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EarthWorm
16.00 minutes, Colour, 5.1, 2:35:1
Written and Directed by Phillip Barker



Co-Created By Phillip Barker & Seungwoo Park
Director Phillip Barker
Movement Director Seungwoo Park

Sean The Alien Seungwoo Park
The Matron Sarah Apsley
The Orphans Frida Ruxton Chatterton & Dante Varga
The Horse Jack The Horse

Producers Adriana Bogaard & Phillip Barker
Director Of Photography Kris Belchevski
Editors David Wharnsby & Phillip Barker
Music Tom Third
Sound Design Alan Geldart
Visual Effects Steven Sangster
Costume Design Debra Hanson
Production Design Phillip Barker & Rob Hepburn
Hair & Make-Up Andrea Heldman
Anti-Gravity Machine Steven Richards
Prop Designer Dexter Barker-Glenn
Paintings Theresa Shain
Alien Font Designer Yuha An

1st Assistant Camera Jurek Osterfeld
Gaffer Ryan Hernandez
Best Boy Electric/Gaffer Tarek Smith
Best Boy Electric Kristoff Gallimore
Swing / Driver Brad Logan
Key Grip Derek Teakle
Best Boy Grip Alistair Dempsey
Best Boy Grip Daniel Veldman

Assistant Producer Margarita Brodie
Special Effects Linus Cunningham Closs
Action Services Fight Action Stunt Team (F.A.S.T.)
Animal Wrangler Kate Laros
Sound Recordist Jordan Cutler & Jordan Cutler
Body Double Kai Luk-Laughton

Costumer Hailey Uens
Make-Up Assist Shawna Lee
Set Decorator Jen Jacobsen
Props Kerry Spurell
Lead Set Dresser Nuala O’sullivan
Art Scout Sana Ahmed
Art Peeps Carly Krieg, Aly Von Boetticher, Massy Southward, Max Fortis Scott, Finn O’sullivan, Hallie Arden Ford, Savina Monopoli
Space Suit Design Plastique Fantastique


POST PRODUCTION  

Colour Grading Wade Odlum
Re-Recording Mixer Renand Deodato


THANK YOU  

Julie Glenn  
Curtis Wehrfritz  
Atom Egoyan  
Paul Rutlidge  
Neil Davison  
Jenny Lantz  
Men Chong Luk  
Helen Lee  
Dwight Phipps  

Alter Ego Post  
Urban Post  
Whites International  
Common Good  

Filmed at the Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry of Canada, Hamilton, Ontario and the Newall Farm, Burlington, Ontario
November 2022

Thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts, Explore and Create
canada council for the arts



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Malody
12.10 minutes, Colour, HD, Stereo and 5.1 sound, 1920 X 1080
English, no subtitles


Available for festivals on HDCam (Stereo), DVD and Bluray.
Available for broadcast on HDCam (Stereo) and HDCam (5.1) by special request.
Available for world distribution and broadcast April 30, 2012.
Available for purchase on DVD and Bluray: www.phillipbarker.com


SCREENINGS

Premiere: April 29, 2012, Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, Germany. International Competition.


SYNOPSIS

Set inside a roadside diner, a sick woman meets herself as a little girl in the reflection of a mirror. The diner is built within a large wooden wheel and is literally rolled through a studio. As the world turns upside down, the changing gravitational pull creates chaos and sets off a fateful chain of events.


ACTORS

Malody Alex Paxton-Beasley
The Cook Thomas Hauff
Young Malody Ashleigh Warren
The Customer Ryan Granville-Martin


CREW

Written and Directed by Phillip Barker
Produced by Amanda Gordon and Phillip Barker
Executive Producer Sonia Hosko
Associate Producer James Becker
   
Director of Photography Kris Belchevski
Editor Roland Schlimme
Production Design Rob Hepburn
Music & Sound Design Tom Third
Hair & Makeup Artist Andrea Heldman
Costume Designer Erika Connor
Assistant Director Jim Ruxton
Physical Effects Sam Pelletier
Visual Effects Pedro Pozo Acosta and James Cooper
On Set Dresser Peter Karmazsin
Buyer Linda Cheung
Set Dresser Paul Lenart
Graphics Sean Scoffield
Set Construction Woodbecker
Head Carpenter Mark McCabe
Carpentry Henk Salmen, Mike Shepitka, Doug Moorhouse, Luis Rodriguez, Alexander Ball
Scenic Art Patrice Roy and Lana Tetlock
Stunt Coordinators Chris Cordell and Angela Lisk
1st Assistant Camera Mark Moher
2nd Assistant Camera Cam Stoltz
Key Grip Mike Smith
Grip Justin Yaroski, Alejandro Munez, Rob Young, Heather Young, Michael Belchevski
Key Gaffer Mike Pope
Gaffer Jannick Laurent
Sound Recordist Graham Rogers
Sound Mixer Steve Munro
Sound Editor Jordan Stevens
Colourist Steven Sangster
DIT Andrew Salkey
Production Assistants Anthony Birtzu, Taylor Sullivan, Brennan Hehn



SPONSORS: Ontario Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council, ACTRA, and the Canadian Broadcast Corporation.




