Guy Maddin Movies

short cine-essay by Evan Johnson and Guy Maddin

A sexually-charged short film which includes images of roosters and women.

Guy Maddin takes his dog Spanky out for his last walk with him at the lake.

Guy Maddin directed this short biopic on the castrato known as the Manitoba Meadowlark, Dov Houle, who performed on tour with the film “Brand...

Guy Maddin narrates a surreal animated ode to the Métis freedom fighter and founder of the province of Manitoba.

The true story of a 1920s Canadian jazz band who play their every performance gagged and almost completely immobilized by thick cords which bind them...

Ignorant armies of sketchy people clashing by night.

A group of drowned men arise from Lake Winnipeg to individually visit the homes of lonely women. home. After various passionate trysts, the men grab...

Only Dream Things was part of an installation at the Winnipeg Art Gallery for its centennial in 2012. Collects an assortment of Guy Maddin's own...

A tribute to underground filmmaker Jack Smith. The film centers around a graphic transsexual orgy.

After a bad day at work, a fairground performer sets out to disprove the theory of heredity so that he can marry his sister.

Legendary poet John Ashbery scripted this absurdist step-by-step guide to bathing, excerpted from Guy Maddin's feature THE FORBIDDEN ROOM and...

A surreal short film featuring a zookeeper with a large moustache.

Documentary featuring interviews with director Guy Madden and his collaborators

Guy Maddin flies to Kansas City, Missouri, in a vain attempt to save cinema as it continues to die from contempt and neglect.

Ignorant armies of sketchy people clashing by night continued.

Acclaimed Canadian artist Cliff Eyland looks back on his life after a successful double lung transplant.

A dream-inspired stream-of-consciousness download charting the trace infection lines Trump’s presence provokes in the minds of many.

The electric metre is broken, lets play with the fuses...

Unravelling across eight three-dimensional collages and true, explores the surreal paper worlds, in the process exploring the hidden layers that...