Luc Chamberland is a Montreal-based animator and director. After graduating from Concordia University, Luc embarked on a nomadic career that eventually landed him in London, where he created animation for several feature films, including Steven Spielberg’s ‘We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story’. He was also director of animation on the Dreamworks feature ‘Joseph: King of Dreams’. Seth’s Dominion is the first film that Luc has directed, animated and co-produced for the National Film Board of Canada.
Director Luc Chamberland will introduce this screening and conduct a Q&A afterwards. Thanks to the Quebec Government Office, London.
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Seth’s Dominion (Luc Chamberland, Canada)
A celebration of the Canadian cartoonist known as Seth. A thoughtful portrait of a man who, like so many of his comic character creations, wrestles with a present that’s constantly moving into the past.
Canadian cartoonist “Seth”, best known for comic books such as Palookaville, is one of the world’s great storytellers. In his personal projects he transforms his poignant inner life into observant and witty graphic stories.
Director Luc Chamberland sheds light on his articulate subject, mixing insightful biography with vivid animation in an artful fusion of filmmaking techniques that perfectly captures Seth’s manifold creative universe.
42’00, 2014