The Stone Dreams of the Cell

Inspired by Alain Cavalier's film La Rencontre (1996), in which the filmmaker narrates stories off-camera while filming a series of objects that have personal meaning.

The film was originally commissioned for the 10th Anniversary edition of the Toronto 8fest. It has screened as a looping installation and shown as a single channel work.

  • Pixie Cram
    Director
  • Pixie Cram
    Cinematography
  • Pixie Cram
    Music
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    1 minute 45 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2018
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Shooting Format:
    super-8
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • The 8 fest
    Toronto
    Canada
    January 27, 2017
  • Resolution
    Ottawa
    Canada
    January 18, 2019
Distribution Information
  • Pixie Cram
Director Biography - Pixie Cram

Pixie Cram is a media artist based in the Ottawa-Gatineau region. In her work she explores concepts of nature and technology, feminism, and war. Her practice encompasses stop-animation, pixilation, live-action films with actors, and analogue film loops projected in public locations.

Cram’s work has been presented internationally at Interfilm Berlin, Animafest Cyprus, Filmfest Dresden, Currents New Media (Santa Fe), Artists' Television Access (San Francisco), Echo Park Film Centre (L.A.), aCinema (Milwaukee) and Beijing Animation Week. Nationally, her films have screened at festivals and art galleries including Media City, Antimatter, Gimli, Photophobia, and the Ottawa International Animation Festival.

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