Private Project

How I Rejected Minimalism

Stuck at home in Pandemic lockdown, a couple with diverging views on their clutter-filled home, realizes it is not always so bad to own a lot of stuff.

  • Adam Bentley
    Director
  • Eva Hu
    Director
  • Adam Bentley
    Writer
  • Eva Hu
    Writer
  • Adam Bentley
    Producer
  • Adam Bentley
    Key Cast
  • Eva Hu
    Key Cast
  • Seraphina King
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Experimental, documentary, environment, materialism, pandemic, minimalism
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 1 second
  • Completion Date:
    September 1, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • YEGFilm Virtual Theatre
    Edmonton
    Canada
    October 1, 2021
    World Premiere
Distribution Information
  • YEGFilm
    Distributor
    Country: Canada
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Adam Bentley, Eva Hu

Adam Bentley, the face of #yegfilm, is an Edmonton screenwriter, filmmaker, and founder of the International Festival of Winter Cinema. He produces video works on anxiety and distance in an era of climate breakdown and isolation. Adam was twice awarded the highly competitive Edmonton Arts Council’s Cultural Diversity in the Arts grant and is a two-time recipient of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts’ Cultural Relations grant. His works have been screened at film festivals across Canada, the United States, and Europe. His work has also been featured on Air Canada and CBC Television. When not writing or filming, he can be found biking, summer or winter, in Edmonton’s river valley.

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