John Gurdebeke Movies

The geographical dead center of North America and the beloved birthplace of Guy Maddin, Winnipeg, is the frosty and mysterious star of Maddin’s...

A tribute to a fascinating film shot by Alfred Hitchcock in 1958, starring James Stewart and Kim Novak, and to the city of San Francisco, California,...

An adaptation of an unrealized script by Jean Vigo (Les lignes de la main), starring his late daughter, the critic, programmer, and actress Luce Vigo

Guy Maddin directed this short biopic on the castrato known as the Manitoba Meadowlark, Dov Houle, who performed on tour with the film “Brand...

Guided by the spirit of “The Cuadecuc Manifesto” (coined by co-director Evan Johnson and inspired by Pere Portabella’s 1970...

Sailors in repose on an island paradise seemingly have no worries of war or danger — until a playful gesture is interpreted as an act of wilful...

A four minute film created for the opening of the TIFF Bell Lightbox

When he takes his girlfriend to a seedy abortion clinic in the back room of a combination hair salon / bordello, Guy Maddin meets the madam’s...

A woman sent is sent to an electric chair that reads the images of her mind.

A jovial shirtless man attempts to rouse a contingent of lethargic dancers to life in NUDE CABOOSE. His highjinks really get the deadbeats bustin'...

A story about an aging crime family patriarch.

Winnipeg, 1939: Bosnian immigrant Nihad Ademi conceives of a way to harness the power of the Aurora Borealis in order to broadcast imagery of his...

Ignorant armies of sketchy people clashing by night.

A young boy who is a victim of bullying hopes his mother's magic potion will make him a war hero like his father, but in the end discovers that all...

Short documentary revealing how the sound effects were created for Maddin's film "Brand Upon the Brain".

The electric metre is broken, lets play with the fuses...

A surreal short film featuring a zookeeper with a large moustache.

A tribute to underground filmmaker Jack Smith. The film centers around a graphic transsexual orgy.

A sexually-charged short film which includes images of roosters and women.

Ignorant armies of sketchy people clashing by night continued.