James MacSwain Movies

  • 1998
    Beefcake

    Beefcake

    Beefcake

    5.31998HD

    A look at the 1950s muscle men's magazines and the representative industry which were popular supposedly as health and fitness magazines, but were in...

    Beefcake
  • 2010
    The Fountain of Youth

    The Fountain of Youth

    The Fountain of Youth

    02010HD

    One sip from the fountain of youth and old age disappears as you gain a new youthful vigor. This film animation weaves a story of two of our aging...

    The Fountain of Youth
  • 2006
    Starboy

    Starboy

    Starboy

    02006HD

    A Space Opera.

    Starboy
  • 2023
    Celestial Queer: The Life, Work and Wonder of James MacSwain

    Celestial Queer: The Life, Work and Wonder of James MacSwain

    Celestial Queer: The Life, Work and Wonder of James MacSwain

    02023HD

    A fittingly eclectic and colourful ode to Halifax treasure, multi-media artist James MacSwain, Celestial Queer documents MacSwain’s journey...

    Celestial Queer: The Life, Work and Wonder of James MacSwain
  • 2014
    Here kitty kitty!

    Here kitty kitty!

    Here kitty kitty!

    52014HD

    Shot within the urban and industrial landscapes of Halifax, Canada, Here Kitty Kitty! is an improvised film that showcases the beautiful and bleak...

    Here kitty kitty!
  • 1998
    Nova Scotia Tourist Industries

    Nova Scotia Tourist Industries

    Nova Scotia Tourist Industries

    01998HD

    The competition for tourist dollars is desperate! There has to be a new spin on how to entice tourists to our poverty stricken province of Nova...

    Nova Scotia Tourist Industries
  • 2017
    The Red Purse

    The Red Purse

    The Red Purse

    02017HD

    A glimpse into how young lives are destroyed by war.

    The Red Purse
  • 1984
    Amherst

    Amherst

    Amherst

    01984HD

    Growing up gay in small town Nova Scotia in the 50s was the perfect training for survival. Shot on Super 8, the resultant grainy image brings a home...

    Amherst
  • 1984
    Picnic

    Picnic

    Picnic

    01984HD

    A homosexual picnic

    Picnic
  • 2004
    Pitfall

    Pitfall

    Pitfall

    02004HD

    A depressed archaeologist is banished to work in Nova Scotia as punishment for taking too many drugs.

    Pitfall
  • 1996
    The Executor

    The Executor

    The Executor

    01996HD

    This video dramatizes the story of three gay men as each of them takes an individual path that completes their own destiny.

    The Executor
  • 1989
    Amoeba Culture

    Amoeba Culture

    Amoeba Culture

    01989HD

    Funded through the Canada Council, this new media video, formatted on a Targa computer program, was one of several works created though the New Tools...

    Amoeba Culture
  • 1981
    Little Known Curious Facts

    Little Known Curious Facts

    Little Known Curious Facts

    01981HD

    Also known as Atomic Dragons, this film animation confronts the environmental issue of atomic waste. Faced with the long life of atomic waste, where...

    Little Known Curious Facts
  • 1984
    Flowers

    Flowers

    Flowers

    01984HD

    In the garden the dreamer dreams about sweet smelling metaphors. Over the course of this film animation, transformations occur that dissolve human...

    Flowers
  • 1990
    The Medicine Show

    The Medicine Show

    The Medicine Show

    01990HD

    The Medicine Show utilizes narrative storytelling, mock interviews, and staged theatrical vignettes to create a satirical portrait of a day in the...

    The Medicine Show
  • 1997
    Mother Marilyn

    Mother Marilyn

    Mother Marilyn

    01997HD

    This film is animated in the rough collage style that James MacSwain has made his own. Utilizing a series of vignettes, the film traces the story of...

    Mother Marilyn