The Island

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THE ISLAND tries to cross the mechanism of homophobia with a big smile. The homosexual filmmaker has received ”fan mail“: Why don´t all the homosexual people leave society and move to an island to infect each other with AIDS. Lost in thought the director wanders through the Canadian snow desert and creates a possible setting for such an island. An animated, essayistic narrative film.
At ”Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival“ in Toronto Trevor Anderson was characterised as an emerging Canadian filmmaker working with passion, humour, a strong sense of social justice and a personal point of view.
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details

  • Runtime

    6 min
  • Country

    Canada
  • Year of Presentation

    2009
  • Year of Production

    2009
  • Director

    Trevor Anderson
  • Cast

    Trevor Anderson
  • Production Company

    January Films
  • Berlinale Section

    Shorts
  • Berlinale Category

    Essay Film

Biography Trevor Anderson

Trevor Anderson is a director, writer, and actor. His films include Docking (Sundance '19); The Little Deputy (Sundance '15, SXSW '15); The Man That Got Away (D.A.A.D. Short Film Prize, Berlinale '12, SXSW '12); The High Level Bridge (Sundance '11, SXSW '11); The Island (Berlinale '09, Best Short Film at Pink Apple Zurich '09), and Rock Pockets (Lindalee Tracey Award, Hot Docs '07).
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Trevor Anderson