John Porter’s CineScenes is the first volume to spotlight Toronto native John Porter’s legendary photographs of alternative film culture – its “celebrities,” places, and rituals – taken across a span of nearly 40 years. This soft-cover, 144-page book features over 200 beautifully reproduced black & white and colour photos by Porter, and includes essays by Scott MacDonald, Nicole Gingras, Dot Tuer, and Tess Takahashi.

Edited by Clint Enns, designed by Leslie Supnet, and published by the8fest
Soft cover, 144 pages, 9″x11.75″, in an edition of 500
200 black & white and colour photos
450 named film people

The book includes 4 essays:
– Documenting Devotion: A Brief History of North American CineScenes by Scott MacDonald
– Portraits of a Homespun Cinema: John Porter’s Archival Record of Toronto’s Experimental Film Community byDot Tuer
– L’homme de lumière / Man of Light by Nicole Gingras (in French, with an English translation)
– These Events Happened Here Once: An Interview with John Porter by Tess Takahashi

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the8fest Small-Gauge Film Festival,
1137 Dupont Street
Toronto, ON M5V 3A8