Mother and Child

  • 2'
  • Canada
  • 1977
A portrait of John's friend Lis Guindon holding her months-old daughter Marie Claire, in their sitting-room in Toronto. They later moved to Quebec and lost contact with John. A single-shot film, taken at 3 seconds per frame over 2 hours, lit with a single table-lamp and using 3-second time exposures on each frame. Mothers particularly are amazed and amused by this film, saying it evokes their experience.

Director
John Porter
Country of production
Canada
Year
1977
Festival Edition
IFFR 2007
Length
2'
Medium
Super 8
Director
John Porter
Country of production
Canada
Year
1977
Festival Edition
IFFR 2007
Length
2'
Medium
Super 8