Stephen Broomer (born 1984) is a Canadian experimental filmmaker, film scholar and video essayist.Blu-ray Review: The Cathedral of New Emotions – Inside PulseThe War Game (2-Disc 4K UHD w/LE Slipcover + Book) – Severin Films He is the founder of the home video label Black Zero, specializing in rare Canadian experimental films,Preserving the history of Canadian experimental films, on Blu-ray - The Globe and Mail and is also the host of the acclaimed video essay series Art & Trash (alongside Northern LightNORTHERN LIGHT|Spectacular Optical and Detours) since 2021.The best video essays of 2023|BFIThe best video essays of 2024|Sight & SoundThe best video essays of 2025|Sight and Sound
Bibliography Hamilton Babylon: A History of the McMaster Film Board (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2016) Codes for North: the foundations of the Canadian avant-garde film (Toronto: Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre, 2017) Secret Museums: The Films of Arthur Lipsett (WLU Press, 2025)November Books|Current|The Criterion Collection
Selected filmography Christ Church - Saint James (2011) Conservatory (2013) Pepper's Ghost (2013) Potamkin (2017) Tondal's Vision (2018) Phantom Ride (2019) Resurrection of the Body (2019) Lulu Faustine (2020) Fat Chance (2021)
Sources:Figure and I|Lynne Sachs: experimental documentary filmmakerPyRTVThe Carriage Set Upright: Stephen Broomer on Potamkin - Film InternationalCanyon Cinema : Now in Stock: Three New Blu-rays from Black ZeroCanyon Cinema : Canyon Cinema 50 — February & March EventsBlack Zero: Into the Underground of Home Viewing - TANGIBLE TERRITORYNow Available: New Digital Files from Stephen BroomerMoments of perception: Random Canadian Moments – SF Cinematheque
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See also Psychotronic film Collage film Cinema of Canada Cult film Pauline Kael - title of the series named after her essay Art, Trash and the Movies Film noir Cinephilia
External links Official website Stephen Broomer at IMDb Official site for Art & Trash Art & Trash video essays on official Vimeo channel