88:88

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88:88
Directed by Isiah Medina
Written byIsiah Medina
Produced byIsiah Medina
StarringErik J. Berg
Eliza Bronte
Avery Medina
Myles Taylor
Anna Valencia
CinematographyAlexandre Galmard
Nic Kriellaars
Isiah Medina
Edited byIsiah Medina
Music byKieran Daly
Alexandre Galmard
Release date
  • August 12, 2015 (2015-08-12)(Locarno)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

88:88 is a 2015 Canadian experimental docudrama film, directed by Isiah Medina. [1] A meditation on poverty, the film depicts the economic struggles of a group of young people in Winnipeg, using editing instead of narrative to drive the film in a stream of consciousness manner described by some critics as the filmic equivalent of a mixtape. [2]

The film's cast includes Erik J. Berg, Eliza Bronte, Avery Medina, Myles Taylor and Anna Valencia. The film's title is a reference to the 88:88 that displays on a digital clock after a power interruption. [1]

The film premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in August 2015, [3] and had its Canadian premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. [4]

The film was added to the Mubi platform in 2016, [5] and to YouTube later in the year. [6]

The film was named the sixth best undistributed film of 2015 in the 2015 IndieWire Critics Poll. At the 2016 Vancouver Film Critics Circle awards, Medina received a nomination for Best Director of a Canadian Film. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Vivian Belik, "Review: ‘88:88’ - A Provocative New Canadian Doc". Point of View , February 2, 2016.
  2. Ariel Esteban Cayer, "« Cash rules everything around me »: 88:88 d’Isiah Medina". 24 images, Issue 176, Feb.–Apr. 2016, p. 32.
  3. "Three Canadian movies in competition at Locarno Film Festival, including one to be screened in the Piazza Grande". Canada NewsWire , July 15, 2015.
  4. Aidan Geary, "In conversation with Isiah Medina". Winnipeg Free Press , August 29, 2015.
  5. Sam Adams, "Isiah Medina’s Avant-Garde Sensation ’88:88′ Is Now Available to Stream". IndieWire , March 18, 2016.
  6. Nick Newman, "Stream Isiah Medina’s Acclaimed Debut Feature ’88:88′ for Free". The Film Stage, July 18, 2016.
  7. "2017 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 16, 2016.