Stephen Broomer (born 1984) is a Canadian experimental filmmaker, film scholar and video essayist.[1][2][3] He is the founder of the home video label Black Zero, specializing in rare Canadian experimental films,[4] and is also the host of the acclaimed video essay series Art & Trash (alongside Northern Light[5] and Detours) since 2021.[6][7][8][9][10]

Bibliography

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  • Hamilton Babylon: A History of the McMaster Film Board (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2016)
  • Codes for North: the foundations of the Canadian avant-garde film (Toronto: Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre, 2017)
  • Secret Museums: The Films of Arthur Lipsett (WLU Press, 2025)[11]

Selected filmography

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  • Christ Church - Saint James (2011)
  • Conservatory (2013)
  • Pepper's Ghost (2013)
  • Potamkin (2017)
  • Tondal's Vision (2018)
  • Phantom Ride (2019)
  • Resurrection of the Body (2019)
  • Lulu Faustine (2020)
  • Fat Chance (2021)

Sources:[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][9][25]

References

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  1. "Light Cone - Stephen BROOMER". lightcone.org. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  2. Blu-ray Review: The Cathedral of New Emotions – Inside Pulse
  3. The War Game (2-Disc 4K UHD w/LE Slipcover + Book) – Severin Films
  4. Preserving the history of Canadian experimental films, on Blu-ray - The Globe and Mail
  5. NORTHERN LIGHT|Spectacular Optical
  6. "The best video essays of 2022 | Sight and Sound". bfi.org.uk. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  7. "The best video essays of 2021 | Sight and Sound". bfi.org.uk. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  8. The best video essays of 2023|BFI
  9. 1 2 The best video essays of 2024|Sight & Sound
  10. The best video essays of 2025|Sight and Sound
  11. November Books|Current|The Criterion Collection
  12. "Potamkin by Stephen Broomer | Arts + Literature Laboratory | Madison Contemporary Arts Center". artlitlab.org. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  13. "Stephen Broomer - IFFR EN". iffr.com. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  14. "'Wicked, Wicked,' Polyrhythmic Form, and the Vicious Split-Screen". Film School Rejects. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  15. "Be It True, or Be It Fals: Stephen Broomer Discusses "Tondal's Vision" on Notebook". MUBI. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  16. "An Experimental Decade, the Features: 30 Films of a Fortunate Man on Notebook". MUBI. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  17. "INCITE » Rituals in Transfigured Space: Interview with Stephen Broomer, by Clint Enns". incite-online.net. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  18. Figure and I|Lynne Sachs: experimental documentary filmmaker
  19. PyRTV
  20. The Carriage Set Upright: Stephen Broomer on Potamkin - Film International
  21. Canyon Cinema : Now in Stock: Three New Blu-rays from Black Zero
  22. Canyon Cinema : Canyon Cinema 50 — February & March Events
  23. Black Zero: Into the Underground of Home Viewing - TANGIBLE TERRITORY
  24. Now Available: New Digital Files from Stephen Broomer
  25. Moments of perception: Random Canadian Moments – SF Cinematheque

See also

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