23 Skidoo (film)
Appearance
23 Skidoo is a 1964 short experimental black-and-white film by Julian Biggs, produced by the National Film Board of Canada. Its central images are "eerie" and "disturbing" scenes of downtown Montreal devoid of people.[1][2]
In 1965 the film was nominated for a BAFTA Award for "Best Short Film", and was also nominated for a UN Award. It won "Special Mention" in the international competition at the Cracow Film Festival that year.[3]
References
Notes
- ^ 23 Skidoo at National Film Board of Canada website
- ^ Matthew Hague Montréal Monday: Very local produce, 23 Skidoo, and private involvement in Montreal’s public transportation, SpacingToronto (25 August 2008)
- ^ IMDB Awards
External links
- 23 Skidoo at IMDb
- Official website
- Review at Spacing Montreal
- Julian Biggs at the Film Reference Library website
Categories:
- 1964 films
- 1960s avant-garde and experimental films
- 1960s science fiction films
- 1960s short films
- Canadian black-and-white films
- Canadian films
- English-language films
- Canadian short films
- National Film Board of Canada films
- Quebec films
- Post-apocalyptic films
- Canadian avant-garde and experimental films
- Films shot in Montreal
- Films without speech
- Short film stubs
- 1960s Canadian film stubs