Banker's Holiday

Sep 19, 1976
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Banker’s Holiday was a film written and directed by Fielding Dawson while in residence at Western Front. Starring Bob Amussen, Banker’s Holiday depicts a bank employee taking advantage of the branch being closed on a Sunday. Breaking the fourth wall, Amussen’s monologue satirically reflects on labour, class, and alienation under capitalism. 

Filmed and produced by Kate Craig, the twenty-minute video features sound by Marty Beth Knetchel and sound effects by The Vancouver Soundscape.

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Western Front is a non-profit artist-run centre in Vancouver.

We acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations as traditional owners of the land upon which Western Front stands.