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Night Vision

35mm, 24.24 minutes, colour, dolby SRD 5.1, 1:1.85
Written and Directed by Phillip Barker


CAST AND CREW

Woman Severn Thompson
Man David Fox
Girl Adelaide Page
Boy Dexter Barker-Glenn
Underwater Woman Miruna Rox
Falling Woman Rebecca Mendoza
Concertina Player Jamie Snider
Produced by Simone Urdl and Sonia Hosko
Director of Photography   Luc Montpellier
Music Composer Tom Third
Editor Roland Schlimme
Production Designers Martha Sparrow and Paul Vernon
Visual Effects Wendy Whaley
Body Lights Jim Ruxton
Photo Cards Curtis Wehrfritz
Hair and Make Up Andrea Heldman
Props Hartley Schaub


Set Dressers Phylis Vernon,
Faith Sayavong,
Tom Sparrow,
Annie Orvis,
Elisha Roberton
Scenic Painters Lana Tetlock,
Andrew Lang
Sound Recordist Graham Rogers
1st Assistant
Camera
Devon Burns,
Ben Lichty
2nd Camera
Assistant
Dave Wood
Gaffer Brian Stewart
Electric Iris Ng
Carpenter Andrew Cullen
Catering Irene Gauthier,
Rancho Relaxo



 
Assistant Editor Avril Jacobson
Compositor Peter George
Title Design Timothy Peel
Sound F/X Editor David Caporale
Dialogue Editor/ADR Editor Jean Bot
Foley Artist Virginia Storie
Re-Recording Mixer Kirk Lynds
DI Project Supervisor Patrick Duchesne
Digital Film Supervisor Eric Myles
DI Colourist Mark Kueper
DI On-Line Editor Rob Gyorgy
    

"When I am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament)" by Henry Purcell

Produced with the assistance of:


The National Film Board of Canada-FAP
The Ontario Arts Council
The Canada Council-Media Arts
Actra

With the support of:

Technicolor and Grace Carnale-Davis, Sim Video, Tattersall Sound and Picture, Unionville Insurance, Chris Stone Audio Productions Ltd.


SCREENINGS

The Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, Lab Competition 2008
International Contemporary Culture Centre of San Sebastian, Spain 2008



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Soul Cages

35mm, 23 minutes, colour, dolby SRD 1:1.85
Written and Directed by Phillip Barker


CAST AND CREW

Photographer Susanna Hood 
Processor Srinivas Krishna
Waiter Andrew Scorer
Family in Boat  Karina, Sonja and Mike Barker, Emily Roy
Crane Operator   Bruce Blacktop
Producer  Simone Urdl
Co-Producer Jennifer Weiss
Cinematographer Luc Montpellier
Editor   Jeff Bessener
Music and Sound Design Tom Third
Production Designer Kathleen Climie
Costume Designer   Heather MacCrimmon
Assistant Directors  Meghan J. Bower, David Bradshaw


2nd Assistant
Directors
Kristen Van Alphen,
Lee Pantos
1st Camera
Assistants 
Erik Jacobsen,
Andy Jekabsons
Blaine Thrush
2nd Camera
Assistant 
Manix Kennedy
Props and Stills Chris Walsh
Art Department Dorothy Piniarski, John Thompson
Set Construction  Handmade Productions
Camp Councilor  Douglas Cornwall
Truck Op  Brett Faubert
Digital Design James Cooper
Digital assistant Marc Anthony Barrette
Sound Recordist Amy Fritz
Sound Mixer Todd B. Warren
Consulting Mixer Daniel Pellerin



 
Theater Operator Mike Irvine
Foley Artist John F. Thompson
Foley Recordist Steve Pollett
Cello Anne Bourne
Voice Christy Garland
Neg Cutter Barb Swift
Timer Leslie D Brass
Schedule Greg Bolton
On Set Supervisor  Caroline Klein
Set Decorator  Mario Moreira
Swing Chris Currie
Rigger Derek Bruce
Gaffer   Nick Greenland
Grips Greg Murray,
Jack Studzienny
Produced with the assistance of:

The Canada Council-Media Arts
The Ontario Arts Council
The Toronto Arts Council
The National Film Board of Canada-FaP

With the support of:

Deluxe Canada, Mad Dog Digital, Soho Digital Film, Exclusive Film,
Film Opticals Of Canada, Trackworks, Complete Rentals, Eyes Post, Kodak, Lightsource, By Davids, Shoots Catering



