March Events
  22. ^ Black Zero: Into the Underground of Home Viewing - TANGIBLE TERRITORY
  23. ^ Now Available: New Digital Files from Stephen Broomer
  24. ^ Moments of perception: Random Canadian Moments โ€“ SF Cinematheque

See also