Taking Shelter
Originally released in 2014. Taking Shelter is a documentary/science fiction film. directed by Jonathan Culp. At just 83 minutes, it's a tight, focused story.
Synopsis
“Taking Shelter” is a feature film made of other feature films - Canadian feature films. Over 400 Canuck flicks from the 1970s and 1980s - the notorious ‘tax shelter’ or ‘springtime for Hitler’ era - will be broken down and recombined into a new, single storyline, in which aliens posing as Americans invade Canada and conspire to turn the lives of everyday people into cinema! Hilarious, compelling, tightly edited fragments of countless forgotten science fiction, horror, docudrama, romance and action films will splinter, recombine and transform before the eyes of the viewer. “Taking Shelter” is an unprecedented and groundbreaking experiment in ‘fair use’ found-footage cinema.
Quick Facts
Release Date
January 1, 2014
12 years ago
Runtime
1h 23m
83 minutes total
User Rating
7.0/10
Great (1 votes)
Language
English
Original language
Country
Canada
Production
Director
Production Details
- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- EN
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Taking Shelter about?
“Taking Shelter” is a feature film made of other feature films - Canadian feature films. Over 400 Canuck flicks from the 1970s and 1980s - the notorious ‘tax shelter’ or ‘springtime for H...
Who directed Taking Shelter?
Taking Shelter was directed by Jonathan Culp.
How long is Taking Shelter?
Taking Shelter has a runtime of 1 hours and 23 minutes (83 minutes total).
When was Taking Shelter released?
Taking Shelter was released on January 1, 2014 in theaters.