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Night Mayor

Guy Maddin
2009 | 13 min

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This short Guy Maddin film tells the story of inventor Nihad Ademi, who harnesses the power of the aurora borealis in Winnipeg in 1939. Ademi uses this power to broadcast images of Canada to its own citizens from coast to coast, but in the process angers he the government.

Awards and distinctions

  • Grand Prize of the Lab Competition- with a cash prize of 3500 euros
    International Short Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand
    2011
  • Best Experimental Short
    South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival (SXSW), Austin
    2010