Fast Eddy Old News
Ed Vaar, a freelance cinematographer, earned his nickname “Fast Eddy” by reaching the scene of events before police and CBC crime reporters. The majority of his filmed footage has aired on TV through CBC. The rest of the footage is piled up in Eddy’s down-town Toronto penthouse. Does old news have financial value? What does Ed himself remember and what do these film clips reveal about his interests in this world?
Introduction by Marko Raat
Marko Raat is an award-winning Estonian writer-director, curator and academic, active in the fields of both arthouse fiction film and documentaries since 1999. He has a vast background in theatre directing, TV productions and in fine art. His latest feature-length documentary Funeral Diaries (2019) is still travelling the festival circuit after premiering at Dok.Fest Munich and opening DocPoint Tallinn. His most recent short film A Chairman’s Tale (2015) had its debut at the International Art Exhibition of la Biennale di Venezia. His last feature-length fiction film The Snow Queen (2010) had been developed at SOURCES2 and premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival, then was screened at Cairo and Mumbai among many acclaimed festivals.