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NFB releases clip of Guy Maddin's 'Night Mayor'!

Posted on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009
by Emma Badame - Cineplex Entertainment

Guy Maddin

Night Mayor may not be a feature length venture, but creative Canadian auteur Guy Maddin tends to pack more originality into 30 seconds of film than most directors could even think of, so I think it's safe to say that film-loving audiences are in for a treat, even if it's just ten minutes long. But I may be a bit biased since this is one of my Top Picks of the festival!

The film tells the story of inventor Nihad Ademi, who harnesses the power of the Aurora Borealis in 1939 Winnipeg. Ademi uses the power to broadcast images of Canada to its own citizens from coast to coast, but in the process angers the government. In this clip, Ademi attempts to show Canada to itself:

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