(1991, 2024, 96 minutes)

Beautiful Jew reflects on the infamous 17th Century Jewish Messiah Sabbatai Zevi, his apostasy to Islam and his incarnation as a used car salesman. The film was shot in Jerusalem, Nablus, Palestine, and in Alberta. Made prior September 11, the film is a kind of mutant Pr...

(1999, 96 minutes)

This film is an innovative documentary by Oliver Hockenhull that explores the intricate relationship between architecture, human aspiration, and cultural identity. It examines the works and philosophies of architects whose grand visions aimed to bridge the gap between the eart...

(1988, 2023, 70 minutes)

The Squamish Five were a group of militant anarchists from the West Coast who were involved with a number of violent direct actions that occurred across Canada in the early 80’s – their actions constituted the most radical political protest in Canada since the October cr...

(2002, 73 minutes)

EVO is a visually and intellectually stimulating film that explores modern evolutionary theory and its social implications. This experimental documentary combines elements of philosophy, science, and digital art to present a radical investigation into the history and future of...

(2024, 78 minutes)
A film essay delving into the essence of photography, intrinsically incomplete, lacking, fractional. All images inherently reach beyond their boundaries—this is a truth rooted in history and made even more evident in our current age, dominated by the astonishing and decisive po...

(2014, 2024, 105 minutes)

From Neurons to Nirvana: The Great Medicines is an experimental documentary by Oliver Hockenhull that explores the therapeutic potential of psychedelics such as LSD, psilocybin, MDMA, and ayahuasca. Featuring interviews with prominent figures like Dr. Gabor Maté, Dennis...

(2019, 42 minutes)

"I Am My Own Laboratory" is an experimental documentary on a remarkable woman. Amanda Feilding, Countess of Wemyss and March, is an English scientist, drug policy reformer, artist and penetrative cultural provocateur. In 1998, she founded the Beckley Foundation, a charitable t...

(2023, 56 minutes)

Artist Statement:
This was the first precision-made motion picture camera, the Bell and Howell 2709B — first modelled in 1912, made with a weighty cast in one piece aluminum body, all shafts running in ball bearings, plus a four-lens turret. Many of the classic Hollywood silen...

(2015, 3 minutes)
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Oliver Hockenhull’s mesmerizing computer-animated short transforms the physics of Cherenkov...

(2014, 7 minutes)

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Inspired by the pioneering work of Norman McLaren, “hand made electricity” is an experimen...

(2016, 7 minutes)

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Drawing inspiration from Norman McLaren's groundbreaking animated film “Synchromy”, “Robot P...