Winnipeg, 1939: Inventor Nihad Ademi harnesses the waves of the very Aurora Borealis itself and uses the power to broadcast images of Canada to its own citizens from coast to coast. The unregulated imagery angers the government, who send a crack team of federal agents to shut Nihad’s project down.
HD, 10 Minuten
Directed by: Guy Maddin;
Executive producer: Derek Mazur
Producers: Joe MacDonald, Lindsay Hamel
D.o.P: Benjamin Kasulke
Production designer: Ricardo Alms
Costume designer: Heather Neale
Editor: John Gurdebeke
Composer: Jason Staczek
Story consultant: George Toles
Guy Maddin lives and works in Winnipeg. His films include 1988: Tales from the Gimli Hospital; 1992: Careful; 2003: The Saddest Music in the World; 2006: Brand Upon the Brain! (Forum 2007); 2007: My Winnipeg (Forum 2008)
Contact: www.nfb.ca
