"Cinésalon is an extension of my practice. It, like my video practice, is an experiment with its own narrative that speaks to the world in which I live." --Dana Inkster

Bio
Dana Inkster is an Alberta-based media artist and cultural producer. Her art practice experiments with the bounds of cultural representation and our expectations of narrative.

Her work has won critical acclaim and awards in Canada and internationally. Dana has produced and directed other short films and videos and spanning the genres of experimental video art to broadcast television.

She has been profiled and numerous critics, journalists, and cultural theorists. Her films and videos have been exhibited in galleries, festivals and acquired in all continents.

Electric Dreams         2008
In this 45-second commission for Toronto Pride 2008, the words of gay rights activist, Gareth Henry evoke a dream of the origins, politics and possibilities we wear as we wander through each moment.


24 Days in Brooks       2007
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NEWS
* 2008 Winner Alberta Motion Picture Industry Award for Best Production Reflecting Cultural Diversity
* 24 DAYS IN BROOKS will be re-broadcast on THE LENS on CBC Newsworld on:
Tuesday July 22nd at 8pm Mountain Time (10pmET), 11pm MT (1amET) and 2amMT (4amET)

The Art of Autobiography: Redux II             2006
Experimental Documentary            3 minutes

The Art of Autobiography: Redux I            2006
Experimental Documentary            3 minutes
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Cinésalon Retrospectives: Video Works of Yudi Sewraj               2005       

The Art of Autobiography            2003
Broadcast documentary 48 minutes
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l:n/b            2003
(Co-producer)Video Installation

Chapter 2: An Urban Legend of Careless Love            2003
Mixed Media Installation (video, audio, textiles, found objects)

Saturnalia            2002
(Co-producer) Video Installation

From Billie…To Me…And Back Again           2002
Video             4 minutes
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Dizzy               2002
Hand-processed 16mm animation film, silent     1 minute


Spins               2001
Video     3 minutes

Welcome to Africville            1999
Film & video hybrid     15 minutes
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Monk             1995
Video     6 minutes

*Audio Sample Toni Morrison's "Is That Bird In Your Hand Alive or Dead?"