James MacSwain

Most Popular James MacSwain Trailers

Total trailers found: 16

Beefcake Trailer (1998)

01 September 1998

A look at the 1950s muscle men's magazines and the representative industry which were popular supposedly as health and fitness magazines, but were in reality primarily being purchased by the still-underground homosexual community.

Mother Marilyn Trailer (1997)

01 January 1997

This film is animated in the rough collage style that James MacSwain has made his own. Utilizing a series of vignettes, the film traces the story of the child born to Marilyn Monroe and President Kennedy.

Starboy Trailer (2006)

31 August 2006

A Space Opera.

The Executor Trailer (1996)

01 January 1996

This video dramatizes the story of three gay men as each of them takes an individual path that completes their own destiny.

Here kitty kitty! Trailer (2014)

01 November 2014

Shot within the urban and industrial landscapes of Halifax, Canada, Here Kitty Kitty! is an improvised film that showcases the beautiful and bleak life of Lucy, a late 30- something woman whose world is falling apart.

Picnic Trailer (1984)

24 September 1984

A homosexual picnic

Amoeba Culture Trailer (1989)

01 January 1989

Funded through the Canada Council, this new media video, formatted on a Targa computer program, was one of several works created though the New Tools for Imaging project at CFAT.

Pitfall Trailer (2004)

31 December 2004

A depressed archaeologist is banished to work in Nova Scotia as punishment for taking too many drugs.

Amherst Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

Growing up gay in small town Nova Scotia in the 50s was the perfect training for survival. Shot on Super 8, the resultant grainy image brings a home movie atmosphere to this story of escape.

Little Known Curious Facts Trailer (1981)

01 January 1981

Also known as Atomic Dragons, this film animation confronts the environmental issue of atomic waste. Faced with the long life of atomic waste, where the devil shall we store it?

Celestial Queer: The Life, Work and Wonder of James MacSwain Trailer (2023)

14 September 2023

A fittingly eclectic and colourful ode to Halifax treasure, multi-media artist James MacSwain, Celestial Queer documents MacSwain’s journey growing up gay in the ‘50s and ‘60s in small-town Nova Scotia and finding his community and artistic practice.

Flowers Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

In the garden the dreamer dreams about sweet smelling metaphors. Over the course of this film animation, transformations occur that dissolve human violence into peaceful tranquility.

The Fountain of Youth Trailer (2010)

01 January 2010

One sip from the fountain of youth and old age disappears as you gain a new youthful vigor. This film animation weaves a story of two of our aging population as, in their delirium, they search for their lost youth.

The Red Purse Trailer (2017)

01 January 2017

A glimpse into how young lives are destroyed by war.

The Medicine Show Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

The Medicine Show utilizes narrative storytelling, mock interviews, and staged theatrical vignettes to create a satirical portrait of a day in the life of an HIV-positive gay man named Gregory navigating his treatment options.

Nova Scotia Tourist Industries Trailer (1998)

01 January 1998

The competition for tourist dollars is desperate! There has to be a new spin on how to entice tourists to our poverty stricken province of Nova Scotia.