The Archivists

The Archivists
Directed byIgor Drljaca
Written byIgor Drljaca
Produced byIgor Drljaca
Connor Jessup
Albert Shin
Ashley Shields-Muir
StarringNoah Reid
Bahia Watson
Maxwell McCabe-Lokos
CinematographyChristopher Lew
Edited byRafi Spivak
Music byCasey Manierka-Quaile
Production
companies
TimeLapse Pictures
Big & Quiet Pictures
Release date
  • September 12, 2020 (2020-09-12) (TIFF)
Running time
14 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The Archivists is a 2020 Canadian short drama film, directed by Igor Drljaca.[1] Set in a dystopian future in which all art from the past has been banned, the film centres on William (Noah Reid), Serena (Bahia Watson) and Samuel (Maxwell McCabe-Lokos), an itinerant trio of musicians who happen on a secret room whose contents include an old vinyl record and a phonograph, and are inspired to perform a rendition of one of the album's songs after listening to it.[2]

The film premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] It was subsequently named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films in 2020.[4]

  1. ^ Andrew Parker, "A Look at Short Cuts Programme 03 | TIFF 2020". TheGATE.ca, September 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Gabriel Sigler, "TIFF 2020 review: Music can still bring us together in the dystopian short The Archivists". Bad Feeling, September 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Jeremy Kay, "TIFF adds special events including new edition of Planet Africa, live talks series". Screen Daily, August 25, 2020.
  4. ^ Victoria Ahearn, "Toronto International Film Festival releases Top Ten lists for 2020". Squamish Chief, December 9, 2020.