Paul Wong Movies

  • 2007
    Perfect Day

    Perfect Day

    Perfect Day

    02007HD

    The artist records himself at home proudly indulging in the happiness of a drug (heroin and cocaine) inspired perfect day. The music of Lou Reed:...

    Perfect Day
  • 2010
    Strangler Tree

    Strangler Tree

    Strangler Tree

    02010HD

    Inspired by the Australian Banyan tree commonly known as the Strangler Fig, the site-specific mash-up used appropriated material from popular culture...

    Strangler Tree
  • 2010
    Ross, Kay, and Elsie

    Ross, Kay, and Elsie

    Ross, Kay, and Elsie

    02010HD

    Friends and family members buried and cremated at Mountain View Cemetery. Ross Charles Haynes (1981-2000). Katherine Alma Erickson (1918-2003). Elsie...

    Ross, Kay, and Elsie
  • 2008
    Dog Eat Dog

    Dog Eat Dog

    Dog Eat Dog

    02008HD

    The muse performs Dog Eat Dog. In altered and real-time he presents a dark and light side of innocence.

    Dog Eat Dog
  • 1976
    60 Unit; Bruise

    60 Unit; Bruise

    60 Unit; Bruise

    01976HD

    Wong's first colour videotape bears the influence of several artistic genres popular in the 1970s, including performance and body art. We see Kenneth...

    60 Unit; Bruise
  • 2010
    Exit Upon Arrival

    Exit Upon Arrival

    Exit Upon Arrival

    02010HD

    In vertical split screen we see and hear two shifting views of the artist entering and exiting via a set of swinging doors. Going in and out of the...

    Exit Upon Arrival
  • 2010
    Enter the Dragon 1973-2008

    Enter the Dragon 1973-2008

    Enter the Dragon 1973-2008

    02010HD

    Two seminal moments of recent media history are presented side by side. The closing scene from the film Enter The Dragon* starring Bruce Lee are...

    Enter the Dragon 1973-2008
  • 2008
    Chelsea Hotel Room 207

    Chelsea Hotel Room 207

    Chelsea Hotel Room 207

    02008HD

    Crack induced euphoria amplifies a sexually charged environment. The cameraman is implicitly involved in the activities of two men in tightie-whities...

    Chelsea Hotel Room 207
  • 2008
    EastVan 'John'

    EastVan 'John'

    EastVan 'John'

    02008HD

    Dennis and Barb McDonald are empty nesters from the suburbs. On this day they get legal possession of their new house. They have privately purchased...

    EastVan 'John'
  • 2008
    Diamondback

    Diamondback

    Diamondback

    02008HD

    A couple of bumbling guys on a dark road in Nicaragua spot a snake. They bound after the serpent that has slitered into the tall grass. Using bare...

    Diamondback
  • 1978
    Hands Across the Border

    Hands Across the Border

    Hands Across the Border

    01978HD

    Hands Across The Border was a seven city slow scan collaboration. With participation from Paul Wong, Sharon Levett & Daryl Lacey, Video Inn,...

    Hands Across the Border
  • 2010
    Vigil 5.4

    Vigil 5.4

    Vigil 5.4

    02010HD

    At the 2002 Talking Stick Festival in Vancouver Paul Wong recorded Rebecca Belmore’s performance VIGIL. The unedited document and excerpts have...

    Vigil 5.4
  • 2003
    Hungry Ghosts Mix

    Hungry Ghosts Mix

    Hungry Ghosts Mix

    02003HD

    HUNGRY GHOSTS is a collaboration between the artist and the curator. The video installation provides an ephemeral form where interdisciplinary...

    Hungry Ghosts Mix
  • 2002
    EAT: Mainstreet Dinner for the Homeless

    EAT: Mainstreet Dinner for the Homeless

    EAT: Mainstreet Dinner for the Homeless

    02002HD

    EAT: Mainstreet Dinner for the Homeless is a roving view of the homeless occupying the public sidewalks surrounding the vacant Woodward’s...

    EAT: Mainstreet Dinner for the Homeless
  • 2002
    Smash: Reflecting Sex

    Smash: Reflecting Sex

    Smash: Reflecting Sex

    02002HD

    “In 2002, I was invited to curate two video programs of Canadian works for EuroPride in Koln, Germany. Feeling disillusioned by the...

    Smash: Reflecting Sex
  • 1998
    Jazz Slave Ships

    Jazz Slave Ships

    Jazz Slave Ships

    01998HD

    Jazz Slave Ships was a site-specific performance collaboration between Vancouver artist Jan Wade and London-based performer Vanessa Richards that...

    Jazz Slave Ships
  • 1995
    Temple of My Familiar

    Temple of My Familiar

    Temple of My Familiar

    01995HD

    Temple of My Familiar is the name of a mural painted in Belfast by Canadian artist Nhan Duc Nguyen. This documentary situates Nguyen’s art...

    Temple of My Familiar
  • 1993
    I Love You

    I Love You

    I Love You

    01993HD

    This was a site-specific work for spectra-board urban screen located at BC Place stadium in Vancouver. This Day Without Art project, curated by Scott...

    I Love You
  • 1992
    Chinaman's Peak: Walking the Mountain

    Chinaman's Peak: Walking the Mountain

    Chinaman's Peak: Walking the Mountain

    01992HD

    The images seem to suggest a traditional Chinese funeral ceremony associated with ancestor worship, though Wong has remarked they do not represent...

    Chinaman's Peak: Walking the Mountain
  • 1988
    Ordinary Shadows, Chinese Shade

    Ordinary Shadows, Chinese Shade

    Ordinary Shadows, Chinese Shade

    01988HD

    Wong uses his second generation Chinese-Canadian perspective to frame the Chinese here in the new world, Canada, and in the motherland, China. This...

    Ordinary Shadows, Chinese Shade