Canadian artists rework NFB propaganda filmsOttawa, Ontario, March 30, 2006 — As part of the Canadian War Museum's Weapons of Mass Dissemination exhibition, a special presentation of -40: Canadian Propaganda Films of the 1940s Reworked is scheduled for Thursday April 6.
-40 is a unique project that brought together artists like Akufen, Deadbeat, Venetian Snares, Knifehandchop, Secret Mommy, Lowfish, and DMC World Champion DJ Dopey to reconfigure original National Film Board of Canada (NFB) propaganda films using the newest digital tools. The NFB opened its vaults to 10 audio artists and 10 video artists, who were given the challenge to re-interpret either the audio or visual element of 1940s-era Canadian propaganda films. Using digital means, the artists reworked the textured analogue source material to create some daringly original works. Like propaganda itself, this project straddles art and popular culture. These works are timely reflections upon nationalism, the evolving political art of propaganda and social manipulation, racism and the economics of war.
WHAT: Film, - 40: Canadian Progaganda Films of the 1940s Reworked (Bilingual)
WHERE: Barney Danson Theatre, Canadian War Museum
WHEN: Thursday, April 6 at 7 p.m.
Admission to the Canadian War Museum is free every Thursday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The CWM attempts to help all Canadians understand their country's military history in its personal, national, and international dimensions. It emphasizes the human experience of war to explain the impact of organized human conflict on Canada and Canadians past and present, and how, through war, conflict, and peace support operations, Canadians have affected, and have been affected by, the world around them. Special exhibitions and programmes also explore non-Canadian and general themes related to the human experience of war and the subject of armed conflict, past and present.
Information (media):
Christina Selin
Senior Media Relations Officer
Canadian War Museum
Telephone: (819) 776-8607
E-mail: mailto:christina.selin@warmuseum.ca
Pierre Leduc
Communications Officer
Canadian War Museum
Phone: (819) 776-8608
E-mail: mailto:pierre.leduc@warmuseum.ca
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