A Deadman’s Holiday
dir. Don Best
Calgary 2013
4:00
A Deadman’s Holiday is a “Frankenfilm” encompassing Don Best’s 20-year animation career. It was assembled together from the cadaver of pieces of unused 16mm animation from various sources such as completed works, incomplete works, tests and experiments. A Deadman’s Holiday acts as a document of Best’s filmmaking and animation career.
Besides being a historical document, this is a personal film that deals with the theme of memory and the past, which is reflected by the vocal aspect of the soundtrack.
Bio
Born and raised in Pincher Creek, Alberta, Don Best attended the Alberta College of Art and Design and the Banff Centre of Fine Arts. He started animating and making films in 1992 and since then he has created several award-winning short experimental and animated films that have been screened nationally and internationally.
