42° TORINO FILM FESTIVAL
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARIES COMPETITION
A MAN IMAGINED
by Melanie Shatzky, Brian M. Cassidy
Country: Canada
Year: 2024
Duration: 62
The intimate and painful portrait of sixty-seven-year-old Lloyd, a man suffering from a form of schizophrenia who survives amidst urban debris in a climate of decay. Having survived through harsh winters and sweltering summers, he sells salvaged items and sleeps in junkyards. When a surprising detail from his past emerges, the two directors try to help him piece together the fragments of his existence, a puzzle of painful abstractions that stem from his childhood.
Biography
film director
Melanie Shatzky
(Canada, 1976) is a director, photographer and editor. She collaborates with Melanie Shatzky in exploring the boundary between documentary and narrative cinema. Their award-winning films have been screened at many prestigious festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Toronto, and Locarno. Their first narrative feature, Francine (2012), was included in the New York Times' list of the best films. In 2024, they are making the documentary A Man Imagined.
FILMOGRAFIA
The Delaware Project (coregia Brian M. Cassidy, cm, 2007), God Provides (coregia Brian M. Cassidy, cm, 2007), The Patron Saints (coregia Brian M. Cassidy, 2011), Francine (coregia Brian M. Cassidy, 2012), Animals Under Anaesthesia: Speculations of the Dreamlife of Beasts (cm, coregia Brian M. Cassidy, 2016), Interchange (coregia Brian M. Cassidy, 2018), A Man Imagined (coregia Brian M. Cassidy, 2024).
Brian M. Cassidy
(Usa, 1977) is a director, photographer and director of photography. He collaborates with Melanie Shatzky in exploring the boundary between documentary and narrative cinema. Their award-winning films have been screened at many prestigious festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Toronto, and Locarno. Their first narrative feature, Francine (2012), was included in the New York Times' list of the best films. In 2024, they are making the documentary A Man Imagined.
FILMOGRAFIA
The Delaware Project (cm, coregiaMelanie Shatzky, 2007), God Provides (coregia Melanie Shatzky, cm, 2007), The Patron Saints (coregia Melanie Shatzky, cm, 2011), Francine (coregia Melanie Shatzky, 2012), Animals Under Anaesthesia: Speculations of the Dreamlife of Beasts (cm, coregia Melanie Shatzky , 2016), Interchange (coregia Melanie Shatzky, 2018), A Man Imagined (coregia Melanie Shatzky, 2024).
Declaration
film director
“We met Lloyd after having volunteered at a local shelter for the better part of a year. Our initial intention was to make a film with multiple characters and create a panorama of those experiencing homelessness. Upon meeting Lloyd, all of that changed. He approached us, intrigued by our camera and our presence at the shelter, quietly asserting his desire to partake in our project. He had an almost biblical aura that was unmistakable and a need, however covert, to be seen.”
Cast
& Credits
DIRECTOR, SCREENPLAY: Brian M. Cassidy, Melanie Shatzky. CINEMATOGRAPHY: Brian M. Cassidy. EDITING: Brian M. Cassidy, Melanie Shatzky, Pablo Alvarez-Mesa. SOUND: Ilyaa Ghafouri, Brian M. Cassidy, Melanie Shatzky. PRODUCER: Rohan Fernando. PRODUCTION: National Film Board of Canada.
CONTACT: Melanie Shatzy melannsha@hotmail.com
