An ode is an elaborate poem praising someone or something, describing its nature intellectually as well as emotionally. An ode can be serious and meditative, or rather enthusiastic, even ecstatic, but also ironic or humorous. Here the form of the ode comes to life with a wide selection of experimental films and video works produced by the students of the School of Image Arts, Ryerson University, under the mentorship of professors and guest curators Gerda Cammaer and Pierre Tremblay. Showcasing innovative and imaginative single-channel works produced between 2011 and 2013, Moving Frames, Shifting Boundaries presents the talent of our future media artists, functioning as a “salon des promesses”. As all classic odes, the program is structured in three parts, each representing different imaginary worlds, techniques and moods:

I Ode to Experiment (46 mins.)
II Ode to Pop Culture (33 mins.)
III Ode to Iceland (28 mins.)