Feature film
The Eternal Sleep
Science fiction / Drama
If you die in your sleep do you continue living in your dreams?
Independent film & media / Vancouver
Stories
without borders.
Original films and stories from Broken English Films. A studio shaped by language, culture and the things that don’t translate neatly.
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Different worlds.
One independent spirit.
The Broken English Films point of view
Language
changes stories.
What survives translation? What changes when a story crosses a border? These questions are part of the way we see cinema—and the reason Broken English Films exists.
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Stories behind
the stories.
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The Hidden Strength of Slow-Burn Cinema in the Age of Short-Form Attention Contents The Brain in Slow Motion Silent Liturgy The Slow Masters Difficulty as Distinction The Mirror of Stillness A Quiet,…
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