Relaxed Screening: The Colour of Ink

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  • a person painting
  • a woman looking at a bottle
  • a man looking at ink

Showings

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Mon, Jun 19, 2023 6:45 PM
Film Info
Runtime:105
Copyright:2022
Country Listing:Canada
Festival Info
Accessibility:Open Captions
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Brian D. Johnson

Description

Open to everyone, this screening offers a sensory friendly environment for those in the neuro-diverse community or for anyone who may benefit from a more informal viewing atmosphere.

• Throughout the screening, house lights will remain on a low level and the volume will be slightly turned down.
• No trailers will be shown.
• Audience members will be free to move around, leave the theatre, or take a break in a designated “quiet” area.

View the film's fact sheet and venue guide to the Cinema. For any questions or requests, contact our box office.


Back by popular demand! In this lush and visually striking film from director Brian D. Johnson (Al Purdy Was Here), see the world through the eyes of Jason Logan, a Toronto-based ink maker whose stunning colours, harvested from natural ingredients like flowers, berries, rock and rust, are coveted by artists around the world.

As the endearingly obsessive Logan prepares custom inks for his eclectic clientele--from Japanese calligraphers and California tattoo artists to New Yorker cartoonist Liana Finck and Toronto's own Margaret Atwood (the recipient of a "Handmaid Red")-we follow him through the dazzling landscapes in which he practices his ancient craft.

Travelling from the hills of Malibu and the marble quarries of Italy back to the Toronto landmarks, like the Leslie Spit and Wycliffe College, where Logan sources his materials, The Colour of Ink offers an immersive cinematic experience that reconnects us to the earth and returns us to a childlike sense of wonder.

In English, Spanish, Japanese with English subtitles. 

Tickets: $15 (Members from $10)

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