March 25, 2009

LONDON’S INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS TO HOLD RETROSPECTIVE OF SHORT FILMS BY JAMIE TRAVIS

The ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts) will host the first UK retrospective of the works of Canadian filmmaker Jamie Travis. Featuring a post-screening Q&A with Travis, the event will take place at the ICA Cinema at 18:30 on 22 April, 2009.

Jamie Travis’ ironic and hyper-designed comedies—The Saddest Boy in the World, The Patterns Trilogy and Why the Anderson Children Didn’t Come to Dinner —have established him as “one of the most original voices in Canadian cinema” (The Toronto Sun). Recurring themes of childhood frailty and self-conscious suspense—alongside painstakingly designed interiors and soothing songs of sorrow—have engendered a distinct and consistent cinematic universe that straddles the divide between Sad and Funny.

“His shorts combine the macabre subject matter of David Lynch and Todd Solondz with the art direction of Wes Anderson. The end result is something that seems wholly original and much more than pastiche… Passivity isn’t really an option when watching his films as the mise en scène is handled with the meticulousness of a serial killer.” (Ion Magazine, Vancouver)

The event will be held at 18:30 on 22 April, 2009 at the ICA Cinema, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH.

Tickets can be purchased at the ICA site or by calling the ICA box office at 020 7930 3647.

Prices are £7 / £6 concessions / £5 members.

Presented in conjunction with The London Consortium and The Canada Council for the Arts. Curated by Christien Garcia.

FOR PRESS INQUIRIES AND SCREENERS, please contact A.J. Bond at info@thepatternstrilogy.com

CONTACT CHRISTIEN GARCIA, CURATOR at christiengarcia@gmail.com or 077 5778 4495