Shelter
DirectorRoberto Ariganello
8 min
Plot
Shelter is a multilayered experimental film that cleverly weaves archival social commentary and recent political activism in a playful analysis of our cultures misplaced priorities The film blends a variety of appropriated material including a homeless demonstration during the gala premiere of an Atom Egoyan film at the Toronto Film Festival with archival footage of circuses westerns and Pierre Burton discussing the pros and cons of building a bomb shelter Shelter also celebrates the inherent qualities of the film medium qualities that have quickly become marginalized through the current obsession with digital technology
