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