Anthony Kinik presents a shorts program of Expanded Cinema projects from Expo 67 alongside a special colour-restored screening of Voyage dans la Lune, Georges Méliès’ groundbreaking 1902 masterpiece.
expo67 was a World's Fair in Montreal, Canada, held from April 28 to October 29, 1967.
It was the centerpiece of Canada's centennial celebrations and featured the theme "Man and His World".
The event attracted nearly 50 million visitors, making it the most successful World's Fair of the 20th century at the time, and featured avant-garde pavilions from 62 nations.
More films were shown at Expo 67 in Montreal than at any previous World’s Fair. Press materials claimed that five thousand films were shown in the various pavilions, but only a handful of these were produced especially for Expo. (Peter Morris)
This program features:
IN THE LABYRINTH
Roman Kroitor, Colin Low & Hugh O'Connor | 21m
WE ARE YOUNG!
Francis Thompson, Alexander Hammid | 22m
A PLACE TO STAND
Christopher Chapman | 17m
URBANISSMO
John Hubley | 6m
CANADA IS MY PIANO
George Dunning | 11m
Anthony Kinik is a Film Studies professor and Director of the Centre for Canadian Studies at Brock University in St. Catharines, ON.
LE VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE
Georges Méliès | France | 1902 | 14m
A group of astronomers go on an expedition to the Moon.