Guy Maddin: Canadian. Filmmaker.

I’ve been watching a lot of Maddin’s films lately, and I get more and more pissed off with everyone. It seems like every time I have an idea that I’m just starting to nurture, I’ll invariably see one of Guy’s films for 10 years ago that’s already trod that ground and trod it well. I actually had to stop watching My Winnipeg earlier this week because of a film I’m working on now.

While his choppy editing and highly stylized visuals can be very off-putting at first, once you get over the frustration they become surprisingly easy to follow and enjoy. His most recent short film, Night Mayor, is extremely accessible:

And here’s one of my other new favorites:

Maddin is very fond of melodrama, so this seems like a no-brainer to me.

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