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In PALMERSTON BLVD., filmmaker Dan Browne invites the audience into the intimate space of his living room, in this portrait of a bay window recorded over the course of a year. Gradual shifts in the interior and exterior environments mark the passing of the seasons, a slow dance of objects and light juxtaposed by the rapid speeds of bodies and the urban landscape, revealing the processes inherent in all things. Meticulously constructed from over 250,000 images, PALMERSTON BLVD. offers an extended glimpse into the rituals of domestic life, demonstrating the uniqueness of everyday mundane activities. As time flows, we see the growth and development of the family’s first child, until eventually the home becomes an empty roomready to begin anew.

Dan BROWNE (b. 1982) is a filmmaker, photographer and multimedia artist based in Toronto, Canada. His works explore patterns, nature and sensory perception through dense and kinetic audio-visual forms. Traversing the intersections between cinema, installation, music, photography, painting and poetry, Dan’s works have been presented at over 100 festivals and venues worldwide, including Rotterdam International Film Festival, Art Cinema OFFoff, Diagonal Film Archive, Centre Pompidou, Festival du Nouveau Cinema, TIFF and Early Monthly Segments. Dan’s media practices also encompass live performances in collaboration with musicians, and video installations that have received public commissions in Toronto and Vancouver. Dan has also collaborated with other Canadian filmmakers, including Carl Brown, Peter Mettler, R. Bruce Elder, Michael Snow, and members of the Loop Collective. Dan is currently a PhD candidate in the York/Ryerson Joint Graduate Program in Communication and Culture, where he is completing a dissertation on decay aesthetics in contemporary avant-garde and experimental cinema. His works are available for rental through the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre and Light Cone Paris.