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'FILM(dzama)' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Deco Dawson and released in 2001.[Katherine Monk, "Movies: deco dawson". 'Vancouver Sun', June 6, 2002.] The film is a fictionalized biography of artist Marcel Dzama, as played by Dzama's real-life father Maurice,[Robert Enright, [https://bordercrossingsmag.com/article/art-deco-the-films-of-deco-dawson "Art Deco: The Films of Deco Dawson"]. 'Border Crossings', August 2008.] shot on Super 8 film in a surrealist manner influenced by the films of Salvador Dal, Luis Buuel, Man Ray and Guy Maddin.[Robert Enright, "Art's deco". 'The Globe and Mail', November 4, 2000.]
The film was the fifth and last in Dawson's FILM series of experimental short films, following 'FILM(luster)', 'FILM(emend)', 'FILM(knout)' and 'FILM(lode)'.[
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The film premiered at the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Short Film.["Films from Nunavut, Manitoba big winners at Toronto Film Festival". 'Sudbury Star', September 17, 2001.]
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