ISBN 1-894773-06-3 $18.95 CDN $14.95 US 160 pages 12 b&w images paper 6 x 9" Film Studies – Canadiana – Autobiography BISAC: AN002000 – PER004020
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My Mother is an Alien: Ten Takes on Life and Film Book launch:
When: Monday, July 5 at 8 p.m.
« Download a PDF of the invitation to the launch » How do we connect to film on a personal level? Written by critically-acclaimed Alberta author George Melnyk, My Mother is an Alien brings autobiographical responses to film, daringly exposing the author’s personal insights, beliefs, and sensitivities. An introduction and ten essays explore Canadian and international film. Essays delve into such films as Leolo, Last Night, Clearcut, and, as the title implies, Alien. Contents Introduction: Invading One’s Own Privacy F A I T H Jesus of The Prairie: The Lost and Found of Faith About Gandhi: Naming a Tree Clearcut is a Dirty Word W R I T I N G Why Das Boot or When is Believing Seeing? When Cuba Speaks English We Have Strawberry and Chocolate Léolo, Do Cowards Bend the Knee? F A M I L Y My Mother is an Alien or the Strong Woman Syndrome Mon Oncle Max: Of Art and Alcohol Fathers and Sons on Highway 61 to Florida and Beyond Afterword: My Last Night in a Cube
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