Camera (2000 film)

Camera
Camera
Directed by	David Cronenberg
Written by	David Cronenberg
Produced by	Jody Shapiro
Starring	Leslie Carlson
Cinematography	André Pienaar
Edited by	Ronald Sanders
Music by	Howard Shore
Running time	6 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Camera is a 2000 Canadian short film written and directed by David Cronenberg. The six-minute short was one of several made for the special Preludes program in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Toronto International Film Festival.^[1] These films, all by Canadian directors, were commissioned as preludes for the festival in 2000.

The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 22nd Genie Awards in 2002.^[2]

Plot

A seasoned actor discusses the current state of film while a group of young children sneak in with production equipment to film him. The children are enamored with the camera, which the actor views as an infectious, malevolent presence.

Cast

Leslie Carlson as The Actor
Marc Donato as Lead
Harrison Kane as Lead
Kyle Kass as Lead (as Kyle Kassardjian)
Natasha La Force (as Natasha LaForce)
Katie Lai
Daniel Magder as Director
Chloe Randle-Reis (as Chloe Reis)
Stephanie Sams
Camille Shniffer as Lead

Production

David Cronenberg wrote and directed Camera as part of the Preludes film series, meant for the 25th anniversary of the Toronto International Film Festival. Leslie Carlson previously appeared in Cronenberg's Videodrome, The Dead Zone, and The Fly.^[3]

Home Video

Camera was included as a bonus feature on the Criterion Collection releases of Videodrome.^[3]

References

^ Marc Glassman, "Preludes". Take One, Vol. 30 (Winter 2001). pp. 43-44.
^ Michael Posner, "Atanarjuat, War Bride lead Genie list". The Globe and Mail, December 13, 2001.
^ ^a ^b Mathijs 2008, p. 202.