WORKSHOP:
Queering the Celluloid - Through Re-photography - With Elian Mikkola (FREE)
As part of Qaleidoscope Queer Film and Performance on Tour 2026 - Canada - this workshop will be offered in St. John’s and Vancouver only.
This two-day workshop will be facilitated by experimental filmmaker and green “scientist” Elian Mikkola.
ST. JOHN’S
DarkNL Community Darkroom, College of the North Atlantic (1 Prince Phillip Drive)
DAY 1: Wednesday, October 7 - 2:00-7:00PM
DAY 2: Thursday, October 8 - 2:00-7:00PM
Space is Limited - Register Early »
VANCOUVER
Studio A on zero floor - The Bosa Centre for Film & Animation Capilano University (2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver)
DAY 1: Saturday, November 7 - 1:00-6:00PM
DAY 2: Sunday, November 8 - 1:00-6:00PM
Space is Limited - Register Early »
In recent decades, experimental filmmakers have explored eco-conscious approaches to
analog filmmaking. Experimental filmmakers are leading the way by using eco-friendly recipes
that combine ingredients such as plants, berries, wine, or vegetables with vitamin C and
washing soda. Additionally, the act of physically manipulating analog found footage has been a
long-standing tradition of experimental filmmaking, albeit dominated by white, heterosexual
cis-male filmmakers.
As a part of this workshop, participants will be encouraged to take this tradition into their own hands - allowing QTBIPOC and LGBTQIA2+ bodies to interrupt/disrupt existing images and narratives on the celluloid and take ownership and reconstruct a new narrative, all within an eco-processing framework. This iteration of the workshop series will focus on DIY methods for rephotographing existing footage onto 16mm film and on creative in-camera manipulations.
Workshop structure:
DAY 1: 16 mm In-Camera editing and Re-photography with a Bolex 16mm camera.
- Intro to different methods and techniques for hybrid re-photography using a computer screen/digital projector and the Bolex.
DAY 2: Eco-Developing 16mm film
- Hand-processing with lomo tank and/or buckets & eco-chemistry.
Ultimately, the goals of the workshop are to bring awareness and access to local filmmaking communities about analog filmmaking in a safe and environmentally conscious manner and to reconstruct, through manipulation of found footage, QTBIPOC and LGBTQIA2 narratives.