Mike Hoolboom
Director · Actor · WriterMichael "Mike" Hoolboom is a Canadian independent, experimental filmmaker. Having begun filmmaking at an early age, Hoolboom released his first major work, a "film that's not quite a film" entitled White Museum, in 1986. Although he continued to produce films, his rate of production improved drastically after he was diagnosed with HIV in 1988 or 1989; this gave a "new urgency" to his works. Since then he has made dozens of films, two of which have won Best Short Film at the Toronto International Film Festival. His films have also featured in more than 200 film festivals worldwide.
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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR12
- How to Watch Pornography
How to Watch Pornography
2022
Director
Tales from the Winnipeg Film Group
2017
Himself
Land of Not Knowing
2016
Himself
Buffalo Death Mask
2013
Himself
All Fall Down
2009
Himself
Vacancy
1999
Narrator (voice)
Hoolboom
1999
Himself
Faultlines
1998
(Voice)
Pensão Globo
1997
(voice)
Scattering Stars
1994
Sleepy Haven
1993
Antigone
1990
DIRECTOR128
Rain
2024
Director
Body Electric
2024
Director
- Promises
Promises
2024
Director
- Veterans
Veterans
2024
Director
White Harlem
2024
Director
Nazareth
2023
Director
Winter
2023
Director
Birgit Hein
2023
Director
Wind
2023
Director
Freedom from Everything
2022
Director
Letter to Fred
2022
Director
The Central Gesture
2022
Director
Close-Up
2022
Director
Skinship
2022
Director
Waves
2022
Director
- How to Watch Pornography
How to Watch Pornography
2022
Director
- New York State of Mind
New York State of Mind
2022
Director
For the Birds
2021
Director
The Guy on the Bed
2021
Director
Haifa
2021
Director
Sundays
2021
Director
- Listening
Listening
2021
Director
Model Citizens
2021
Director
Feeling States
2021
Director
Cut
2021
Director
Postcards
2021
Director
Skinned
2021
Director
Ice Cream
2021
Director
- Soft Landings for Capitalism
Soft Landings for Capitalism
2021
Director
- 23 Thoughts About My Mother
23 Thoughts About My Mother
2021
Director
We Are Islands
2020
Director
Judy Versus Capitalism
2020
Director
Zen Basketball
2020
Director
After Victory Day
2020
Director
Feast
2020
Director
TOUCH Memory (VIETNAM)
2020
Director
After Drowning
2019
Director
Gramsci’s Notebooks
2019
Director
I Touched Her Legs remix
2019
Director
Threshold
2019
Director
Lover Man
2019
Director
Soft Animal Body
2019
Director
Credit Card
2019
Director
Be Your Dog
2019
Director
27 Thoughts About My Father
2019
Director
Father Auditions
2019
Director
(S)he Said that
2019
Director
Language, not territory
2019
Director
A Boy’s Life
2018
Director
Lions
2018
Director
Aftermath
2018
Director
Supernatural Power
2018
Director
- Introduction to Alchemy
Introduction to Alchemy
2018
Director
After the American Election
2018
Director
I Saw Him There
2018
Director
The Bed and the Street
2018
Director
Instructions for Robots
2018
Director
Spectator
2017
Director
3 Dreams of Horses
2017
Director
From the Archives of the Red Cross
2017
Director
Colour My World
2017
Director
Nursing History
2017
Director
Identification
2017
Director
In 1974
2017
Director
Ghost
2017
Director
- Subway Stops
Subway Stops
2017
Director
Citizen Poet
2017
Director
Visiting Hours
2017
Director
Introduction to Mountains
2016
Director
Incident Reports
2016
Director
We Make Couples
2016
Director
Mirrors
2015
Director
Farrago
2015
Director
- Scrapbook
Scrapbook
2015
Director
Safety Picture Collection
2014
Director
Safety Film Collection
2014
Director
Second Nature
2014
Director
Buffalo Death Mask
2013
Director
Lacan Palestine
2012
Director
Forest Walk
2011
Director
5 Klesas
2010
Director
Mark
2009
Director
Fascination
2006
Director
In the Theatre
2004
Director
- Amy
Amy
2004
Director
Public Lighting
2004
Director
Glass
2004
Director
Tradition
2004
Director
Hiro
2004
Director
Rain
2003
Director
Imitations of Life
2003
Director
The Invisible Man
2003
Director
In the Dark
2003
Director
Last Thoughts
2003
Director
Portrait
2003
Director
The Game
2003
Director
Imitation of Life
2003
Director
- Tom
Tom
2002
Director
Writing
2001
Director
In the City
2000
Director
Jack
2000
Director
Secret
2000
Director
Hey Madonna
1999
Director
Damaged
1999
Director
In My Car
1998
Director
Panic Bodies
1998
Director
Positiv
1998
Director
- Passing On
Passing On
1998
Director
In the Future
1998
Director
Dear Madonna
1996
Director
- Letters From Home
Letters From Home
1996
Director
Eternity
1996
Director
Moucle's Island
1995
Director
House of Pain
1995
Director
- Justify My Love
Justify My Love
1994
Director
- Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day
1994
Director
Frank's Cock
1994
Director
1+1+1
1993
Director
Escape in Canada
1993
Director
- Escape in Canada
Escape in Canada
1993
Director
Shiteater
1993
Director
In the Cinema
1992
Director
Mexico
1992
Director
Sugar Maple Stand
1990
Director
- Brand
Brand
1989
Director
Scaling
1988
Director
- Fat Film
Fat Film
1987
Director
- White Museum
White Museum
1986
Director
WRITER12
PRODUCER14
TOUCH Memory (VIETNAM)
2020
Producer
27 Thoughts About My Father
2019
Producer
The Bed and the Street
2018
Producer
After the American Election
2018
Producer
Identification
2017
Producer
In 1974
2017
Producer
Ghost
2017
Producer
- Subway Stops
Subway Stops
2017
Producer
Citizen Poet
2017
Producer
Visiting Hours
2017
Producer
Second Nature
2014
Producer
Lacan Palestine
2012
Producer
Panic Bodies
1998
Producer
- Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day
1994
Producer
EDITOR17
- 23 Thoughts About My Mother
23 Thoughts About My Mother
2021
Editor
27 Thoughts About My Father
2019
Editor
Supernatural Power
2018
Editor
After the American Election
2018
Editor
I Saw Him There
2018
Editor
Nursing History
2017
Editor
Identification
2017
Editor
In 1974
2017
Editor
Ghost
2017
Editor
- Subway Stops
Subway Stops
2017
Editor
Citizen Poet
2017
Editor
Visiting Hours
2017
Editor
Second Nature
2014
Editor
Lacan Palestine
2012
Editor
Eternity
1996
Editor
Frank's Cock
1994
Editor
- Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day
1994
Editor
SOUND13
27 Thoughts About My Father
2019
Sound Designer
Supernatural Power
2018
Sound
The Bed and the Street
2018
Sound
After the American Election
2018
Sound
I Saw Him There
2018
Sound
Nursing History
2017
Sound
In 1974
2017
Sound
Ghost
2017
Sound
Citizen Poet
2017
Sound
Visiting Hours
2017
Sound
Second Nature
2014
Sound
Lacan Palestine
2012
Sound
Frank's Cock
1994
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