How does creativity help us cope? What role does the imagination play in allaying our age-old fears of loss and separation? Filmmaker Cailleah Scott-Grimes leans into these questions in the short doc she’s made in collaboration with her father. Rockin’ the Coffin, a contrarian’s guide to the good death, was made possible by the CBC’s Creative Relief…
Rockin’ the Coffin
23 October 2020
Susan Scott
death, mortality, the deadfilmfuneral, commemorationimagination, creativitymetaphor, symbolperformance, play, entertainmentquestionsritual, festivalthings, objects
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Questioning “MaidenForge”
“MaidenForge” is now public. We presented both the sculpture and film in a nearby Mennonite Church. These are prompt, questions we might ask or that people might ask us. What is “Gun Shy?” If you described it to a friend, you’d call it a _________.What do you see? …if you stand back at a distance?…
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