BROADCAST

Canal +, France
SBS, Australia
CBC 'Reflections' Canada
ZDF / ARTE, Germany
           


SCREENINGS 1999 - PRESENT

Toronto International Film Festival, Canada (North American Premiere)
The Hamptons International Film Festival, New York, USA            
Cinematheque Ontario, A.G.O. (Retrospective), Toronto, Canada
NFB / ONF ‘Best of ON’ Mediatheque, Toronto, Canada
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, France (European Premiere)
Local Heroes Canadian Film Festival, Winnipeg, Canada
Oberhausen Short Film Festival, Germany
Vila Do Conde Film Festival, Portugal
Vancouver International Film Festival, Vancouver, Canada
European Short Film Meet, Metz, France
Atlantic Film Festival, Halifax, Canada
Valladolid Film Festival, Spain
London Film Festival, Great Britain
Cork Film Festival, Ireland
Upsalla Film Festival, Sweden
Metz International Film Festival, France
Bristol Short Film Festival, Great Britain  
Interfilm Kurzfilm Festival, Berlin, Germany
Anthology Film Archives, New York City, USA                                                Cinémayence, Mainz, Germany
Droits de Regards, Mediatheque, Orleans, France
Durham Art Gallery –Drive-In Show, Durham, Canada
Museo Nacional Centro De’Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain
La Enana Marron Theatre, Madrid, Spain
Festival Chileno-Internacional del Cortometraje/Santiago, Chile
Videoex (2003) International Experimental Film & Video, Zurich, Switzerland
Institut Francais, 03, Turin, Italy
Mexico City International Film Festival (2004), Mexico



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A Temporary Arrangement

35mm, 12 minutes, Black & White, Optical Sound 1:1.33
Written and Directed by Phillip Barker


CAST AND CREW

With Severn Thompson, Ken McDougall, and Kathleen Barker
Floaters Chris Yarwood, Ken Ramsden, Michael Golloher, Karina Barker, Ed Barker, and Sonja Barker
Cinematography René Sauvé
Sound Design & Music Tom Third
Editor Jeff Bessner
Special Camera Rig Eric Neighbour


SCREENINGS 1996 - PRESENT


Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, Germany
Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada
Atlantic International Film Festival, Halifax, Canada
Sao Paulo Film Festival, Brazil
Montreal International Short Film Festival
Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden
Albany Film Festival, New York
Images Film Festival, Toronto, Canada                                                           
Ste-Therese Film Festival, Quebec
Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada: Live score by 40 Fingers Saxophone Quartet
The Helsinki Film Coop, Sweden
Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival, Delaware
Main Film, Montreal, Canada
Struts Gallery, New Brunswick, Canada
Metro Cinema, Edmonton, Canada
Independent Film & Video Alliance Showcase, Ottawa
Institut Theatre, Frankfurt, Germany
Neutral Ground Gallery /  Sheridan College, Canada
Freunde Der Deutschen Kinemathek E.V., Germany
Padua Arci Nuova Associazione, Italy
El Fenakisticopio Itinerante, Spain
Cinemayence, Kunst & Film-Tag 03, Mainz, Germany
Kommunales Kino Aktionstag 03, Leverkusen, Germany

BROADCAST

1997 SBS, Australia
2004 TVO, Canada.

 

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I Am Always Connected
16mm, 3.45 minutes, Black & White, Silent
Written and Directed by Phillip Barker


CAST AND CREW

Performer: Marianna Ebbers
Camera:           Ton Thoonsen
Assistants: Trix Engelen, Peter Kregting


SCREENINGS 1998 - PRESENT

La Cinematheque de la Danse, Cinematheque Francaise, Paris.
Moving Pictures, Festival of Dance on Film, Toronto, and
tour: Canadian Film Institute, Ottawa, Pacific Cinematheque,                           Vancouver, Winnipeg Film Group, Winnipeg.           
The Images Festival, Toronto
Ann Arbor Film Festival 2000, Michigan
Lumen Travo, Amsterdam, Holland –as an installation.

 

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Regarding
16mm, 3.45 minutes, Black & White, Silent
Written and Directed by Phillip Barker


CAST AND CREW

Daughter Severn Thompson
Father            David Fox

Cinematography Luc Montpellier
Editor Jeff Bessner
Music  Tom Third
Costume Heather MacCrimmon
Production Design Kathleen Climie
Set Decorator Sandra Aitikin
Hair/Make-up  David Hawe
Executive Producer Gregory Nixon
Producer Keith Cole
Associate Producer Keith McCully


SCREENINGS 2002 - PRESENT

Goethe-Institut, 03 Tallinn, Germany.
Cinemayence, 04 Mainz, Germany.
Montreal Festival New Cinema New Media
Arts Festival Friesland, The Netherlands.
Vila Do Conde Film Festival, Portugal.
Oberhausen Short Film Festival 2003, Germany.
Directors Guild of Canada, Toronto, Canada.
Toronto Arts Awards, Canada.


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