Cameron Bailey
Writing
Biography
Cameron Bailey is a Canadian film critic and festival programmer. He is the artistic director and co-head of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Known For
A French documentary on how Covid-19 affected Hollywood and the cinema industry in the United States.
Covidwood
Editing is more than just assembling shots in a certain order, it's an art form, and this documentary celebrates the craft and how it has grown and evolved through the history of the cinema. Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing traces this story from the world of pioneering silent auteurs such as Georges Méliès and D.W. Griffith through the bold stylings of the masters of the French New Wave to the technical and creative innovations of films like The Matrix, Memento, and The Sixth Sense. Edge Codes.com includes interviews with noted directors George Lucas and Norman Jewison, as well as top editors Thelma Schoonmaker, Zach Staenberg, Dody Dorn, Andrew Mondshein, and many more.
Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing
Powerful story about love, struggle and passion of an over protective mother and her piano prodigy.
The Planet of Junior Brown
A man abducts the love of his life from her holiday-themed wedding in a desperate last attempt to win her back.
Christmas Rescue
A retrospective documentary on 9/11 in connection with the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival.
Solace in the Dark
In the style of a Chris Marker essay film, Hotel Saudade follows Bailey on a journey to Brazil. Prompted by a failed love and a disturbing pursuit of danger, this film critic picks up a camera and goes looking for a picture - a picture of the woman he loved, a picture of an accident, a self-portrait.