Private Project

Ghosts Of The Malt

Built in the early twentieth century, the former Canada Malting plant has a dozen gigantic silos of 37 meters high. The oldest was built in 1905. Hundreds of employees worked there after the Second World War, until the closure of the factory at the turn of the 80s. The building, despite its poor condition, is unique. With its ceramic silos, it is one of the last two copies in North America.

  • Albérick
    Director
  • Oren Ben Yosef & fourthousandblackbirds
    Soundtrack
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 33 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 24, 2016
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Shooting Format:
    Super 8
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Squat Betty Avant Garde Film Festival
    Southend On Sea, Essex
    United Kingdom
    February 27, 2022
    UK premiere
    Official selection. Rescheduled from May 31st and August 23rd 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Le 17
    Saint-Etienne
    France
    October 11, 2019
    French premiere
  • La Lumière Collective
    Montréal, QC
    Canada
    February 22, 2019
  • FICARQ
    Madrid
    Spain
    November 23, 2018
    European premiere
    Official selection
  • One Take Super 8
    Montréal, QC
    Canada
    May 24, 2016
    Premiere
    Super 8 screening
Director Biography - Albérick

Albérick is a Franco-Canadian sound and visual artist based in Montreal, Quebec. His main interests are experimental music and experimental cinema, film photography, Stanley Kubrick and cats. Albérick also hosts the radio show Symbiose every week on CISM 89.3 FM.

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Director Statement

Ghost Of The Malt is an experimental short film about my favorite building in Montreal. It was shot on Kodak Super 8 Tri-X film. The film is presented as shot. No cuts. No splices.