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Monument

Canadian Premiere

Treated and multilayered Super 8 images are juxtaposed, illuminating tensions that bridge protest and reclamation with the perils of nationalism.

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Country of Origin

USA

Year

2025

Language

No Dialogue

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18+
18 min
Documentary Experimental & Avant Garde Human Rights & Social Justice Shorts

Credits & Director

Producer

Jeremy Drummond

Screenwriter

Jeremy Drummond

Cinematography

Jeremy Drummond

Editor

Jeremy Drummond

Original Music

Robert Donne

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Jeremy Drummond

Jeremy Drummond is an artist, filmmaker, and field recorder born in Edmonton and raised in Vancouver and Toronto. Working at the intersection of documentary and experimental media, his art is informed by interdisciplinary research and a commitment to sustained, first-person fieldwork that explores cultural, historical, and socio-political relationships between people and place. Drummond teaches experimental film and video at the University of Richmond where he also runs the annual Frames of Reference program. His works have been exhibited in festivals, galleries, and museums worldwide.

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