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'88:88' is a 2015 Canadian experimental docudrama film, directed by Isiah Medina.Vivian Belik, [http://povmagazine.com/articles/view/review-8888 "Review: 88:88 - A Provocative New Canadian Doc"]. 'Point of View', February 2, 2016. A meditation on poverty, the film depicts the economic struggles of a group of young people in Winnipeg, using editing instead of narrative to drive the film in a stream of consciousness manner described by some critics as the filmic equivalent of a mixtape.Ariel Esteban Cayer, " Cash rules everything around me : 88:88 dIsiah Medina". '24 images', Issue 176, Feb.Apr. 2016, p. 32.
The film's cast includes Erik J. Berg, Eliza Bronte, Avery Medina, Myles Taylor and Anna Valencia. The film's title is a reference to the 88:88 that displays on a digital clock after a power interruption.
The film premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in August 2015,"Three Canadian movies in competition at Locarno Film Festival, including one to be screened in the Piazza Grande". 'Canada NewsWire', July 15, 2015. and had its Canadian premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.Aidan Geary, "In conversation with Isiah Medina". 'Winnipeg Free Press', August 29, 2015.
The film was added to the Mubi platform in 2016,Sam Adams, [https://www.indiewire.com/2016/03/isiah-medinas-avant-garde-sensation-8888-is-now-available-to-stream-124780/ "Isiah Medinas Avant-Garde Sensation 88:88 Is Now Available to Stream"]. 'IndieWire', March 18, 2016. and to YouTube later in the year.Nick Newman, [https://thefilmstage.com/news/stream-isiah-medinas-acclaimed-debut-feature-8888-for-free/ "Stream Isiah Medinas Acclaimed Debut Feature 88:88 for Free"]. 'The Film Stage', July 18, 2016.
The film was named the sixth best undistributed film of 2015 in the 2015 IndieWire Critics Poll. At the 2016 Vancouver Film Critics Circle awards, Medina received a nomination for Best Director of a Canadian Film.[https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2016/12/16/2017-nominees-announced/ "2017 Nominees Announced"]. Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 16, 2016.
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