O, Brazen Age
O, Brazen Age is a Canadian dramatic film, completed in 2015. The feature-length debut by writer/director Alexander Carson,[1] the film premiered at the 2015 Vancouver International Film Festival in September 2015.[1]
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Directed by | Alexander Carson |
Produced by | Alexander Carson, Jeff Hanes, Kyle Thomas |
Written by | Alexander Carson |
Music by | Menalon |
Cinematography | Mike McLaughlin |
Edited by | Alexander Carson |
Production company | North Country Cinema, Walk On The Sunnyside |
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Running time | 80 min. |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
The film weaves together a series of loosely connected stories and characters, chronicling the spiritual journey of a group of friends in West Toronto over the course of several months. Featuring an ensemble cast from different corners of the city's art-scene, O, Brazen Age creates a pageant of musings and monologues about photography, poetry, memory, and regret.[2] On the occasion of the film's premiere in Vancouver, Pop Optiq called it "One of the best Canadian films of 2015".[3]
Following the film's presentation at the Reykjavik International Film Festival in 2015, O, Brazen Age was programmed for a short theatrical release in Iceland at Bíó Paradís in 2016.[4] O, Brazen Age was selected for numerous festival screenings in 2016 across North America and Europe, including the Leeds Independent Film Festival and the Victoria Film Festival.[5]
O, Brazen Age was produced by the North Country Cinema media arts collective and Walk On The Sunnyside with the support of Telefilm Canada and the Canada Council for the Arts.[6] The film was released theatrically in March 2017, garnering positive reviews from NOW Magazine and The Globe and Mail[7][8] and earning praise from Canadian filmmakers Atom Egoyan and Guy Maddin.[9]
References
- "O, Brazen Age | Vancouver International Film Festival" VIFF, August 29, 2015.
- "VIFF ’15: Interview with Alexander Carson" Pop Optiq, October 20, 2015.
- "VIFF ’15: ‘O, Brazen Age’ – one of the best Canadian films of 2015" Pop Optiq, September 27, 2015.
- Íslenskir hipsterar ættu að tengja Fréttablaðið, March 31, 2016.
- North Country Cinema (5 Nov 2016). "North Country Cinema // Film Screenings". North Country Cinema. Retrieved 5 Nov 2016.
- "O, Brazen Age Begins Production!" North Country Cinema, July 10, 2014.
- Wheeler, Brad (March 24, 2017). "O, Brazen Age: A peculiarly poetic first feature from Canadian Alexander Carson". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- Wilner, Norman (March 22, 2017). "O, Brazen Age mixes Malick and mumblecore". NOW Magazine. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- Canada Screens (April 11, 2017). "O, Brazen Age". Canada Screens. Retrieved August 6, 2017.