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'The Archivists' is a 2020 Canadian short drama film, directed by Igor Drljaca.[Andrew Parker, [https://www.thegate.ca/film/044316/a-look-at-short-cuts-programme-03-tiff-2020/ "A Look at Short Cuts Programme 03 | TIFF 2020"]. 'TheGATE.ca', September 12, 2020.] Set in a dystopian future in which all art from the past has been banned, the film centres on William (Noah Reid), Serena (Bahia Watson) and Samuel (Maxwell McCabe-Lokos), an itinerant trio of musicians who happen on a secret room whose contents include an old vinyl record and a phonograph, and are inspired to perform a rendition of one of the album's songs after listening to it.[Gabriel Sigler, [https://badfeelingmag.com/2020/09/17/tiff-2020-review-music-can-still-bring-us-together-in-the-dystopian-short-the-archivists/ "TIFF 2020 review: Music can still bring us together in the dystopian short The Archivists"]. 'Bad Feeling', September 17, 2020.]
The film premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.[Jeremy Kay, [https://www.screendaily.com/news/tiff-adds-special-events-including-new-edition-of-planet-africa-live-talks-series/5152540.article "TIFF adds special events including new edition of Planet Africa, live talks series"]. 'Screen Daily', August 25, 2020.] It was subsequently named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films in 2020.[Victoria Ahearn, [https://www.squamishchief.com/toronto-international-film-festival-releases-top-ten-lists-for-2020-1.24252475 "Toronto International Film Festival releases Top Ten lists for 2020"]. 'Squamish Chief', December 9, 2020.]
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