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Farmer's Requiem
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'Farmer's Requiem' is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Ramses Madina and released in 2007.Patrick Langston, "Requiem for a farm; Artist captures the beauty of a vanishing way of life". 'Ottawa Citizen', November 14, 2007. Shot primarily in the rural Carp and Woodlawn areas of Ottawa, the film documents the decline of farming as a way of life through a portrait of the area's declining and dilapidated old farms.
The film premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival.Bruce Kirkland, "Short but sweet; The future of Canadian cinema is on display". 'Toronto Sun', September 4, 2007. It was subsequently screened at the Ottawa City Hall art gallery as the centrepiece of a two-month exhibition on the history of farming in the Ottawa area, alongside Madina's still photography of farm imagery.
The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films in 2007.Chris Knight, "TIFF goes peddling its celluloid bundle; Canadian Cinema; Top 10 includes Cronenberg, Maddin, Arcand". 'National Post', December 12, 2007.
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