Buffalo Death Mask (2013)
For more than two decades Mike Hoolboom has been one of our foremost artistic witnesses of the plague of the twentieth century, HIV. A personal voice documenting and piercing the clichéd spectrum of Living With AIDS from carnal abjection to incandescent spirituality, no surviving moving image visionary surpasses him. Buffalo Death Mask is a three-part meditation — visual, oral and haptic, both campy and ecstatic — on survival, mourning, memory, love and community. A conversation between Hoolboom and visual artist Stephen Andrews, both long time survivors of the retrovirus, floats over what seems to be a dream of Toronto and some of its ghosts. No one savours the intimations of immortality inherent in recycled footage like Mike, no one else understands how processed Super 8 can answer the question “Why are we still here when so many are gone?"
Cast
- Mike Hoolboom - Himself
- Louise Bak
- Stephen Andrews
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Buffalo Death Mask about?
- For more than two decades Mike Hoolboom has been one of our foremost artistic witnesses of the plague of the twentieth century, HIV. A personal voice documenting and piercing the clichéd spectrum of Living With AIDS from carnal abjection to incandescent spirituality, no surviving moving image visionary surpasses him. Buffalo Death Mask is a three-part meditation — visual, oral and haptic, both campy and ecstatic — on survival, mourning, memory, love and community. A conversation between Hoolboom and visual artist Stephen Andrews, both long time survivors of the retrovirus, floats over what seems to be a dream of Toronto and some of its ghosts. No one savours the intimations of immortality inherent in recycled footage like Mike, no one else understands how processed Super 8 can answer the question “Why are we still here when so many are gone?"
- Who directed Buffalo Death Mask?
- Buffalo Death Mask was directed by Mike Hoolboom.
- Who stars in Buffalo Death Mask?
- Buffalo Death Mask stars Mike Hoolboom, Louise Bak, Stephen Andrews.
- How long is Buffalo Death Mask?
- Buffalo Death Mask has a runtime of 23m (23 minutes).
- What genre is Buffalo Death Mask?
- Buffalo Death Mask is a Horror film.
- Where was Buffalo Death Mask produced?
- Buffalo Death Mask was produced in Canada.