Well, well, it seems we're not the only ones who are rather fond of Guy Maddin in general and his surreal documentary My Winnipeg in particular. The Toronto Film Critic's Association have just named Maddin's latest as the Best Canadian Feature of 2008 and given him a big bag of money - well, prize sponsor Rogers gave him the money, it's a more moderate amount and most likely did not actually come in a bag - to say "Well done!".
Have you ever wanted to relive your childhood and do things differently? Guy Maddin (THE SADDEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD) casts B-movie icon Ann Savage as his domineering mother in attempt to answer that question in MY WINNPEG, a hilariously wacky and profoundly touching goodbye letter to his childhood hometown. The film is a documentary (or "docu-fantasia" as Maddin proclaims) that blends local and personal history with surrealist images and metaphorical myths that cover everything from the fire at the local park, which leads to a frozen lake of distressed horse heads, to pivotal, sometimes traumatic, factually heightened scenes from Maddin's own childhood.
IFC Films is bringing this one to the masses in America, check out their trailer for it below the break.
