Toronto, Old and New

Allegedly “bursting at the seams” for over a century now, Toronto is cacophonous, cosmopolitan, and often confusing. A landscape shaped by generations of dreams and desires, the metropolis bears the overlapping imprints of capitalism, colonialism, conflict, community and celebration. Juxtaposing found footage, paper ephemera, and newly shot 16mm material, “Toronto, Old and New” explores the relationship between past and present in Canada’s largest city.

Film Maker
Jean-Pierre Marchant
Year
2023
Country
Canada
Length
17
Language
English
Category
Abstraction, Anthropocene, Anthropology, Architecture, Canada, Capitalism + Economics, Community, Culture, Geography, history, Immigration, Indigenous, Landscape, Latinx, Memory, Religion, Society, Urban
Genre
documentary, experimental, hand-processed, short

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