July 2026
The Little Free Cinema
Midi Onodera
Neighbourhood Watch, 2026, digital video, 2 minutes and 3 seconds
Keep your eyes open around the neighbourhood. But sometimes calling 911 is not the answer.The Little Free Cinema
Midi Onodera
Neighbourhood Watch, 2026, digital video, 2 minutes and 3 seconds
Midi Onodera is an award-winning moving image artist who has been making films and videos for 40 years. In 2018, Midi received the Governor General’s Award for Visual and Media Arts. She has produced over 25 independent shorts, ranging from 16mm film to digital video to toy camera formats. Her film The Displaced View (1988) was nominated for Best Documentary at the Gemini Awards. Skin Deep (1995), her theatrical feature, screened internationally at festivals including the Rotterdam International Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival. Between 2006 - 2024 she has made over 600+ Vidoodles (defined as bite-sized 30 second to 2 minute video doodles). Presented as an annual video series they address themes of language, media, politics, and the everyday. These online videos can be viewed at: www.midionodera.com