Mackenzie Reid Rostad

Award-winning film Goodnight Goodnight showcases the talents of SFU alumnus

By: Meera Eragoda, Arts & Culture Editor Watching Mackenzie Reid Rostad’s Goodnight Goodnight made me wonder if we’ve constructed artificial lights to try and satiate the call of something deep within us for a star-filled sky. The experimental film, which explores light pollution, love, and hydroelectricity, recently premiered at Visions du Réel in Nyon, Switzerland and won Best Canadian Short and Medium-Length Film at the Montreal International Documentary Festival. Written and directed by SFU BFA grad Reid Rostad, with music by Rosie Long Decter and sound design by Alex Lane, the film features meditative shots overlaid with interviews and Reid…

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