Les Journaux de Lipsett / Lipsett's Diaries
Theodore Ushev
Canada / 2010 / 14' 6''Projections
Cineplexx Centar Kaptol, Hall 3, 22:00 h
Europa Cinema, 20:00 h
Synopsis
The latest film from the award-winning animator Théodore Ushev depicts the maelstrom of anguish that tormented Arthur Lipsett, a famed Canadian experimental filmmaker who died at the age of 49. His descent into depression and madness is explored through a series of images as well as sounds taken from Lipsett's own work.
Born in Kyustendil, Bulgaria, Theodore Ushev first made a name for himself as a poster artist in his native country before settling in Montreal in 1999. In Montreal, Ushev worked in the multimedia industry and then found fruitful creative soil at the National Film Board of Canada, where he has made more than 10 films to date, including Lipsett Diaries (2010), about the tortured life and art of the acclaimed experimental filmmaker, and the Academy Award-nominated short Blind Vaysha (2016). Ushev’s films have won more than 150 awards and mentions and have screened in many retrospectives.
Director
Theodore Ushev
Production
National Film Board of Canada
Screenplay
Theodore Ushev
Sound
Olivier Calvert
Music
David Bryant
Editing
Theodore Ushev, Oana Suteu
Animation
Theodore Ushev
categories
GRAND COMPETITION