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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.[
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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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