Steven Woloshen created "Playtime" in 2010 as part of The Toronto Animated Image Society's funded project to bring the Group 11 Painters alive with animation. His film was an homage to the life and art of Jock MacDonald. This film was created with paint and decayed frames of Hollywood trailers glued directly onto the surface of 35 mm film strips.
Steven Woloshen’s traditional animation without a camera is remarkable for its unusual variety of bright colours. Thanks to fluid metamorphoses of characteristic gaming symbols and elements, we delve into gambling intoxication. The director was motivated and inspired by a memory of his father who “loved to play games.”
Ten years ago, Steven Woloshen made a treacherous, late night winter journey across an old, Montréal historical landmark. Through the freezing rain, wind and snow, these were the ironclad hallucinations that he encountered on his path.