VILLAIN

TSV commissioned artists to look into their heart of darkness and expose what lurks within as it continues its trilogy of new video work inspired by classic film archetypes with "Villains". The project has been developed by TSV as part of the trilogy, Icon, Villain and Anti-Hero.

The five videos are being screened for one night only at the Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles Ave., on Thursday, March 12, at an event hosted by the flamboyant and acid-tongued Keith Cole with a musical performance by the visually stunning band Radius and Helena. An after-party at River, 413 Roncesvalles Ave, follows the screening.

The participating artists & their films are:

Elephant Bikini (Adrienne Recknagel & Jamie Phelan), "Cereal Killer"
"Cereal Killer" is a video essay that takes innocuous morning television commercials for breakfast cereals as a leaping off point for examining the life cycle of an average North American TV viewer.

Demetre Eliopoulos, "Paper Places"
In "Paper Places" a writer dealing with a personal loss comes to see his fictional world in a new light.

Jean-Pierre Joubert, "The Devil's in the Details"
"The Devil's in the Details" is a very personal "Auteur" film that explores the sensory perspective of the world experienced by Josh, a 9-year-old boy with Autism.

Cheryl Rondeau, "Body of Evidence"
"Body of Evidence" focuses on the lascivious gestures of the femme fatale in order to deconstruct this classic film archetype. Culled from hours of found footage "Body of Evidence" isolates and edits together these moments in the story when our anti-hero seduces the hero.

Gabrielle Zilkha, "How the Grinch Stole my Heart! (and my favourite sweatshirt)"
"How the Grinch Stole my Heart!" borrows Dr. Seuss' famous villain, the Grinch, and transforms him from Whoville's mythical Christmas hating goblin into a modern-day ex-girlfriend who breaks Abigail's heart.

Trinity Square Video is a not-for-profit artist-run centre providing artists and community organizations with video production/post-production support and services at accessible rates. Founded in 1971, TSV is committed to providing a broad spectrum of services related to video: workshops, screenings, gallery exhibitions, artist residencies, festival sponsorships and community partnerships.

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