NFB in Production on 3D Film

TORONTO: The National Film Board of Canada is in the works on a 3D documentary, The St. Judes, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Jeffrey St. Jules and produced by the NFB Ontario Centre’s Anita Lee.

The project uses archival footage, black-and-white recreations and 3D interviews to explore St. Jules’ troubled family history in the lumber camps of Northern Ontario in the 1930s. The St. Judes will feature a collage of real and imagined stories, reflecting the nature of memory and family history. The 3D production services are provided by stereographer Tim Dashwood and his company Stereo3D Unlimited. John Minh Tran is director of photography.

“French director Robert Bresson once said ‘the goal of cinema is interiorization, intimacy, isolation, the innermost depths,’” said St. Jules. “It is my feeling that 3D cinema can be an even more powerful tool to meet this goal. With this film, I want to move beyond the thrills and tricks that 3D is often used for, and start exploring the real emotional impact this medium can have.”