Patricia Gruben

Ley Lines

Patricia Gruben

The director traces her family tree across the globe.

Deep Sleep

Patricia Gruben

Megan Follows, Stuart Margolin

An emotionally disturbed young woman who is obsessed with the death of her father delves into the mystery.

Low Visibility

Patricia Gruben

Sue Astley, Marc Diamond

"Low Visibility" finds a man wandering alone on a snowy mountain roadside, waving his arms and shouting at the sky. The enigmatic Mr. Bones, an apparent amnesiac, is unable or unwilling to explain what has happened to him.

Sifted Evidence

Patricia Gruben

A woman is telling the story of how she went to Mexico looking for an obscure archaeological site; how she met a man who promised to take her there; how they stayed together locked in cross-purposes and misunderstandings - how, but never why. The central event has been reconstructed through stills, narration, and enactment by two performers in a tableau limited by the boundaries of the front projection screen.

The Central Character

Patricia Gruben

"A woman's attempt to keep chaos at bay by naming, classifying, and ordering her domestic environment. This ultimately results in a total loss of ego and verbal capacity. Through the innovative juxtaposition of printed text, graphics, step printing, and disintegrating soundtrack, Gruben constructs a narrative breakdown that parallels the unconscious patterning of her character's mind." - Richard Stanford, National Gallery of Canada