Guy Maddin Movies

Guided by the spirit of “The Cuadecuc Manifesto” (coined by co-director Evan Johnson and inspired by Pere Portabella’s 1970...

The patriarch of a troubled clan dies, but the resentment and yearning of the eldest son conspire to bring the errant father back for periodic visits...

A three minute segment featuring the titular item

Short documentary revealing how the sound effects were created for Maddin's film "Brand Upon the Brain".

A surreal short film featuring a zookeeper with a large moustache.

Guy Maddin directed this short biopic on the castrato known as the Manitoba Meadowlark, Dov Houle, who performed on tour with the film “Brand...

Interviews with Guy Maddin and his pals are included in this documentary about the Canadian film-maker's life and movies. Features clips from most of...

Guy Maddin flies to Kansas City, Missouri, in a vain attempt to save cinema as it continues to die from contempt and neglect.

Legendary poet John Ashbery scripted this absurdist step-by-step guide to bathing, excerpted from Guy Maddin's feature THE FORBIDDEN ROOM and...

A tribute to underground filmmaker Jack Smith. The film centers around a graphic transsexual orgy.

Winnipeg, 1939: Bosnian immigrant Nihad Ademi conceives of a way to harness the power of the Aurora Borealis in order to broadcast imagery of his...

The explosive story of how a stubborn band of independent filmmakers started a film co-operative that became the most highly respected and...

Maddin's film incorporates found footage to provide a glimpse of wartime Berlin. Crowds of soldiers march in formation, play instruments and engage...

A four minute film created for the opening of the TIFF Bell Lightbox

A sexually-charged short film which includes images of roosters and women.

An amusing melange of '60s spy thrillers and other classics. Super secret agent Nick attempts to liberate a top secret microchip from the clutches of...

Guy Maddin narrates a surreal animated ode to the Métis freedom fighter and founder of the province of Manitoba.

An adaptation of an unrealized script by Jean Vigo (Les lignes de la main), starring his late daughter, the critic, programmer, and actress Luce Vigo

The scene is a small paper-producing factory presided over by the shiftless Ari and his long-suffering wife Taryn. Employees include Sybill and...

The electric metre is broken, lets play with the fuses...