Theodore Ushev Movies

  • 2019
    The Physics of Sorrow

    The Physics of Sorrow

    The Physics of Sorrow

    7.32019HD

    Tracks an unknown man’s life as he sifts through memories of his youth in Bulgaria through to his increasingly rootless and melancholic...

    The Physics of Sorrow
  • 2016
    Blind Vaysha

    Blind Vaysha

    Blind Vaysha

    7.12016HD

    From the moment she was born, Vaysha was a very special girl. With her left eye she can only see into the past, and with her right she can only see...

    Blind Vaysha
  • 2008
    Drux Flux

    Drux Flux

    Drux Flux

    42008HD

    Partly figurative, partly abstract, Drux Flux is an animation film of fast-flowing images showing modern people crushed by industry. Inspired by...

    Drux Flux
  • 2006
    The Man Who Waited

    The Man Who Waited

    The Man Who Waited

    5.22006HD

    Franz Kafka short film

    The Man Who Waited
  • 2010
    Lipsett Diaries

    Lipsett Diaries

    Lipsett Diaries

    62010HD

    A descent into the maelstrom of anguish that tormented Arthur Lipsett, a famed Canadian experimental filmmaker who died at 49. A diary transmuted...

    Lipsett Diaries
  • 2013
    Gloria Victoria

    Gloria Victoria

    Gloria Victoria

    5.32013HD

    Theodore Ushev’s acclaimed 20th century trilogy concludes with this brilliant fusion of 3D and Russian constructivist-styled animation....

    Gloria Victoria
  • 2014
    Third Page from the Sun

    Third Page from the Sun

    Third Page from the Sun

    4.12014HD

    Three books: a film festival catalogue, a dictionary, the Bible. Three works whose materiality has become obsolete by the digital dematerialization....

    Third Page from the Sun
  • 2006
    Tower Bawher

    Tower Bawher

    Tower Bawher

    5.82006HD

    This animated short by Theodore Ushev is like a whirlwind tour of Russian constructivist art and is filled with visual references to artists of the...

    Tower Bawher
  • 2013
    Reflection

    Reflection

    Reflection

    02013HD

    Reflection is an exploration of Montreal through an abstract lens. Director Sylvie Trouvé examines how reflected images pervade our...

    Reflection
  • 2017
    Blood

    Blood

    Blood

    42017HD

    Made with the filmmaker’s blood, a testament to the ideals that we fight and die for.

    Blood
  • 1970
    Life with an Idiot

    Life with an Idiot

    Life with an Idiot

    01970HD

    As a punishment for not working hard enough, “I” is forced by the authorities to live with an idiot. He chooses Vova from a lunatic...

    Life with an Idiot
  • 2015
    Blood Manifesto

    Blood Manifesto

    Blood Manifesto

    5.82015HD

    Director Theodore Ushev uses his own blood to animate struggles with injustice in the world.

    Blood Manifesto
  • 2023
    The Wolf

    The Wolf

    The Wolf

    02023HD

    An old man is chasing a wolf pack. A little wolf survives, but eventually will return. Who will win - the wolf or the man?

    The Wolf
  • 2023
    Phi 1.618

    Phi 1.618

    Phi 1.618

    02023HD

    In a dystopian future, a nation of bio-titans has been created and the female sex and procreation have become obsolete. As the Earth turns toxic, the...

    Phi 1.618
  • 2018
    VIVAldi VVinter

    VIVAldi VVinter

    VIVAldi VVinter

    102018HD

    A deep dive into a snowstorm of structural chaos and a blizzard of exploding gestural animation.

    VIVAldi VVinter
  • 2016
    Popcorn

    Popcorn

    Popcorn

    02016HD

    Popcorn
  • 2017
    French Cancan

    French Cancan

    French Cancan

    02017HD

    An interpretation of French Cancan by Renoir.

    French Cancan
  • 2018
    The Subject

    The Subject

    The Subject

    5.62018HD

    An animator dissects his own body, extracting memories, emotions and fears that will nurture his work. As he cuts into his skin, various symbolic...

    The Subject
  • 2021
    National Film Board of Canada / 60th Anniversary - Annecy Festival

    National Film Board of Canada / 60th Anniversary - Annecy Festival

    National Film Board of Canada / 60th Anniversary - Annecy Festival

    02021HD

    National Film Board of Canada and staff wish a Happy Birthday to Annecy Festival

    National Film Board of Canada / 60th Anniversary - Annecy Festival
  • 2012
    Apart

    Apart

    Apart

    72012HD

    A woman writes a letter that will be read by a man in prison. A letter full of love, worry, compassion, suffering and hope. Freedom for Jafar Panahi,...

    Apart