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In 2013, Canadian documentary filmmaker Peter Wintonick died unexpectedly at age 60 after a short encounter with cancer. Best known for his 1992 film, MANUFACTURING CONSENT: NOAM CHOMSKY AND THE MEDIA, frequently cited among the most influential documentaries of all time.
His daughter, filmmaker Mira Burt-Wintonick, uncovers a box of tapes that revealed her father's lifelong obsession: a 15-years-in-the-making film called UTOPIA. This documentary is about a daughter’s attempt to complete her father’s final film.
A cinematic love letter from a daughter to a father, WINTOPIA traces the enigmatic footsteps as she tries to decipher the map he has left behind. It's a journey through worlds both real and idealized in pursuit of reconciliation between artist and family while opening a new conversation between the director and her dad as she’s given one last chance to understand him.
His daughter, filmmaker Mira Burt-Wintonick, uncovers a box of tapes that revealed her father's lifelong obsession: a 15-years-in-the-making film called UTOPIA. This documentary is about a daughter’s attempt to complete her father’s final film.
A cinematic love letter from a daughter to a father, WINTOPIA traces the enigmatic footsteps as she tries to decipher the map he has left behind. It's a journey through worlds both real and idealized in pursuit of reconciliation between artist and family while opening a new conversation between the director and her dad as she’s given one last chance to understand him.
- Year2019
- Runtime88 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryCanada
- PremiereAlberta
- DirectorMira Burt-Wintonick
- ProducerAnnette Clarke, Bob Moore
- Executive ProducerDaniel Cross, Mila Aung-Thwin
- CastPeter Wintonick, Mira Burt-Wintonick
- EditorAnouk Deschênes
- MusicDavid Drury
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In 2013, Canadian documentary filmmaker Peter Wintonick died unexpectedly at age 60 after a short encounter with cancer. Best known for his 1992 film, MANUFACTURING CONSENT: NOAM CHOMSKY AND THE MEDIA, frequently cited among the most influential documentaries of all time.
His daughter, filmmaker Mira Burt-Wintonick, uncovers a box of tapes that revealed her father's lifelong obsession: a 15-years-in-the-making film called UTOPIA. This documentary is about a daughter’s attempt to complete her father’s final film.
A cinematic love letter from a daughter to a father, WINTOPIA traces the enigmatic footsteps as she tries to decipher the map he has left behind. It's a journey through worlds both real and idealized in pursuit of reconciliation between artist and family while opening a new conversation between the director and her dad as she’s given one last chance to understand him.
His daughter, filmmaker Mira Burt-Wintonick, uncovers a box of tapes that revealed her father's lifelong obsession: a 15-years-in-the-making film called UTOPIA. This documentary is about a daughter’s attempt to complete her father’s final film.
A cinematic love letter from a daughter to a father, WINTOPIA traces the enigmatic footsteps as she tries to decipher the map he has left behind. It's a journey through worlds both real and idealized in pursuit of reconciliation between artist and family while opening a new conversation between the director and her dad as she’s given one last chance to understand him.
- Year2019
- Runtime88 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryCanada
- PremiereAlberta
- DirectorMira Burt-Wintonick
- ProducerAnnette Clarke, Bob Moore
- Executive ProducerDaniel Cross, Mila Aung-Thwin
- CastPeter Wintonick, Mira Burt-Wintonick
- EditorAnouk Deschênes
- MusicDavid Drury