Purple City

A fascinating exploration of the mythologies surrounding the hundred-year-old statue The Golden Boy. Incorporating dance, animation, and re-enactments, the film, directed by queer filmmakers and artists, imagines the lost identities of the models used for Parisian sculptor Georges Gardet​’s work Eternal Youth. From hermetic Greco-Roman cult to two-spirited heritage, this film, told from the filmmakers’ point of view, offers a unique perspective on Winnipeg’s famous mascot as seen from a rent-controlled building.

Director: Michael Walker, Noam Gonick

Cast: Chance Taylor, Michael O'Sullivan, Abdul Turay, Trevor Kristjanson, Fabián Velasco, Olivier Roy Martin, Stefan Sundstrom, Ali Cekirge

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.