Hunger
2007, Canada, 5 min, Digital Beta, Canada Premiere
Director: Shelley Niro
Presented as part of:
Into the Looking Glass
Experimental Shorts Program
Oct 16 2008, 5:00PM
Al Green Theatre
Images of agriculture and nature are juxtaposed with urban landscapes to create a collage charting the evolution of physical and spiritual hunger within our world.
2007, Canada, 5 min, Digital Beta, Canada Premiere
Director: Shelley Niro
Presented as part of:
Into the Looking Glass
Experimental Shorts Program
Oct 16 2008, 5:00PM
Al Green Theatre
Images of agriculture and nature are juxtaposed with urban landscapes to create a collage charting the evolution of physical and spiritual hunger within our world.
Shelley Niro is a member of the Turtle Clan, Bay of Quinte Mohawk from the Six Nations Reserve. A graduate of the Ontario College of Art, Niro received her MFA from the University of Western Ontario. Often humorous and playful, her works address the challenges faced in contemporary Native North American society. Niro’s work has been broadly exhibited in galleries across Canada and can be found in the collections of the Canada Council Art Bank, the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography. Her award-winning films, which include Honey Moccasin, have been screened in festivals worldwide. Most recently, her short film The Shirt, which she wrote, directed and produced, was presented at the 2003 Venice Biennale.
