Purple City

Overview

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.

Directed by Michael Walker, Noam Gonick

Top cast

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Chance Taylor

Michael O'Sullivan

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Abdul Turay

Trevor Kristjanson

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Fabián Velasco

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Olivier Roy Martin

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Stefan Sundstrom

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Ali Cekirge

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Richie Diggs

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Louis Bako

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Suzanne Pringle

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Zennen Leggett

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Erryn Renee Schau

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Neil Bingham

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Thomas Nickel

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Zachary Nickel

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Justin Wong

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Michael Walker

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