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Twin City Twist

A silent dance documenting a brief visit to Minneapolis in the fall of 2022. A reflection on the sleeping city's tumultuous recent history through a recollected interaction and a plea for continued disturbance.

An entry in an ongoing video and film diary series, Twin City Twist was shot on Kodak Tri-X reversal super 8 film with kaleidoscopic lenses. The film was scanned and edited digitally.

  • Callon Murphy
    Director
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Flicker, Diary
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 7, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    S8mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • OBSKURA Festival
    Rennes
    France
    June 29, 2023
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Engauge Experimental Film Festival
    Seattle
    United States
    November 4, 2023
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • FUSE Film Festival
    Karlovac
    Croatia
    June 9, 2024
    Croatian Premiere
    Official Selection - Competition
Director Biography - Callon Murphy

Callon Murphy is an amateur filmmaker and software developer currently residing in Kitchener, Ontario on unceded land. His work blends personal memories and formal experiments through various DIY digital and analog techniques. Delivered with sparse sound design and typically without narration, Callon's films and videos deal with the falsity of image-making and the futility of technology.

His films have screened at festivals around the world including Obskura (France), Engauge (USA), Winnipeg Underground Film Festival (Canada), Experimental Superstars (Serbia), FUSE (Croatia), Fisura (Mexico), and Suspaustas Laikas (Lithuania).

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