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Mike Hoolboom

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Mike Hoolboom is a Canadian artist working in film and video. His films have appeared in more than 200 film festivals and he has won over thirty international prizes and two lifetime achievement awards. His 2020 film, "Judy Versus Capitalism" is an experimental documentary about the life of feminist activist, Judy Rebick. He is the author of “Plague Years” (1998), “Fringe Film in Canada” (2000) and “Practical Dreamers” (2008), "The Beauty is Relentless: The Short Movies of Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby" (2012), and a novel, "The Steve Machine" (2008). He has co-edited books on media artists Philip Hoffman (2000) and Frank Cole (2009). He is also co-author of "You Only Live Twice: Sex, Death and Transition" (2016) and a book on David Rimmer (2007). He is a founding member of the Pleasure Dome screening collective, and has worked as the artistic director of the Images Festival and the experimental film co-ordinator at Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre. More Mike Hoolboom here.