Charlie Egleston

Through re-photography and the combination of narration and imagery, "Family Portrait" deconstructs a family photograph and its ability to conceal a past rather than reveal one.

A loose narrative comprised of both found and shot footage derails conventional uses of familial images and forms the residue of a looming traumatic experience. The anxieties of parenthood feed an undertow of tension that heightens awareness to the vulnerabilities of the children we bring into this world. Note: This film is intended to be viewed projected from the 16mm film print.

A traditional slide show disintegrates into fragmentary forms. Using re-photographic methods that mimic the mechanics of recollection, the artist's family slide images are reframed, distorted and hand-processed. An attempt to grasp a personal memory surrounding the taking of the originals.

A small town is riddled with a series of murders targeting couples at make-out point. The police, the mob, and individuals of Union, Ontario take it upon themselves to try and stop their .44 killer before it's too late.

A film about seeing and having seen. Completely handprocessed and painstakingly edited, ‘SEE/SAW’ is comprised of a series of iris fades, commonly found in silent films to signal the beginning or end of a scene – here appropriated as a formal approach that frames the desire to see and to remember. Dichotomies surface in the high contrast images – opening/closing, beginning/end, light/dark... 16mm silent

In the distant future, A Man is addicted to reliving old memories of an old lover using a Dream Machine.

Through re-photography and the combination of narration and imagery, "Family Portrait" deconstructs a family photograph and its ability to conceal a past rather than reveal one.

A loose narrative comprised of both found and shot footage derails conventional uses of familial images and forms the residue of a looming traumatic experience. The anxieties of parenthood feed an undertow of tension that heightens awareness to the vulnerabilities of the children we bring into this world. Note: This film is intended to be viewed projected from the 16mm film print.

A traditional slide show disintegrates into fragmentary forms. Using re-photographic methods that mimic the mechanics of recollection, the artist's family slide images are reframed, distorted and hand-processed. An attempt to grasp a personal memory surrounding the taking of the originals.

A film about seeing and having seen. Completely handprocessed and painstakingly edited, ‘SEE/SAW’ is comprised of a series of iris fades, commonly found in silent films to signal the beginning or end of a scene – here appropriated as a formal approach that frames the desire to see and to remember. Dichotomies surface in the high contrast images – opening/closing, beginning/end, light/dark... 16mm silent

In the distant future, A Man is addicted to reliving old memories of an old lover using a Dream Machine.

Pierre Pilote was one of the top Defencemen in the NHL for the Chicago Blackhawks, back in the original six era. Pierre along with his children share stories of his journey to the NHL and all his accomplishments throughout his legendary career.

An introspective reflection of family life during a succession of lockdowns and part of a continuing series that reimagines familial uses for photographic imaging. Original music composed and performed by Rhaia Egleston. Camera original S8mm footage was optically printed and blown up to 16mm to achieve all inherent effects. All footage was hand-processed.

An ultrasound recording of my first-born's heartbeat...the intensity of childbirth...a family portrait. Form is altered through lens manipulation, optical printing and hand-processing to elicit the polarities and fragility of life. Note: This film is intended to be viewed projected from the 16mm film print.

Made during COVID-19 lockdown with limited resources, "HE SAID / SHE SAID" incorporates a series of reaction shots repurposed from the artist's collection of 16mm found footage to create a reflection on the world at large during a time of introspection, concern, and anxiety. The exchange of gazes evoke a gendered and racialized undercurrent. The footage was optically printed and hand processed into a single film print using expired hi-con film stock.

The artifacts of filmed footage, photographs and postcards are used to construct a personal travelogue that consciously misrepresents the empirical truth of their contents. All of the picture and sound elements contained in this work were collected on the filmmaker's travels.