Movies

  • 2008
    General Idea: Art, AIDS and the fin de siècle

    General Idea: Art, AIDS and the fin de siècle

    General Idea: Art, AIDS and the fin de siècle

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    "GENERAL IDEA: Art, AIDS and the fin de siècle is a humorous, informative and ultimately poignant documentary about General Idea. Formed in...

    General Idea: Art, AIDS and the fin de siècle
  • 1974
    Blocking

    Blocking

    Blocking

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    This performance was held on June 19, 1974 at The Western Front, an artist-run centre in Vancouver. It was the first of General Idea’s five...

    Blocking
  • 1984
    Shut the Fuck Up

    Shut the Fuck Up

    Shut the Fuck Up

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    Using ironic and iconic excerpts from television and film from the 1960s, such as The Joker character from Batman and part of the historic footage of...

    Shut the Fuck Up
  • 1979
    Test Tube

    Test Tube

    Test Tube

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    Produced by De Appel, Amsterdam, while General Idea was in residence there, Test Tube was conceived as a program for television. Presented under the...

    Test Tube
  • 1969
    God is My Gigolo

    God is My Gigolo

    God is My Gigolo

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    The Canadian artists’ group General Idea’s first and only film work, God is my Gigolo (1969), was shot in black and white on 16mm film...

    God is My Gigolo
  • 1977
    Pilot

    Pilot

    Pilot

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    Produced for public television broadcast in Ontario, Pilot takes the form of a prime-time newsmagazine, with General Idea as the subject. As hosts,...

    Pilot
  • 1978
    Hands Across the Border

    Hands Across the Border

    Hands Across the Border

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    Hands Across The Border was a seven city slow scan collaboration. With participation from Paul Wong, Sharon Levett & Daryl Lacey, Video Inn,...

    Hands Across the Border