Bring Me the Head of Tim Horton
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| director = Guy Maddin
Evan Johnson
Galen Johnson
| producer = Niv Fichman
Jody Shapiro
| writer = Guy Maddin
Evan Johnson
Galen Johnson
| starring =
| music = Galen Johnson
Asher Lenz
Stephen Skratt
| cinematography = John Gurdebeke
Jody Shapiro
| editing = Evan Johnson
| studio = Rhombus Media
Triple 7 Films
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| runtime = 30 minutes
| released = {{Film date|2015|09|14|TIFF}}
| country = Canada
| language = English
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Bring Me the Head of Tim Horton is a 2015 Canadian short documentary film, directed by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson.[http://moviemezzanine.com/nyff-review-bring-me-the-head-of-tim-horton/ "NYFF Review: “Bring Me the Head of Tim Horton”"]. Movie Mezzanine, September 2, 2015.
Summary
Documenting the making of Paul Gross's contemporaneous feature film Hyena Road,James Adams, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/war-epic-hyena-roads-making-of-film-has-a-unique-take/article26715827/ "War epic Hyena Road’s ‘making-of’ film has a unique take"]. The Globe and Mail, October 9, 2015. the film also functions as a critique of the commercial excesses and glorified violence of mainstream filmmaking.
Release
The film premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival,[https://www.thewrap.com/toronto-film-festivals-canadian-program-includes-ethan-hawke-ellen-page-films/ "Toronto Film Festival’s Canadian Program Includes Ethan Hawke, Ellen Page Films"]. TheWrap, August 5, 2015. and was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2015.[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/tiff-reveals-canadas-top-ten-film-festival-line-up/article27649543/ "TIFF reveals Canada's Top Ten Film Festival line-up"]. The Globe and Mail, December 8, 2015.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|5052670}}
{{Guy Maddin}}
Category:Canadian short documentary films
Category:Films directed by Guy Maddin
Category:2010s English-language films
Category:2015 short documentary films
Category:Documentary films about films
Category:Documentary films about the cinema of Canada
Category:Documentary films about the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)