Peter Lynch
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Directors
Hitchcock, Truffaut, FelliniFestivals
Toronto, Rotterdam, Berlin, South by Southwest, Edinburgh and many othersProfessional Affiliations
Acqua Film Inc.
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ARROWHEAD- The Sundace Channel - August 1st: 7:00pm & 3:00pm/ Aug. 6th 5:15pm/ August 15th: 3:00pm & 2:00am
A WHALE OF A TALE - CBC Newsworld - June 27th - 10:00pm
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Sculpture in the Making: The Accidental Cinema of Matthew Barney
Spirit of Place
Hi I'm Peter and welcome to my page. To find out more about me you can visit my profile at the Toronto Film Reference Library. It holds the world's most extensive English language collection of Canadian film-related material plus the unique archival collections of Canada's most esteemed filmmakers.
SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY
2004 A WHALE OF A TALE 90 min., documentary
A whale bone found in Toronto's harbour sends director Peter Lynch on a quest to discover its origins and weaves in a meditation on Moby Dick, memory and existence.
Director: Peter Lynch
Producers: Peter Lynch, Ed Barreveld
Premiered at Toronto Int'l Film Festival 2004; Cinefest Sudbury 2004, VIFF 2004
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2004 DEM BONES 8 min., dance Choreographer: Robert Desrosiers Director: Peter Lynch Producers: Peter Lynch, Ed Barreveld, Mehernaz Lentin Premiered at Vancouver International Film Festival 2004.
2004 ANIMAL NIGHTMARES
6 min., drama, 35mm
A story about sex, frogs and rock and roll that deals with mans precarious relationship to nature.
Producers: Peter Lynch, Rob Wilson
Broadcast on Bravo, CBC, and Showcase.
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2002 SOCCER FEVER A PASSION PLAY 44min. doc. An intimate, spontaneous and moving portrait of the 2002 World Cup Producer: Peter Lynch Broadcast on CBC and Newsworld.
2001 CYBERMAN 87 min. non-fiction feature, 35 mm A story about the worlds first cyborg. Producer: Michael Allder (CBC The Nature of Things) Theatrically released and broadcast in 2002.
1998 THE HERD 100 min. non-fiction feature, 35 mm 3000 reindeer, 1500 miles, 6 years. Set in the early '30s, this film tells a little known Canadian story that unfolded across the Arctic, involving three countries and one very determined man. With Colm Feore, Graham Greene, David Hemblen, Mark McKinney, and Don McKellar. Producer: Peter Starr (National Film Board) Theatrically released by Red Sky Entertainment
1996 PROJECT GRIZZLY 72 min., non-fiction feature, 35mm Troy Hurtubise, a self-proclaimed close-quarter researcher", who is obsessed with going face-to-face with a deadly grizzly bear. Producer: Michael Allder (National Film Board) Theatrically released in Canada by the National Film Board; in the U.S. by First Run Features.
The Log Hitting Troy/ Tarantino's Pick of 96'
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1994 THE ARTIST & THE COLLECTOR 27 min., documentary, video A story of obsession. Producers: Peter Lynch, Carol Moore-Ede, Sunday Arts Entertainment, (CBC)
1993 ARROWHEAD, 30 min. drama, 16mm
A story of creative delinquency in high rise culture.
Starring:Don McKellar
Producers: Peter Lynch, Emmet Sheil
Theatrically released by Memory Pictures; Genie Award for Best Short Film, 1994
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1993 ST. BRUNO: MY EYES AS A STRANGER 23 min., documentary, video The almost disappeared world of Toronto's Little Italy, seen through the eyes of a photographer who grew up there. Producers: Peter Lynch and Caroline Christie
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in any form without prior authorization. Copyright Acqua Film Inc. 2006
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A Love Supreme
Co-Directed with Bruce Macdonald - A jazz story about a novelist, an actor, and John Coltrane...
Max's Chair
The story is inspired by the internationally acclaimed artist Max Dean's Falling Chair. His astonishing self-destruting and self-healing robotic chair falls apart spontaneously and puts itself back together.
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The Floating World (Writer/Director)
A feature film about an architect who leaves his successful practice and lives in a wilderness on the edge of his city like Robinson Crusoe.
Blackbird (Co-writer/Director)
A noirish feature film about a female cop investigating a murder that becomes an investigation into her own marriage.
Shooting At Germans (Co-writer/Director)
A feature drama about soccer, war and family.
Details
- Status: Married
- Here for: Networking, Friends
- Zodiac Sign: Gemini
- Occupation: Filmmaker
Interests
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.. I am an English Soccer fanatic who collects modern art, good wine, and likes to travel a lot. I enjoy photography and my favourite photographers include Cartier Bresson, Robert Frank, and Walker EvansMusic
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.. INFLUENCES: Don Quixote, Moby Dick, Gulliver's Travels, Huckleberry Finn, Robin Hood
CURRENTLY READING: River of Shadows Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West and Austerlitz by W. G. SebaldHeroes
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